Thanks for the mention! You have a stunning collection! I love those folk art books. Have you heard the quote by Umberto Eco about your unread books? He believes they’re as much a part of your spirit as the read books! Maybe even more so. Check it out :)
Delightful and heartwarming - in every sense - words and images, Katy. Norman Douglas does sound as if he was a nasty piece of work but it looks like a charming book.
Thank you so much Ann! I had so much fun gathering this one together.
Ugh, Douglas was a monster...it's absolutely mind-boggling how so many of his contemporaries knew of his behavior and remained close with him and continued to defend him after his death. I read a very scathing article about Elizabeth David's relationship with him -- it's really colored how I view her, unfortunately.
Yes, it's so strange isn't it, how people (of a certain class, perhaps) happily 'overlooked' the hideousness of their pederast friends, while also tacitly condemning normal gay men to miserable lives. I wonder if Douglas liked being the inspiration for Nabokov's monster? Oh, it is a shame about Elizabeth David!
Thanks for the mention! You have a stunning collection! I love those folk art books. Have you heard the quote by Umberto Eco about your unread books? He believes they’re as much a part of your spirit as the read books! Maybe even more so. Check it out :)
Ahhh I love that quote!! Need to print it out and hang it over my desk. Thanks Taylor! xo
Delightful and heartwarming - in every sense - words and images, Katy. Norman Douglas does sound as if he was a nasty piece of work but it looks like a charming book.
Thank you so much Ann! I had so much fun gathering this one together.
Ugh, Douglas was a monster...it's absolutely mind-boggling how so many of his contemporaries knew of his behavior and remained close with him and continued to defend him after his death. I read a very scathing article about Elizabeth David's relationship with him -- it's really colored how I view her, unfortunately.
Yes, it's so strange isn't it, how people (of a certain class, perhaps) happily 'overlooked' the hideousness of their pederast friends, while also tacitly condemning normal gay men to miserable lives. I wonder if Douglas liked being the inspiration for Nabokov's monster? Oh, it is a shame about Elizabeth David!
Love this! And now I really want to track down a copy of Venus in the Kitchen...
Thank you!! It's such a fun little gem of a book!
Lee Bennett Hopkins was a human treasure.
He so was!! I really want to do a future post featuring his work with children and poetry.
That would be great!