- The 10 unhappiest marriages in fiction [courtesy The Telegraph]
- How to Make Ernest Hemingway’s Favorite Burger [courtesy People]
- LEGO literature [courtesy Waterstones.com]
[Book Nerd Links] Three Fun Links for Your Reading Pleasure
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Category Archives: Writing
Yours truly on fiction
Writers in Art: Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901
Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901.
Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901.
Once Upon a Time: Late Nineteenth Century Children’s Book Illustrations
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.
[Forgotten Gems] Free e-books Edition: Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son
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.
[Book Nerd Links] If Famous Writers Sent Valentines
If Famous Writers Sent Valentines [courtesy BuzzFeed]
A big thanks goes out to Michelle of MamaMickTerry for showing me this funny literary post.
Images of Renowned Authors as Children, Part Two
Everyone was a child once, even serious wordsmiths. Let’s get started:
A poised Gertrude Stein:
Gertrude Stein at three
An uncomfortable looking Franz Kafka:
Franz Kafka
[Book Nerd Art] Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Crosby
Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Crosby. 1902. Illustrated by Daniel Carter Beard.
Another Year Has Passed and You Still Look Like This
When you died on 11 February 1963, my mom was nine years old. My grandmother was your age: thirty. She’s eighty-one now, but to all of the world you still look like this:
Sylvia Plath.
How sad.
“The silence depressed me. It wasn’t the silence of silence. It was my own silence.”-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Congratulations, Sir John Suckling, You Have One of the Best Writer Names of All Time. Also, Happy Birthday!
Sir John Suckling, poet and inventor of cribbage, was born on 10 February 1609.
Sir John Suckling by Anthony van Dyck, 17th century.
“I prithee send me back my heart,/Since I cannot have thine;/For if from yours you will not part,/Why, then, shouldst thou have mine?”
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