Old Masters at the Top of Their Game [The New York Times Magazine]
These people are, simply, extraordinary. Their dedication to their work is awe-inspiring.
[Book Nerd Links] Old Masters at the Top of Their Game
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Category Archives: Links
[Book Nerd Links] Five for Friday
- In a Bookstore in Paris [Vanity Fair]
- Sofiya Tolstoy’s Defense [The New Yorker]
- When Walt Whitman Met Oscar Wilde [New Republic]
- 6 Rare Images of Mark Twain [Huff Post Books]
- Writers and Their Dachshunds [Huff Post Books]
[Book Nerd Links] Birds on Book Covers
[Book Nerd News] Long-Lost Silent Sherlock Holmes Movie is Found
Long-Lost Silent Sherlock Holmes Movie is Found [courtesy The Hollywood Reporter]
This is terribly exciting news for fans of literature, theatre, and silent cinema.
An advert for William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes, 1916
[Book Nerd Links] Three Links for Thursday Morning
- Edward Gorey’s Vintage Paperback Covers for Doubleday Anchor [courtesy Flavorwire]
- Writing Advice from D.H. Lawrence at Twenty-One [courtesy The Paris Review]
- Why Are Fairy Tales Universally Appealing? [courtesy Huff Post Books]
[Book Nerd Links] The Daily Rituals of Famous Writers
The Daily Rituals of Famous Writers [courtesy ShortList]
It’s quite interesting, although I could do without the judgmental tone about the de Beauvoir-Sartre relationship.
[Book Nerd Links] Mid-Week Reads
- Cafes Your Favorite Authors Loved [courtesy Huff Post Books]
- 10 of the Worst Jobs in Literature [courtesy Flavorwire]
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck [courtesy Flavorwire]
- The Man Who Made Off With John Updike’s Trash [courtesy The Atlantic]
- The Bizarre Day Jobs of 20 Famous Authors [courtesy Huff Post Books]
[Forgotten Gems] Free e-books Edition: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey
Cover of the Second Edition of Confessions of an English Opium Eater, 1823
[Book Nerd Links] Victorian Slang
20 Victorian Terms That Seem Oddly Modern [courtesy Anglophenia]
The above article reminded me of an earlier one from mental_floss:
56 Delightful Victorian Slang Terms You Should Be Using
Bonus points go to Anglophenia for mentioning (and running a photograph of) Jarvis Cocker!
[Book Nerd Links] Miscellaneous Links for a Manic Monday
- 10 Stunning Writing Studios [courtesy Flavorwire]
- Literary Duos: Canine and Human [courtesy Huff Post Books]
- 15 Real-Life Scientists Share Their Favorite Science Fiction Books, Movies [courtesy Huff Post Books]
- What We See When We Read [The Paris Review]
- The Mystery of the Plaster Plimpton [courtesy The Paris Review]
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