Emily Brontë died on 19 December 1848.
The Brontë Sisters by Branwell Brontë. Emily is in the middle.
“Shall Earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer now?”-Emily Brontë
*Wuthering Heights
Elizabeth Craven was born on 17 December 1750.
Portrait of Elizabeth Craven by George Romney, 1778
…would be a shame!
Audrey Totter: December 20, 1917-December 12, 2013
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Hermann Hesse Quote
“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.”-Noël Coward (born on 12-16-1899)
Noël Coward, circa 1914
“Impropriety is the soul of wit.”-W. Somerset Maugham (died on 12-16-1965)
W. Somerset Maugham
I’m stuck in bed today, tired from coughing. Croaky-voiced. Re-reading Ansel Adams’ autobiography and dreaming of great snow-capped mountains. I catch a glimpse, through the dirty window, of a white-blanketed roof and try to make do. Persuade me that there is no difference on the scale of majesty, and I’ll be impressed.
The Sick Girl by Michael Ancher, 1882
Words to the wise: On gloomy days, imagination is the best tool of all.
Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775.
Jane Austen. 16 December 1775-18 July 1817.
“Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like.”-Jane Austen
“All the world’s a stage/And all the men and women merely players/They have their exits and their entrances/And one man in his time plays many parts/His acts being seven ages.”-William Shakespeare
Peter O’Toole
Farewell, dear sir!
Goin’ to a holiday party. Be back tomorrow.
Christmas Countdown
“I drink to the general joy o’ the whole table.”-William Shakespeare, Macbeth
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