T. S. Eliot The Hollow Men’ A Penny for the Old Guy’
Mistah Kurtz—he dead.
A penny for the Old Guy
IWe are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry…
Some clever artist used our PRIDE AND PREJUDICE book jacket for earrings! AND one of our all-time favorite Mr. Darcy quotes from P&P. A must have for any Jane Austen fan…
Just too cute for words! Books and moggies xx
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“For I have known them all already, known them all—
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”
I had to write an essay about this poem. T. S. Eliot is my favourite, the Dali of poems.
T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (via alittlelibrary)
A Game of Thrones- Have you read any? See the series? How did they compare?
Inspiration. (camera+ w/ macro lens, diptic, instagram, and of course. A Game Of Thrones.)
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“Why don’t I hear more champions of literary culture discussing the excellent work that local libraries do? A lot of readers without access to indie or chain bookstores, Internet access or a credit card to shop online, do have a branch library nearby with knowledgeable staff. The content is all free and you still get the coveted book smell. Amazon and independent bookstores are not the only options readers have. Indeed this doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game at all. One can appreciate brick-and-mortar chains, indie shops, local libraries, Amazon and the online shops on favorite independent spaces.”
J.R.R.Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator Wayne Hammond (Editor) Christina Scull (Editor) J.R.R. Tolkien (Illustrator)
This is a book you simply must buy, borrow, or sit-on-the-floor-in-the-book store-and-read if you are a fan (or fanatic) of Tolkien’s. Included here are over 200 reproductions of his paintings, drawings, and sketches using inks, washes, watercolours, and pencils.
Tolkien was not only a brilliant writer but an exceptionally talented artist as well. These illustrations are your invitation into his personal Pensieve; where you’ll view the worlds he invented as he actually imagined them. The accompanying commentaries and analyses by one of the world’s foremost Tolkien experts develops a context in which to examine the landscape of Middle-earth in ways previously unimagined. (I sound as if I’m getting royalties from this book, ha. I wish)
You can buy this book here (USA) for $16.50 used (the new copy is $130.00) or here in the UK NEW for £17.50.
(Source: enchantedengland, via booklover)
