Library and literary miscellany from your pals at Library Journal.
(Maintained by Molly McArdle, Assistant Editor, LJ Reviews)
“I wear the chains I forged in life.”
Jacob Marley’s gonna getcha! (Does that candle flame have a face?)
Very interesting how different each copy is due to the hand coloring!! You can see the University of Iowa’s copy here and a detail of Scrooge’s face here
Why the library community on Tumblr is the absolute best, exhibit A.
“I wear the chains I forged in life.”
Jacob Marley’s gonna getcha! (Does that candle flame have a face?)
@LaphamsQuart Named Benedict Cumberbatch from the grave. #10thingsyoudontknowaboutdickens
— Aidan Flax-Clark (@flaxclark) February 7, 2012
According to LQ, Cumberbatch joins the ranks of great Dickens names: Turveydrop, Sweedlepipe, Chuzzlewit, Pecksniff.
