Edith Wharton was born on 24 January 1862. Here she is, through the years:
Tales of the Jazz Age, 1921
Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1922. Artwork: John Held, Jr.
George Gissing by Sir William Rothenstein, 1897
Lithograph of George Gissing by Sir William Rothenstein, 1897
Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson Greeting Card by Amanda White. $3.90.
Russell Square Photograph by Journey’s Eye Photography. $28.00.
Portrait of a Marriage by Nigel Nicolson at The Glamourist. $25.29.
Virginia Woolf Print by Lucy Loves This. $25.29.
An intriguing portrait of Lytton Strachey, who died on this day in 1932. The oil painting is by Henry Lamb.
Lytton Strachey, 1914, by Henry Lamb (1883-1960). In the collection of Tate Britain.
Isn’t this rather dolorous Poe print amazing?
Edgar Allan Poe Print by Terrific Friends. $15.00
This shop has some of the best writerly prints on Etsy.
Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell
Portrait of Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell, 1840
A kicky reminder for you, or the writer in your life.
Show Don’t Tell Card by Brave Mable. $4.00.
BOOK:
Title Page: Eminent Victorians
AUTHOR:
Lytton Strachey by Dora Carrington. One of my favourite author paintings.
Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874
Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874
“I don’t see why it’s impossible to express everything that’s on one’s mind.”-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
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