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Counting Down to Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe, Day 4: The Raven (Manet)
The Raven by Édouard Manet, 1875.
“And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor/Shall be lifted-nevermore!”-The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
Voices from the Grave #77: Lou Reed
Dirty Blvd., 1989
Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed on Charlie Rose, 2003
Remembering Lou Reed, ABC News
Sweet Jane
Ubiquitous Sylvia Plath Birthday Post!
Sylvia Plath was born on 27 October 1932.
Sylvia Plath.
It is cold and blustery, today, but the sun shines with extra force. How appropriate.
“Eternity bores me, I never wanted it.”-Sylvia Plath, Ariel: The Restored Edition
Counting Down to Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe, Day 5: The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial by Harry Clarke, 1919.
“THERE are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.”-The Premature Burial, Edgar Allan Poe
Counting Down to Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe, Day 6: Ligeia
Ligeia by Harry Clarke, 1919.
“I cannot, for my soul, remember how, when, or even precisely where, I first became acquainted with the lady Ligeia.”-Ligeia, Edgar Allan Poe
Counting Down to Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe, Day 7: The Black Cat
The Black Cat by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894-1895.
“For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.”-The Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe
Counting Down to Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe, Day 8: The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado by Harry Clarke, 1919.
“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.”-The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe
[Book Nerd Art] Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
The dust jacket cover of the 1922 edition of Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Dust Jacket Cover of Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini.
“It is not human to be wise,” said Blood. “It is much more human to err, though perhaps exceptional to err on the side of mercy.”-Captain Blood, Rafael Sabatini
[Book Nerd Links] Literary Links for a Cold Autumn Evening
- 50 Books to Inspire Artists of All Kinds [courtesy FLAVORWIRE]
- The 10 most dramatic deaths in fiction [courtesy THE TELEGRAPH]
- Autumn Pairings: Fall Drinks & Novels [courtesy HPB.COM]
- 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Maurice Sendak [courtesy HUFF POST BOOKS]
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