literatureiscool:


The truth is, if old Major Dover hadn’t dropped dead at Taunton races Jim would never have come to Thursgood’s at all.

- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) J. Le Carré

literatureiscool:

The truth is, if old Major Dover hadn’t dropped dead at Taunton races Jim would never have come to Thursgood’s at all.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) J. Le Carré


mshiyan:

Is there anything better in the whole world than good typography?

mshiyan:

Is there anything better in the whole world than good typography?



mediumaevum:

A medieval book that once belonged to King Henry VIII will go on public display for the first time today.
The lavishly illustrated Aberdeen Bestiary, created in England around 1200 and first documented in the Royal Library at Westminster Palace in 1542, is part of a new exhibition at Aberdeen University.

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mediumaevum:

A medieval book that once belonged to King Henry VIII will go on public display for the first time today.

The lavishly illustrated Aberdeen Bestiary, created in England around 1200 and first documented in the Royal Library at Westminster Palace in 1542, is part of a new exhibition at Aberdeen University.

More



barefootmarley:

the first book of jazz

written by langston hughes

illustrated by cliff roberts

music by david martin

published in 1954, it was the first children’s book to review american music.