Wednesday, 19 June 2019

WHAT IS THE USE OF A BOOK ASTHETICS: Valerie and her Week of Wonders, Vitezslav Nezval


All that she had seen had seemed beyond belief. "If only there were a way to break the power of the spells that hold me in their thrall."
Little photomontage thing by me for Vitezslav Nezval's Valerie and her Week of Wonders.

These photos are mostly culled from public domain sources with the exception of these three photos (1, 2, 3

Also apologies for using the film still of the Weasel character, I try hard not to use the film version of something when doing book montages, but no other image seemed to fit.  

Sunday, 16 June 2019

Alice’s adventures in Wonderland by dan_i_l_m

Alice’s adventures in Wonderland by dan_i_l_m
“ The unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said, child.“ Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know,I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too! I never saw one alive before!” “Well, now that we have...

 Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too! I never saw one alive before!” “Well, now that we have seen each other: said The Unicorn,"if you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you. 

Illustration by Tatiana Ianovskaia for Through the Looking Glass.

Love Alice's expression in this illustration, wonderfully unfazed! 

Saturday, 15 June 2019

ENDLESS LIST OF FAVOURITE ADAPTATIONS: 1986 BBC



Sorry for the bad picture quality but finding good quality stills of this version is tricky...

Also its such a shame everyone forgets about this version. As an adaptation of AAIW it's extremely well done.

I love Kate Dorning's performance as Alice in particular, some might find it a bit too eccentric, but for me her interpretation fits Carroll's character perfectly. If only she had done Through the Looking Glass afterwards...