I must have missed this Brainpickings article when it was originally published in 2014, but I’m glad I discovered it via Pinterest! Artist John Vernon Lord created amazing illustrations to accompany James Joyce‘s Finnegans Wake in a collectible edition published by the Folio Society (now out of stock, alas). The illustrations are stunning, but of … Continue reading John Vernon Lord’s Notebooks →
A page from one of James Joyce’s notebooks, which looks like some sort of ledger: From the post at Biblioklept: This page is from a notebook that contains some of Joyce’s preparatory notes for Ulysses—there are notes for characters “Stephen,†“Simon,†“Leopold,†etc. as well as lists “Books,†“Recipes†and general ideas “Theosophyâ€. This particular … Continue reading James Joyce’s Notebook →
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page…
