The Childhood Art of Famous Authors [courtesy Flavorwire]
Does any of your childhood art survive?
[Book Nerd Links] The Childhood Art of Famous Authors
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Tag Archives: Art
[Book Nerd Links] The 7 Best Graphic Adaptations of Classic Literature
The 7 Best Graphic Adaptations of Classic Literature [courtesy Barnes & Noble]
King Lear for the win, please. Do you have a favourite?
Writers in Art: Natalie Clifford Barney
Natalie in Fur Cape by the writer’s mother, artist Alice Pike Barney.
Natalie in Fur Cape by Alice Pike Barney
Books in Art: The Yellow Book-Volume 6, 1895
An illustration from The Yellow Book-Volume 6. 1895.
The Yellow Book, 1895.
Writers in Art: Anton Chekhov by Osip Braz
Anton Chekhov, 1898, by Osip Braz.
Books in Art: Last Chapter by Robert Martineau
Last Chapter by Robert Martineau, 1863
Writers in Art: Yevgeny Zamyatin by Boris Kustodiev
Yevgeny Zamyatin by Boris Kustodiev, 1923.
The Well-Groomed Samuel Pepys Died 310 Years Ago Today
The well-groomed Samuel Pepys died on 26 May 1703. He was seventy.
Samuel Pepys, 1666.
QUOTE: “But me thought is lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.”
KNOWN FOR: His incredibly diary.
A KEEPSAKE:
Samuel Pepys’ Diary at Lady Frans Library. $19.00
Shopping for the Bookworm: The Friday Five Grab Bag #1
Charles Bukowski Unisex T-Shirt by PunkNRockPlus. $14.52
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Quote Charm by The White Space. $13.95
Books in Art: Girl Reading by Winslow Homer
Girl Reading by Winslow Homer, circa 1879.
Girl Reading by Winslow Homer, circa 1879.
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