Tempting Persephone

"The masters of information have forgotten about poetry, where words may have a meaning quite different from what the lexicon says, where the metaphoric spark is always one jump ahead of the decoding function, where another, unforeseen reading is always possible." — J.M. Coetzee

[aaaangel444]

[oldpaintings]

from Arabian Nights, 1928 by Virginia Frances Sterrett (American, 1900–1931)

[jannaphia]

“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.”

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo 💎

[splashing-water]

by Courtney Brown

[asdaricus]

Midjourney made these images of a woman (in one case, two women) reading a book in a study or library. Enjoy.

[witchesversuspatriarchy]

It’s infuriating how so many women were (and still are) discriminated against for being female

[eldamaranquendi]

LEGENDARIUM TAROT  by Sceith-A

[rrr913]

“Five minutes of peace”

Rob Pointon

[quo-usque-tandem]

Enjoy your Halloween reads, everyone!

[lovethatsoothes]

“To Make a Long Story Short”

Stephen Andrade’s wonderful pulp-style tribute to Clue (1985)

Prints and original artwork available at nineteeneightyeight.com or through @galleries1988 on Instagram :)

[huariqueje]

The Square Library 1, The Scholar in the Library  -  Peter Brown Hon

British,b. 1967-

Oil on canvas,  25 x 20 in.      64 x 51 cm.

[debbie-sketch]

Cozy Room Commission 

Insta: @debbiebalboa

[toomuchhorrorfiction]

Paperback horror novels by Shirley Jackson

Published by Popular Library, 1970s

[metamorphesque]

— Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to Theo van Gogh

[text ID: So often, in the past too, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me and reminded me that there are good things in the world.]

[castawaystar]

Art by wenfancy

https://instagram.com/wenfancy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=ncy

[bangbangwhoa]

books I’ve read in 2021 📖 no. 131

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

“There are languages without words and violence is one of them.”

[havadaabulut]

Sigismund Ivanowski, woman reading