
Charles Dickens Giving a Reading, 1867
This engraving is from a sketch by Charles A. Barry. It appeared in Harper’s Weekly in December 1867.

Charles Dickens Giving a Reading, 1867
This engraving is from a sketch by Charles A. Barry. It appeared in Harper’s Weekly in December 1867.
If I’m not reading, I’m adding books to my to-be-read list. That list is monstrously long–maybe not a mile, but getting there!
Here are some of my newest additions, courtesy of the Spring Preview 2016 Catalog from Daedalus Books.
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Ophelia by Arthur Rackham

Grandma’s Garden Orb

Shakespeare 400 Google Doodle
What is your favourite Shakespeare play?
G is for Gaskell, Elizabeth:

(Unframed) Elizabeth Gaskell Quote Print by see what i sea designs. $9.00+
I haven’t shared an image of Anton Chekhov in a long time…so here you go:

Portrait of Anton Chekhov by his brother Nikolay
Hans Christian Andersen was born on 2 April 1805.

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen by Christian Albrecht Jensen, 1836