Though best known for her series The Railway Children E. Nesbit also wrote 21 collections of poetry as well as numerous adult novels and story collections. She was also a founding member of the Fabian Society.The poem 'Among His Books' appeared in the collection Leaves of Life which was published in 1888. It is the Poem of the Week at the Guardian where it is read closely by Carol Rumens who calls it "a wry, novelistic tale of a jilted bachelor."Enjoy.Among His BooksA silent room – grey with a dusty blightOf loneliness;A room with not enough of lightIts form to dress.Books enough though!...
The Birth of Speedball
****SPOILER ALERT: this post is not about drugs****It was founded in 1899 as the C. Howard Hunt Pen Company and was probably best known for its BOSTON pencil sharpener which adorned most classrooms across this country.Then in 1915 sign letterer Ross F. George of Seattle took his new invention to Hunt. He called it the Speedball Pen. It was a square-tipped pen that could make broad and thin lines. Hunt was soon to produce the pen in six sizes.image via Then in the mid-1930's: Hunt became America's first large manufacturer of inexpensive accessories for linoleum block printing, a popular school craft. Henry Frankenfield, printmaker...
Orson Wells on Hemingway
Orson Wells on his long-time "very strange relationship" with Ernest Hemingway.
How an idea becomes a book: an amusing infographic
There must be a lot of editors living in the country raising goats.
Singing About Books
From the Seattle Weekly comes this list of The 10 Best Songs About Books.The Beatles take the top spot on the list with Paperback Writer and Lou Reed rounds it out with his 2003 two-disc album, The Raven, inspired by the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring guest appearances from the likes of David Bowie and Laurie Anderson.Other artists include Kate Bush, The Cure, The Zombies, and Belle & Sebastian among others.Love it.