Category Archives: literature

The Cask of Amontillado

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Bibi

At the Kiddie Records of this week the Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado. Dramatized by the actor Sidney Greenstreet, as the madman, Montresor, who holds a grudge against his friend, Fortunato. His plan is murder and … Continue reading →

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Jean de La Fontaine

Posted on March 31, 2006 by

When I was a little girl I had collection of books with fables and my favourite part was the illustrations. They were beautiful. That’s how I remember of Jean de La Fontaine and Aesop. Now I’m trying to read them … Continue reading →

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L’art populaire de la Russie

Posted on March 4, 2006 by

L’art populaire de la Russie (The russian folk art): literature, history, fairy tales, lacquer miniatures, toys, bylines… reserve some time to enjoy of all the site has to offer. The site is in French, but there is an English version. … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens

Posted on December 26, 2005 by

Well, since I talked about “A Christmas Carol“, now let’s talk about Charles Dickens now. And here are my selection of links about him and his works. Charles Dickens works, life and family, Dickens´s London and links. Charles Dickens: The … Continue reading →

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Peter Pan

Posted on November 11, 2005 by

C20th Peter Pan: a selling exhibition of memorabilia. Peter Pan history, the history of James Matthew Barrie (the author) and his other plays, memorabilia, like Peter Pan material, ranging from theatre programmes, posters, books and records to autographs of early … Continue reading →

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All-TIME 100 novels

Posted on October 18, 2005 by

The Complete List from the TIME magazine of ALL-TIME 100 Novels. Time critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. How many I read from the list? Well… let’s talk about … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein links

Posted on September 20, 2005 by

A collection of links about Frankenstein, including the book, film versions and more trivia. Boris Karloff This is the only Internet location authorized and maintained by the descendants of Boris Karloff, the great Master of Horror. Cryptoys Frankenstein and Bride … Continue reading →

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Artistic Interpretations of Literary Figures

Posted on September 15, 2005 by

Artistic Interpretations of Literary Figures is a fantastic site that put together two things that I love, literature and illustration. The site has an extensive collection of images of characters from the literature or the writers by many illustrators. illustrations … Continue reading →

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Aubrey Beardsley

Posted on September 14, 2005 by

Aubrey Beardsley was the most controversial artist of the Art Nouveau era, renowned for his dark and perverse images and the grotesque erotica, which themes he explored in his later work. His most famous erotic illustrations were on themes of … Continue reading →

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