Sketch leaf of piano exercises by Beethoven, once owned by Chopin (image via Sotheby's) André Meyer (1884-1974) assembled one of the most significant private collections devoted to music, which Soth... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from July 2012
Shakespeare in O.P. (that's original pronunciation, FYI)! Below is a really interesting video that examines the original pronunciation of Shakespeare's plays in juxtaposition with our modern pronuncia... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following two very large books were stolen from Edinburgh World Heritage Trusts Library from their former office at 5 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh between 18 November 2011 and 25 May 2012. 1. DRUMM... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The new edition of 'A Farewell to Arms', with original cover art (via NY Times) Ernest Hemingway famously told George Plimpton, in a 1958 interview with the Paris Review, that he had re-written the e... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Jane Austen's Gold Ring, via Sotheby's Sotheby's London will be auctioning a ring that belonged to Jane Austen on July 10. The lovely gold and turquoise ring has remained in the Austen family and its... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item was still reported missing as of June 12, 2019. The following item was reported stolen: (SHUSTER, Joe) (SIEGEL, Jerry). LOWTHER, George. The Adventures of Superman. New York: Random House, (... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
'Observations in Midwifery' Percival Willughby Perceival Willughby's Observations in Midwifery, a rare book circa 1670, gives a unique look at seventeenth century midwifery&and it's not pretty. Willu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Hunter S. Thompson In a nod to Independence Day, and the summertime, here's a gallery of some literary greats in their bathing suits. (At the moment I am wishing I was Hunter S. Thompson enjoying the... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
English readers are the worst served in the world in terms of international literature, according to The Economist. Apparently only 3% of the total annual combined number of books published in America... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Kurt Vonnegut offers his top eight tips for writing a short story in the following video. After the jump, see more writing tips from Henry Miller, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, and Will... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]