Cool articles and links from the week Quirky History: The Hatpin As A Lady’s Weapon Of Choice, Posted by E.H. Kern, Quirk Books In advance of the release of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, learn about real women who used mundane items to fend off attackers. The Invention of Serendipity, by Horace Walpole, The Paris Review…
The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black This fantastic (in both senses of the word) book is really two-in-one. The author has compiled the “lost work” of one Spencer Black. The first half is a narrative of strangeness and secrecy. Through letters, diaries and recollections, the scientific life of Black is cobbled together. As…
Anyone who knows me could have guessed I’d like this book just based on the cover. Slightly creepy, old black and white photograph and a Victorian-style title. I came across this book while in a book store at the Newark airport, of all places. My husband and I were headed to Scotland for our honeymoon…