Tag Archives: writers

PulpGen

Posted on March 15, 2007 by

There is never enough pulp books to post. That’s why I would like to invite you to visit the pulp portion of PulpGen. The first reason to take a look there is the biography and bibliography of four pulp fiction … Continue reading →

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Yvan Delporte (1928 – 2007)

Posted on March 7, 2007 by

The comics writer Yvan Delporte (EN) passed away on March 5, 2007. He was the editor-in-chief of Le Journal de Spirou (Spirou), a Belgian magazine, between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian … Continue reading →

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Beatrix Potter

Posted on January 15, 2007 by

Via a wonderful new blog, What’s New at the Internet Archive – eye candy for me, I discovered the cheerful work of Beatrix Potter. The English children’s book author and illustrator grew up in a rich family, but her parents … Continue reading →

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Bed Books

Posted on May 19, 2006 by

I love books, but not all. For example I don’t think that Bed Books are a so brilliant idea. The revolutionary way Bed Books are printed will enable you to lie in any comfortable position and hold the book at … Continue reading →

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Illustrated Book of Sexual Records

Posted on February 6, 2006 by

Illustrated Book of Sexual Records: Sexual Superlatives from all around the World. Over 450 entries of human physiology, sexual techniques and performance, arts, culture, sexology, prudery, superstition and more. Full of odd and weird information. My favourite is the arts … 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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A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Bibi

Oops, sorry, I forgot to check out on Internet Archive if there was something more about Christmas before finish my last post about it. And now I need to post about one of the movie’s version of Charles Dickens‘ classic … Continue reading →

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Bruce McCall

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Bibi

Bruce McCall is a Canadian author and illustrator, currently best known for his frequent contributions to the New Yorker. Born and raised in Simcoe, Ontario, he was always fascinated by comic books and showed an early aptitude for drawing fantastical … 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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