Harriet Martineau was born on 12 June 1802:
Harriet Martineau
Writers in Art: Harriet Martineau
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Tag Archives: Literature
It’s Your Birthday, Thomas Mann!
German writer Thomas Mann was born on 6 June 1875. Here he is as a young man with an exceptionally fine mustache:
A Young Thomas Mann
Ophelia by Arthur Rackham
Ophelia by Arthur Rackham
[Book Nerd Links] Bas Bleu, Libraries, Shakespeare/Tolstoy, and Shaw
- Why Bas Bleu? [BAS BLEU]
- The Oldest Libraries Around the World [FLAVORWIRE]
- Why is Shakespeare Still So Popular? For the Same Reason Tolstoy Hated Him [ATLAS OBSCURA]
- George Bernard Shaw stamped angrily over wasted postage [INDEPENDENT.IE]
LIBRARIAN WANTED! (1901)
LIBRARIAN WANTED!
Bad Writing…
“The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.”-Tom Waits
Busy Reading…
Busy reading
Daily Diversion #303: BOOKS!
This is the outside of a terrific little second-hand book shop in McKinney, Texas, called The Book Gallery. They have thousands of old and rare books, as well as a sweet dog named Abby (not pictured).
BOOKS
Lying Readers
- The 20 books most people have lied about reading [ShortList]
I’ve no idea why anyone would lie about reading the Fifty Shades trilogy. I’d think the opposite would be true.
Among other included titles:
The Great Gatsby. Courtesy of ShortList.
Books in Art: Books and Scholar’s Accoutrements
Books and Scholar’s Accoutrements (19th century). Artist Unknown. Brooklyn Museum.
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 