#fall river press

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The Illustrated Emerson - Fall River Press Edition

Fall River Press does these beautiful modern editions of classic writers, and I recently read The Illustrated Emerson with woodcuts done by Charles W. Smith. It includes some of his more famous speeches and poems. 

I absolutely adore these editions. I also have the Robert Frost collected poems. If you were holding one of these books in your hands without looking at it, it would feel like a totally modern book with its textured cover and glossy pages. The process of reading it is enhanced so much by the addition of the woodcuts (which in the Emerson edition are a nice sepia tint). They give the words such a sense of timelessness, making this book the perfect marriage of classic literature and modern design. 

Even if you don’t understand Emerson (I sure didn’t half the time), reading this book is still a wonderful experience just getting lost in the beauty of language. And if you’re really not into Emerson, there’s always the Frost edition and I believe there’s an illustrated Walden as well. 

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Lovecraftian Connection.

Going to try reading H.P. Lovecraft: Great Tales of Horror- an anthology of 20 of H.P. Lovecraft's short stories . And I have two reasons for this:

1. I have never read his work and it is about time I did, considering how much his writings have affected horror science fiction and pop culture (i.e. The Reanimator franchise, The Thing, etc.). 2. I am currently working on a story involving fantastical creatures and when I told a friend about the story awhile back, he referred to me as a "regular H.P. Lovecraft. Seeing as I have not read any of this man's work and having already been compared to him, I should see whose shoes I am walking in, as it were. I have, however, been reading The Iron Codex series by Caitlin Kitteridge, whose writings and creations are also heavily inspired by Lovecraft to such an extent that she even named the main city after him. Although my stores are based more in fantasy and faerie tales than in horror, there are some horror elements within the story. So it is best to get in touch with my horror loving subconscious ( I am curious about horror movies, literature, etc., but when it comes to films I usually can't go through with it... unless zombies, vampires, werewolves and/or killer sharks [*shudder*] are involved somehow).

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Bookworm Digest: "A Study in Scarlet" (from "The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes")

I had never read any of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and I'm glad to have been able to start with the very first novel.

I like that the reader sees through the perspective of Watson. I don't think the story would have been as good if the reader would view it from Holmes' perspective.

The writing is very descriptive and detailed. And I like reading a story written in English from some time ago (I think this novel was written in 1887). I think that is what kept me entertained and intrigued, because the writing and dialogue is a bit different to now.

The story is a good detective-fiction, with elements of mystery and suspense. I like that Holmes uses deduction to come about with an answer. There were some things which I didn't understand how he got at, but then it's because of when the story was written (ex. we use cars now instead of hansoms).

It was good to have the inclusion of the back-story for the characters in the crime. This added more intrigue to the overall story, because at least the reader is better able to understand the crime.

To read my general book review for “A Study in Scarlet”, go to: http://bookwormconfidential.tumblr.com/post/56447003491/bookworm-confidential-a-study-in-scarlet-from-the