The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Henrik Ibsen

  • Name: Henrik Ibsen
  • DOB: 3/20/1828
  • Member Since: 1864
  • Status: Charter Member
  • Important Role: Head of entertainment committee.
  • Hobbies: Exposing hypocrisy; modernizing theatre; shocking bourgeois sensibilities; landscaping the wild expanse of his beard.
Henrik Ibsen, circa 1864

Henrik Ibsen, circa 1864

 

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Seventh Stop: The Unemployed Philosophers Guild

THE UNEMPLOYED PHILOSOPHERS GUILD:

I only discovered this site a few days ago [thanks  for the intro, Acid Free Pulp], and it was instant love. Although it’s not dedicated to books, the literature section is full of fun, whimsical, affordable items!

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:

Alice's Enchantmints

Alice’s Enchantmints. $3.00. Image from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild.

Much Ado About Nothings

Much Ado About Nothings. $6.50. Image from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild.

Zora Neale Hurston Card

Zora Neale Hurston Card. $3.50. Image from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild.

DETAILS:

  • THE UNEMPLOYED PHILOSOPHERS GUILD: GO HERE
  • PREDICTED SHOPPING TIME: 15 MINUTES
  • BEST AWESOMELY UNEXPECTED ITEM: GREAT DRINKERS SHOTS
  • PRICE POINT: GREAT
  • BOOKWORM HAPPINESS SCALE (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 10): 9

FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE

SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP

THIRD STOP: OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING

FOURTH STOP: THE READER’S CATALOG

FIFTH STOP: THE LITERARY GIFT COMPANY

SIXTH STOP: BAS BLEU