Late last week a few Tweets on Twitter brought this post on Danny Fein’s Litographs project from Brain Pickings to my attention. These lithographs are beautiful and such a tribute to great literature classics. Take a look for yourself and please check the Lithograph's collections page for more amazing examples and the option to buy the ones you like!
'Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at
bottom) includes approximately the first third of Moby Dick. The 18 x 24
inch print includes approximately the first sixth of the book.
'What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done
reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of
yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.
That doesn't happen much, though.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at
bottom) includes the full text of The Catcher in the Rye. The 18 x 24
inch print includes approximately the first half of the book.
'If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at
bottom) includes the full text of both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
and Through the Looking Glass. The 18 x 24 inch print includes the full
text of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
'I was surprised, as always, be how easy the act of leaving was,
and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at
bottom) includes the full text of On the Road. The 18 x 24 inch print
includes approximately the first half of the book.
'...for the shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at
bottom) includes approximately the first third of On the Origin of
Species. The 18 x 24 inch print includes approximately the first sixth
of the book.
Peter Pan
And now...My favorite
Peter Pan
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”
This 24 x 36 inch print includes the full text of Peter Pan.And now...My favorite
These things are so freaking cool. My "favorite book evah" is Moby Dick, so you know as soon as I saw the first picture I was enthralled.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, very cool stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Jonathan @ I Read a Book Once
Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you liked them. I think it's amazing that someone could do that.
DeleteOh my goodness this is the coolest thing ever! Thanks for sharing! I have now subscribed to their site updates! I so want one!
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