Did you know the story Bilbo tells in The Hobbit about finding the Ring was *Not* the original version of the tale??? The 1938 version is in this collection!!
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT: Dracula : A Toy Theatre : The Sets and Costumes of the Broadway Production of the Play Designed by Edward Gorey, 1979
Gorey’s award winning Broadway production of Dracula opened on October 20, 1977. He designed the costumes and sets and won a Tony Award for his costume designs.
This book includes adapted furnishings, characters and scenery which can be cut out and assembled to create a toy theatre.
Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was an American writer and artist known for his black and white gothic style set in Victorian times. He wrote more than 100 books, many of which are rare and hard to find , and illustrated more than 50 works by other authors.
Psst… late-night bibliomaniacs: the Shelf Sale is on Thursday. Edward Gorey, Bibliophile With Cats, lithograph, 1996. #bibliophile #bibliomania #edwardgorey #shelfsale #booksarebetterwithcats https://ift.tt/2NabBdo
R.I.P. Dennis and Mary. Wish I could see the Gorey-illustrated edition.
From an old family history sent to me by my great-aunt. Also from the annals: Flora Hazel Markham, b. 1891 in New Brunswick, Canada. She died in 1906 at the age of 15: “She was pushed down by some boys at school and had snow put down her dress and soon after developed the pneumonia that caused her death.”
The Shuar people live in the rainforests and savanna of Ecuador and Peru. One of their religious practices was to preserve the severed heads of their enemies in order to prevent hauntings and control agricultural magic. Shortly after European colonists arrived in the 16th century, Shuar head-harvesting increased to meet Europeans’ demand for grotesque souvenirs.
