Flannery O’ Connor reading A Good Man is Hard to Find part 3/3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDGqMdOTPxI
Here’s Flannery O’Connor reading her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find" at Vanderbilt University in 1959.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Writer Harper Lee Dead at Age of 89
As confirmed by the mayor's office in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, Harper Lee has passed away at 89.
She was born on 28 April 1926...
Interview with Raymond Chandler 3 of 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlAC5JGJFXQ
In 1958, Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series, interviewed crime writer Raymond Chandler for the BBC. This is the only recording of...
The First Book Ever Printed in English Sells for Over a Million Dollars
Le Recueil des Histoires de Troye, a 1464 work by Raoul Lefèvre, tells a chivalirized version of the history of the city Troy. The...
20 of Marcel Proust’s Most Beautiful Quotes
Marcel Proust
10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922
Place of birth: Auteil, Paris, France
Most famous book: In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du...
7 YEARS OF DAILY DRAWING TURNED INTO 2,500-PAGE BOOK – BY RUBEN STEEMAN
Ruben Steeman has been posting one drawing per day for seven years on his website. When he reached the unbelievable amount of 2,500 drawings...
19 of Truman Capote’s Most Famous Quotes
Truman Streckfus Persons (1924-1984), known by his pen name Truman Capote was an American author, playwright and screenwriter. His novella Breakfast at Tiffany's was...
21 of Mark Twain’s Most Famous Quotes
Mark Twain (1835-1910) or Samuel Clemens, as his real name was, is considered one of the greatest American writers, called "the father of American...
20 Of The Most Iconic Book Covers Ever
While your Flavorwire editors take a much-needed holiday break, we'll spend the next two weekends revisiting some of our most popular features of the...
Alfred, Lord Tennyson The Charge of the Light BrigadeWax Cylinder Poem animation
Like a ghost from the past, Tennyson reads his poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” Like the Whitman recording, it too was taken from...
Beautiful Mind of The Day: Helen Keller
Helen Keller
27 June 1880- 1 June 1968
Place of birth: Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA
Best thing about her: She was the first both deaf and blind person...
23 of Jean-Paul Sartre’s Most Famous Quotes
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French philosopher, literary critic, playwright and novelist. Known for his open relationship with fellow philosopher and feminist Simone de...