French writer Alphonse de Lamartine was born on 21 October 1790:
Alphonse de Lamartine by Elizabeth Latimer
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Tag Archives: Books
Counting Down to Halloween with Frank C. Papé Illustrations: #5-Nightingale the Robber
Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.
#5-“Nightingale the Robber fell from his nest in the old oaks.”
Nightingale the Robber by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.
Maya Angelou on One Million Realities
“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.”-Maya Angelou
Counting Down to Halloween with Frank C. Papé Illustrations: #6-Timothy
Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.
#6-“Timothy began to dance, the cabin also began to dance, the table danced.”
Timothy by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.
Counting Down to Halloween with Frank C. Papé Illustrations: #7-Marina
Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.
#7-“Marina lay upon a couch…and fondled a fiery dragon with her right hand.”
Marina by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.
Writers in Art: Hermann Hesse, 1905
Portrait of Hermann Hesse by Ernst Würtenberger, 1905:
Hermann Hesse by Ernst Würtenberger, 1905
Gustave Flaubert on the Sound He Hears Within
“I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.”-Gustave Flaubert
Books in Art: A Woman Reading by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
A Woman Reading by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, 1869 or 1870
Books in Art: Woman Reading by Karl Alexander Wilke
Woman Reading by Karl Alexander Wilke, circa 1912:
Woman Reading by Karl Alexander Wilke, circa 1912
A Quote and a Photo in Honor of Faith Baldwin’s Birthday
American novelist Faith Baldwin was born on 1 October 1893.
Here she is as a young woman, posing with a blurry dog:
Faith Baldwin, circa 1910-1915
“Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.”-Faith Baldwin
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