By: Maryann Yin,
on 10/27/2015
Who are your favorite villainous characters from fiction books? The team at MorphCostumes has created an infographic to highlight “Monsters in Literature.”
The image features antagonists that come from several beloved novels including The Witches by Roald Dahl, Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. We’ve embedded the full piece below for you to explore further—what do you think? (via Electric Literature)
Washington Irving, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and now Edgar Allan Poe. Paying homage to famous American authors has sort of become what I do.
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By: Jason Boog,
on 8/20/2012
Today is the birthday of the late horror novelist H. P. Lovecraft. You can explore his life and work at The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society.
In honor of Lovecraft’s 122nd birthday, this GalleyCat editor collected some practical writing advice from the prolific author, all published in a 1920 essay called “Literary Composition.”
Here’s an excerpt; it still works after all these years: “All attempts at gaining literary polish must begin with judicious reading, and the learner must never cease to hold this phase uppermost. In many cases, the usage of good authors will be found a more effective guide than any amount of precept. A page of [Joseph Addison] or of [Washington Irving] will teach more of style than a whole manual of rules, whilst a story of [Edgar Allan Poe]‘s will impress upon the mind a more vivid notion of powerful and correct description and narration than will ten dry chapters of a bulky textbook. Let every student read unceasingly the best writers.”
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By: Jill Casey,
on 9/23/2011
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By Washington Irving
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Derrydale Books, 1994
There's a chill in the air and the time seems right for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This classic American story written by Washington Irving in 1820, has been illustrated by many artists. This version was illustrated by the exceptional Arthur Rackham.
I'm not including information about Rackham in this post, but will do it in my next one where I'll be posting another book illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Did you ever see Tim Burton's movie version of Sleepy Hollow? I love that movie! Christopher Walken was great as the headless horseman or as called by some, the Galloping Hessian. Don't forget to click on the pics for a larger view.
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