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Posted on January 21, 2014 by maedez
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George Gissing Quote

George Gissing Quote

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Daily Diversion #189: Books for the New Year

Posted on January 20, 2014 by maedez
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Different editions of old favourites and new-to-me volumes…

Books for the New Year

Books for the New Year

Happy Reading in 2014!

Posted in Books, Photography, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged Black and White Photos, Books, Photos, Reading, Writers, Writing | 6 Replies

Celebrate Poe’s Birthday with a Great Print!

Posted on January 19, 2014 by maedez
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Isn’t this rather dolorous Poe print amazing?

Edgar Allan Poe Print by Terrific Friends

Edgar Allan Poe Print by Terrific Friends. $15.00

This shop has some of the best writerly prints on Etsy.

Posted in Art, Books, Dead Writers, Reading, Shopping for the Bookworm, Writers, Writing | Tagged Art, Dead Writers, Edgar Allan Poe, Links, Prints, Reading, Shopping, Writers, Writing | 8 Replies

Writers in Art: Mary Shelley

Posted on January 19, 2014 by maedez
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Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell

Portrait of Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell, 1840

Portrait of Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell, 1840

Posted in Art, Books, Dead Writers, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, Mary Shelley, Paintings, Reading, Writers, Writing | 5 Replies

Show Don’t Tell

Posted on January 17, 2014 by maedez
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A kicky reminder for you, or the writer in your life.

Show Don't Tell Card by Brave Mable

Show Don’t Tell Card by Brave Mable. $4.00.

Posted in Art, Books, Links, Reading, Shopping for the Bookworm, Writers, Writing | Tagged Art, Books, Links, Reading, Shopping, Writers, Writing, Writing Advice | 2 Replies

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Posted on January 16, 2014 by maedez
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Lytton Strachey Quote

Lytton Strachey Quote

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Ideal Reading for a Snowy Day: Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey

Posted on January 15, 2014 by maedez
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BOOK:

Eminent Victorians

Title Page: Eminent Victorians

AUTHOR:

Lytton Strachey by Dora Carrington

Lytton Strachey by Dora Carrington. One of my favourite author  paintings. 

Posted in Art, Books, Dead Writers, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, Dora Carrington, Eminent Victorians, Lytton Strachey, Paintings, Reading, Writers, Writing | 8 Replies

Writers in Art: Ivan Turgenev

Posted on January 14, 2014 by maedez
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Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874

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

Posted in Art, Books, Dead Writers, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, Ilya Repin, Ivan Turgenev, Paintings, Portraits, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing | 5 Replies

Daily Diversion #188: Morning Tea with Sylvia and The Bell Jar

Posted on January 14, 2014 by maedez
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 The Bell Jar was published on 14 January 1963, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

“The trouble was, I had been inadequate all along, I simply hadn’t thought about it.”-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

Posted in Photography | Tagged Black and White Photos, Books, Dead Writers, Novels, Photographs, Photos, Reading, Sylvia Plath, Tea, The Bell Jar, Writers, Writing | 9 Replies

James Joyce Died 73 Years Ago Today

Posted on January 13, 2014 by maedez
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Once upon a time, he was just a serious little gentleman.

Kiddie James Joyce, 1888

Kiddie James Joyce, 1888. 

“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”-James Joyce, Ulysses

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