thefallofkain:

This is page 23 of the manuscript of The Picture of Dorian Gray (written, of course, in Oscar Wilde’s hand).

Lee Daniels, Precious [2009]

viadeiserpenti:

Because life is better with a Joyce in motion.

[x]

(Source: literarylust)

Nadar, Ch. Baudelaire [caricature, en pied, marchant à côté d’une charogne]

theparisreview:

A look at the chained library of Zutphen, one of three such libraries still in existence in Europe.

Once state-of-the-art mental healthcare facilities, Kirkbride buildings have long been relics of an obsolete therapeutic method known as Moral Treatment. In the latter half of the 19th century, these massive structures were conceived as ideal sanctuaries for the mentally ill and as an active participent in their recovery. Careful attention was given to every detail of their design to promote a healthy environment and convey a sense of respectable decorum. Placed in secluded areas within expansive grounds, many of these insane asylums seemed almost palace-like from the outside. But growing populations and insufficient funding led to unfortunate conditions, spoiling their idealistic promise.

fnin:

FNPAPERSHOP, l’evento più chic durante il Salone del Libro

proustitute:

Virginia Woolf’s Italian autograph manuscript notebook, 7 June 1916

Ben Barrett-Forrest, The History of Typography

nevver:

The Grammar Police

mademoisellefrannyglass:

(via misswallflower)

IRLANDESE

Dammi il diritto di passo
al tuo sonno, per la scala del grano,
il diritto di passo
per il sentiero del sonno,
il diritto di poter scavare
torba sul pendio del cuore,
domani.

[ da Filamenti di sole]

thehulotuniverse:

The fake Monsieur Hulot house in St Maur-des-Fossés, Paris, erected for Tati’s Mon Oncle (1958)
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Movie still from Mon Oncle / My Uncle. Can you find Hulot?

gianfrancomammi:

Al giorno d’oggi, quando si parla di bambini rompicazzo, bisogna dire “soggetti iperattivi”.

Antonio Stenelli, Pensieri inediti e sorprendenti (EuroZona, 2006), pag. 33