He wrote a series of historical novels imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice.

[1] Alois Jirásek was born on 23 August 1851 in Hronov, in the Kingdom of Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic), which was at that time part of the Austrian Empire.

Alois had eight siblings: Helena, Josef, Emília, Rudolf, Žofie, Božena, Adolf and Antonín.

But, after five years they finally found the perfect one on Ressl street, close to today's Jirasek square, where a memorial to Alois is located.

Living in Prague gave him the opportunity to meet members of the artistic and scientific world.

Rais, but also with the younger generation including Josef Svatopluk Machar and Zdeněk Nejedlý.

On 28 October 1918 Izidor Zahradník and Alois took part in the reading of the declaration of Czechoslovakia's independence.

On 15 March, the night before his funeral, there was a memorial service in front of the National Museum in Prague.

Alois Jirásek began his career with verses written in a nationalistic and patriotic style.

For more than 50 years he wrote stories — Povídka z hor 1878, Z bouřlivých dob 1879, Rozmanitá próza.

It includes mythical periods (Staré pověsti české 1894) that are read by the young for its verses.

He also wrote ballads, and romances, which were sough out by publishers, illustrators, and then by filmmakers (Filosofická historie 1888, Maryla 1885, Zahořanský hon 1889, Balda z rokoka 1905).

They recorded the changes in Bohemia from the beginning of the Hussites (Mezi proudy I-III 1887–1890, Proti všem 1893, Bratrstvo I-III 1900-1909), through the recatholization pressure (Temno 1913), and the uprising of the Kingdom of Bohemia in the 18th century (F. L. Věk I-V 1906, U nás I-IV 1896-1903).

Successful dramas from contemporary villages contributed to the support of realism on the stage (Vojnarka 1890, Otec 1894).