A Year in Books/Day 38: Bedside Book of Famous French Stories
Title: Bedside Book of Famous French Stories Edited By: Belle Decker and Robert N. Linscott Year Published: 1945 (Random House) Year Purchased: 1991 Source: Columbus Public Library, library sale...
View Article[Book Nerd Art] Book ads from 19th-century France
I adore these book ads; the one shown below is my favourite. Head on over to Retronaut to see all of them. Les Mysteres de Paris Book Cover [courtesy of Retronaut]
View ArticleWriters in Art: Stéphane Mallarmé by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé by his friend, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1892): Stéphane Mallarmé by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892. Palace of Versailles.
View ArticlePssst! Go Check Out Today’s Google Doodle…
It is a slideshow in honor of Victor Hugo’s completion of Les Misérables, which he accomplished on this day in 1862.
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