Katherine Mansfield (aka, KathMans) was born on 14th October 1888.
Katherine Mansfield by Anne Estelle Rice, 1918.
“I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.”-Katherine Mansfield
Happy 125th Birthday, Katherine Mansfield!
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Category Archives: Books
Books in Art: Miss Auras by Sir John Lavery
Miss Auras by Sir John Lavery, 1900.
Miss Auras by Sir John Lavery, circa 1900.
A Reading List a Mile Long: Bas Bleu Autumn 2013
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”-Oscar Wilde
- The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer-$22.36
- Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard-$29.99
- This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart-$14.95
- The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks by Amy Stewart-$15.96
- Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras-$15.00
- Dickens at Christmas by Charles Dickens-$22.36
- The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories by Saki and Illustrated by Edward Gorey-$14.95
- The Baroness of Hobcaw by Mary E. Miller-$18.95
- [BONUS LITERARY MUG] The Greatest First Lines of Literature Ever Mug-$12.95
Poe, Edgar Allan (died on this day in 1849)
Edgar Allan Poe died on 7 October 1849.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave, Baltimore.
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”-Edgar Allan Poe
[Book Nerd News] The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum Reopened Yesterday
Great news for book nerds!
Edgar Allan Poe’s house reopens [courtesy THE BALTIMORE SUN]
Autumn Weather, Where Are You?
Why doesn’t the landscape look like this yet? It is October, after all. Where are the jewel toned leaves carried on hearty, smoke-scented breezes?
Lane at Alchamps, Arles, Paul Gauguin, 1888.
I’m ready for hot cider and Thomas Hardy, fingerless gloves and Sylvia Plath. Please cooperate, Mother Nature, before winter scoots in and steals away autumn’s cloaked light and quiet beauty.
Links, Links, Links
- The Literary World’s Most Fascinating Dandies, Past and Present [courtesy FLAVORWIRE]
- An Annotated Guide to 15 of David Bowie’s Favorite Books [courtesy FLAVORWIRE]
- From Homer to Orwell: David Bowie’s 100 favourite books revealed [courtesy THE INDEPENDENT]
- Penguin Horror Series: Under the Covers [courtesy HUFF POST BOOKS]
A Selection of Quotes from Frequently Banned Books, Part Two
- “A little morphine in all the air. It would be wonderfully refreshing for everyone.”-Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Lawrence
- “I have found God, but he is insufficient.”-Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller
- “Confusion hath fuck his masterpiece.”-Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs
Books in Art: Venus de Milo by Edouard Vuillard
Venus de Milo by Edouard Vuillard, 1920.
Venus de Milo by Edouard Vuillard, 1920
A Brief Letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald on His Birthday
Dear Scott,
Another year has gone by, and I still find you as enigmatic and problematic as ever. You, who could write such beautiful words, ruffle my feathers like few others. You, who squandered such exemplary gifts, frustrate me to the point of madness. Although I’ve never loved you, not even a bit, I have spent some wonderful time in your company. At this point in the game, I realize that I will never stop questioning you and, in questioning you, relentlessly, learn more about myself than I ever cared to know. Happy birthday, you beautiful bastard.
Yours (but not really),
Maedez
F. Scott Fitzgerald by Gordon Bryant. Shadowland, 1921.
“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.”-This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald
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