"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
S.S. Van Dine was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright (1888–1939), an art critic, editor, and novelist from the US who created Philo Vance, apparently one of the defining amateur detectives of the Golden Age of detective fiction. The Vance series ran to twelve
This is the third collection I read from these charming little light-blue books with the golden pages, and they’re uneven at best. Once again, as such, I have mixed feelings about this collection and I’ll have to proceed scientifically to give a rating, so here
In 1947, British-American poet W.H. Auden published The Age of Anxiety, a long poem subtitled “A Baroque Eclogue”. In a nutshell, four strangers meet in a bar on Third Avenue in Manhattan, on All Souls’ Night, so it’s even seasonal, in the middle of a
S.S. Van Dine was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright (1888–1939), an art critic, editor, and novelist from the US who created Philo Vance, apparently one of the defining amateur detectives of the Golden Age of detective fiction. The Vance series ran to twelve
This is the third collection I read from these charming little light-blue books with the golden pages, and they’re uneven at best. Once again, as such, I have mixed feelings about this collection and I’ll have to proceed scientifically to give a rating, so here
In 1947, British-American poet W.H. Auden published The Age of Anxiety, a long poem subtitled “A Baroque Eclogue”. In a nutshell, four strangers meet in a bar on Third Avenue in Manhattan, on All Souls’ Night, so it’s even seasonal, in the middle of a
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nini00000
Posted at 17:37h, 17 Marcheheh… bel blog… e io amo renzilastrega… quando preparavo la maturità, con un’amica facevamo sempre pausa guardando ransie… bei ricordi!!!
ma davvero l’emozione ti fa diventare sorda? :-)
Shelidon
Posted at 17:42h, 17 MarchOddio, devo confessarti che ho scoperto l’esistenza di Ransie la strega in questo preciso istante, con google. Non ho capito che cosa te l’ha fatta associare al mio blog, ma non fa niente.
Per quanto riguarda la sezione medica del tuo commento… no, non sono mai diventata sorda per l’emozione. Però certi commenti mi rendono confusa, non so se fa lo stesso.
impbianco
Posted at 19:11h, 17 March… come non conosci Rensie La Strega???? XD Devi rimediare! :P
X-Bye
Shelidon
Posted at 19:20h, 17 MarchMa che vi piglia a tutti, oggi? :P
HowlingWolf
Posted at 11:21h, 18 MarchUn Mito! Hai incontrato un genio del male!
Spero tu abbia riso di gusto, la classe va premiata…
Shelidon
Posted at 11:44h, 18 MarchHo riso di gusto, sì, non si poteva non farlo. Un tempismo perfetto.