Portrait of Frances Brooke by Catherine Read, circa 1771
Portrait of Frances Brooke by Catherine Read, circa 1771
Writers in Art: Frances Brooke by Catherine Read
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[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Lillian Hellman/Errol Flynn
“It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their finest hour.”-Lillian Hellman (born 20 June 1905)
Errol Flynn (born 20 June 1909)
Daily Diversion #211: Tea with Flannery
A mug I bought at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home in Savannah:
Tea and Stories
The quote on the back of the mug reads:
“The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet.”-Flannery O’Connor
Back from Vacation…
…and tired as hell. I have to catch up on sleep, writing, and emails, so A Small Press Life will be quiet for a few more days. Here’s a (peace-offering) preview of my travel photos:
Mary Flannery O’Connor’s Baby Pram
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Bookish Cinema: Greed (1924)
A beautiful and provocative poster for Erich von Stroheim’s 1924 production of Greed, which was adapted from Frank Norris’ turn-of-the-century novel, McTeague:
Greed (1924)
The book was previously brought to the screen in 1916, under its original name. That version is lost. Von Stroheim’s famously beleaguered masterwork is the stuff of modern legend. His fight with MGM for control of the final product–particularly the editing–was painfully operatic. Although the film does not fully match the great auteur’s ambitious blue print, what we have been left with is brutally and strikingly epic.
Books (and Writers) in Art: Portrait of Edmond Duranty by Edgar Degas
Portrait of Edmond Duranty by Edgar Degas, 1879
Portrait of Edmond Duranty by Edgar Degas, 1879. The Burrell Collection.
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[Book Nerd Links] Interesting Reads for a Hot June Evening
- Writers Writing About Writers: 9 Great Books About Authors [courtesy Flavorwire]
- Hilarious Victorian-Era Caricatures of Famous Intellectuals [courtesy Flavorwire]
- 10 Highbrow Books to Read on the Beach (and What Each Says About You) [courtesy Flavorwire]
- c. 1892: The Holloway reading stand and dictionary holder [courtesy Retronaut]
- The 9 Most Fashionable Literary Characters [courtesy Huff Post Books] *
- 10 Super-Cool Books from Reading Rainbow [courtesy Book Riot]
- The 25 Most-Hated Books (By Book Riot Readers) [courtesy Book Riot]
*I think this list is weird.
Bookish Cinema: Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
A 1916 advert for the 1915 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s first successful novel, Far from the Madding Crowd:
Far from the Madding Crowd Advert
It featured early film favourite, Florence Turner. She was a wildly popular star who first came to public notice as, simply, The Vitagraph Girl. By the time she acted in Far from the Madding Crowd (which was made for her own production company), she had well over 100 screen credits to her name. No copy of this film is known to be extant.
“Misfortune is a fine opiate to personal terror.”-Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd
Writers in Art: Thomas Hardy
Happy 174th birthday, Thomas Hardy!
Here’s a nice little caricature:
Thomas Hardy in Vanity Fair, 4 June 1892.
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