Edith Wharton was born on 24 January 1862. Here she is, through the years:
Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell
Portrait of Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell, 1840
BOOK:
Title Page: Eminent Victorians
AUTHOR:
Lytton Strachey by Dora Carrington. One of my favourite author paintings.
Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874
Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874
“I don’t see why it’s impossible to express everything that’s on one’s mind.”-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by Whistler, circa 1875
The Convalescent by Gwen John, circa 1923-1924.
The Convalescent by Gwen John, circa 1923-1924.
A Girl Reading by Frank Duveneck, 1870.
A Girl Reading by Frank Duveneck, 1870.
AKA: Me until the first of the new year. Heavenly, no? (Except the sick part.)
Katherine Mansfield by Anne Estelle Rice, 1918
Katherine Mansfield by Anne Estelle Rice, 1918
I’m stuck in bed today, tired from coughing. Croaky-voiced. Re-reading Ansel Adams’ autobiography and dreaming of great snow-capped mountains. I catch a glimpse, through the dirty window, of a white-blanketed roof and try to make do. Persuade me that there is no difference on the scale of majesty, and I’ll be impressed.
The Sick Girl by Michael Ancher, 1882
Words to the wise: On gloomy days, imagination is the best tool of all.
Fanny Burney
Portrait of Fanny Burney by her cousin, Edward Burney, circa 1784-1785
I’m feeling frosty! Can you tell?
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