Posts Tagged ‘historic’
Chicot the Jester by Dumas
A vintage copy of Chicot the Jester, by Alexandre Dumas, author of The Man in the Iron Mask, Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketeers...you know the man. Chicot the Jester is a romance, set in the court of King Henri III. This story is also known as "La Dame de Monsoreau." Hardbound with red cloth covers, decorative spine in gold, decorative [...]
Agora and Hypatia
Thrilled to learn that a movie about Hypatia, "Agora", with Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, will be released December 18th. Below are two of my vintage editions of Charles Kingsley's 1853 fictionalized novel Hypatia, or New foes with an Old Face. I love an epic period film, and the subject of Hypatia is close to my heart. Having a life-long [...]
