Daily Diversion #144: A Nod to Lytton Strachey, Z-A

Lytton Strachey organized his books from Z-A. What fun, I say! I love the peculiar precision of this arrangement, and have adopted its use.

Starting with Zola

Starting with Zola

Stein-Joyce

Stein-Joyce

Hesse-Dickens

Hesse-Dickens

How do you arrange your books?

“In pure literature, the writers of the eighteenth century achieved, indeed, many triumphs; but their great, their peculiar, triumphs were in the domain of thought.”-Lytton Strachey

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Tenacious Lady, Died 152 Years Ago

Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on 29 June 1861. Here she is, looking intense.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, September 1859

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, September 1859

QUOTE: “Who so loves believes the impossible.”

SOME WORKS: The Seraphim, and Other Poems; Casa Guidi Windows; Aurora Leigh; Poems Before Congress; Last Poems.

A KEEPSAKE:

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Earrings by Persephone

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Earrings by Persephone. $24.00