Ever wonder which protagonists shares the same sign as you? Today we're matching zodiac signs to some famous characters from classic literature.
Wondering, “what should I read next?” There are so many amazing books out there! To save you time, here are 40 must-read books of all time.
Charles Edmund Brock and his brother Henry Matthew Brock illustrated Jane Austen’s books in the early years of the 20th century.
Learn how to introduce young children to classic literature to help them enjoy it and continue to read classics throughout their lives. This article includes a list of recommended classic books for kids.
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"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life become a beautiful success, in spite of poverty." ~Louisa May Alcott Marmee's Advice in Little Women Oh that I may learn to follow this wise advice. The work is obvious. The play is with my children and by myself. With my children, I want to play more games read aloud more, and do more artsy craftsy things. By myself, I want to study my Bible more, sew more, scrapbook more, and write more this year. I think I may need some time to pull away and really think about how I can make these things happen this year. Blessings, Laura
These wonderfully designed covers may entice you to want to pick up one of these literary classics. Artwork comes courtesy of Recovering the Classics.
Delightful designs for brilliant books via Recovering The Classics
Delightful designs for brilliant books via Recovering The Classics
This is an excellent resource for vintage children’s books.
I own The Great Gatsby. Who doesn't? I've read the book multiple times; I've seen the movie(s). I'm most certainly not in the market for an additional copy of The Great Gatsby, and yet, when I heard that Penguin Books' senior cover designer Coralie…
Image taken from: Title: "Jane Eyre" Author(s): Garrett, Edmund Henry [person] ; Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 12624.d.15" Page: 345 (scanned page number - not necessarily the actual page number in the publication) Place of publication: London (England) Date of publication: 1897 Publisher: Walter Scott Type of resource: Monograph Language(s): English Physical description: 2 parts (8°) Explore this item in the British Library’s catalogue: 000485595 (physical copy) and 014806010 (digitised copy) (numbers are British Library identifiers) Other links related to this image: - View this image as a scanned publication on the British Library’s online viewer (you can download the image, selected pages or the whole book) - Order a higher quality scanned version of this image from the British Library Other links related to this publication: - View all the illustrations found in this publication - View all the illustrations in publications from the same year (1897) - Download the Optical Character Recognised (OCR) derived text for this publication as JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) - Explore and experiment with the British Library’s digital collections The British Library community is able to flourish online thanks to freely available resources such as this. You can help support our mission to continue making our collection accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment, by donating on the British Library supporter webpage here. Thank you for supporting the British Library.
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
Interprete delle voci degli umili e delle infinite sfumature dell'animo umano, Victor-Marie Hugo è considerato il maestro della scuola romantica francese. I suoi romanzi sono grandiose opere corali che investono tutti gli aspetti delle nostre emozioni.
Even if you bemoaned assigned reading in school, the fact is there are some classic books we actually enjoyed being forced to read.
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
From classics such as Romeo and Juliet to modern works like The Notebook, ditch anything you ever read from Mills and Boon and embrace the 50 best romantic quotes from literature.
Today's vintage book is not a children's book, (It could certainly be read by a teenager though) but the classic story of Wuthering Heights. I'm showing this book because of the phenomenal wood engravings by the uber talented Fritz Eichenberg. I won't be straying from my usual format of vintage children's picture books. However, once in a while I may show something like this, especially if it's an artist who has illustrated children's books. If you would like to view previous posts on Fritz Eichenberg, click here for Ape in a Cape or here for A Child's Christmas in Wales.
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
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"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a classic novel that has been the subject of extensive critical analysis over the years. Here are some key points...
illustrations by Walter Crane
"It's beautiful, dark, and you'll want to re-read it just to make sure you didn't miss the narrator revealing her first name. The mystery and intrigue surrounding the titular character is captivating, and the evolution of the narrator equally so. Not naming herself just underscores how haunted and overshadowed she is by the memory of Rebecca, and it's truly brilliant. I would recommend this book to anyone."– Amber Fratesi
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
It's time to read all of these young adult books and children's classics over again.
Even if you bemoaned assigned reading in school, the fact is there are some classic books we actually enjoyed being forced to read.
I have been having way too much fun browsing for gifts online this year. There are just so many great makers and creators out there! These items are a little bit outdoorsy, a little bit bookish bec…
A review of a masterpiece of British literature and one of the most celebrated books of all time. Here are the reasons why Miss Jane Eyre keeps readers and will continue to win new readers all over the world.
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
The name Kelmscott bears a legendary and magical sound among bibliophiles. When William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in 1890, he combined his medieval craft ideals with his skills as one of Britain's most sophisticated, progressive designers. He achieved his goal — the creation of books as beautiful as those of the Middle Ages — by abandoning many of the commercial practices of his day. Morris designed types of great elegance and reintroduced color into the body of the page, adding life to the printed word.Even if there were enough copies for everyone who wanted one, the cost of original Kelmscott books is prohibitively expensive. For this reason, Dover Publications has reissued one of Morris's most noteworthy books in a photographic facsimile that retains the enchantment of the original edition. More than an exquisitely produced book, The Wood Beyond the World ranks among the finest of Morris's prose-romances, a wonderful fantasy in a medieval setting, brimming with high adventure and flights of fancy. This superbly illustrated novel was among the first to combine reality and the supernatural, and it served as inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and countless other fantasists.
Romanticism is an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century.
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
Today would have been the 92nd birthday of Ursula K. Le Guin, legendary author of speculative fiction, intelligent thinker on gender-neutral language, and one-time owner of this gorgeous house. As …
"One word: Magical.”
Between 1953 and 1960, before he was a household name as the master of the cutely macabre, Edward Gorey worked as a book designer and illustrator for Doubleday Anchor. During his tenure, he designe…
