Langston Hughes was born on 1 February 1902.
Langston Hughes by Carl Van Vechten, February 1936.
“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.”-Langston Hughes
“It takes a heap of loafing to write a book.”-Gertrude Stein
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was born on 27 January 1832.
Lewis Carroll, 1863. We probably don’t want to know what he was thinking.
“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.”
A Mad Tea-Party by Sir John Tenniel.
Everyone was a child once, even serious wordsmiths. Let’s get started:
A pouty Eugene O’Neill:
Eugene O’Neill, 1892-1894.
Leo Tolstoy Quote
Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759.
Robert Burns
“Let them cant about decorum, who have characters to lose!”-Robert Burns
W. Somerset Maugham was born 25 January 1874.
W. Somerset Maugham
“Impropriety is the soul of wit.”-W. Somerset Maugham
Virginia Woolf was born on 25 January 1882.
Virginia Woolf by Roger Fry
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”-Virginia Woolf
Edith Wharton was born on 24 January 1862. Here she is, through the years:
Tales of the Jazz Age, 1921
Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1922. Artwork: John Held, Jr.
George Gissing by Sir William Rothenstein, 1897
Lithograph of George Gissing by Sir William Rothenstein, 1897
This afternoon, we plunged in the brisk, bracing waters of yet another social media platform: tumblr.
You can find us here.
There is no pressure, dear readers. If you are on tumblr, it would be just lovely if you clicked the follow button. If not, no worries. We aren’t going anywhere, we are just sharing our love.
Things to know: some of the lighter content on tumblr will be exclusive to that site. Our horizons will be a bit larger there, too. Fashion, tea, silent movies, punk rock, history…
Have a lovely evening!
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