25 Essential Books About Americans in Paris [courtesy Flavorwire]
They left out one of my favourite books on the subject, Being Geniuses Together by Robert McAlmon and Kay Boyle( revised edition). What would you add to the list?
19 Daily Habits of Artists That Can Help Unlock Your Creativity [courtesy Huff Post]
Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey
Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey
Princess Victoria aged Four by Stephen Poyntz Denning, 1823.
What does this alternate world look like?
Thanks to Vickie Lester for letting me know about the Travoltify Your Name generator!
This is entirely unnecessary. No one in the world needs a Jane Austen cookie cutter. However, I give not one fig about practicality. I want one. I want one, like yesterday. Yes, please!
Curious? Go here to see it for yourself.
Children’s books from the late nineteenth century have the best illustrations. Here’s why:
They are charming.
From Round the Hearth [and other verses], 1889.
They are nonsensical.
From Lilliput Lyrics. Illustrated by Chas. Robinson, 1899.
There are many amazing, often obscure works of literature available as free e-books: small slices of earthly and intellectual paradise waiting to be uncovered. Finding dusty old gems can take a bit of work and patience, but this exercise is my kind of fun. I thought it would be nice to share my discoveries with you on a regular basis. First up:
Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son by Graf Ilia Lvovich Tolstoi [Project Gutenberg]
Leo’s son Ilia as an older man.
If Famous Writers Sent Valentines [courtesy BuzzFeed]
A big thanks goes out to Michelle of MamaMickTerry for showing me this funny literary post.
You’ll want to read this.
Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells by Charlotte Brontë [courtesy Project Gutenberg]
It is a quick and interesting read.
The Brontë Sisters by Branwell Brontë.
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