Tag: library

• How We Look To The Young Woman Back Of The Desk In The Library

  Ah, the librarian. In 2007 the Times noted that librarians are much hipper today than they used to be. Here’s a look at what the job was like for librarians in 1911. She must have a sense of humor — it is absolutely necessary. She must not only see herself as others see her, she […]

  David

  August 18, 2011

  Literature, Recreation

  librarian, library, Life

• Classics Of Literature Censored By A Sing Sing Convict

  These reviews of classic literature by a Sing Sing convict are great. One of the most unique documents ever written by a convict in Sing Sing has just come to light. It was intended for the yes of convicts only — for the readers of prison books — and is penned in a slang that […]

  David

  April 27, 2011

  Literature, True Crime

  Alexander Dumas, Books, critique, Les Miserables, library, Nathaniel Hawthorne, prisoner, review, Scarlet Letter, Sing Sing, VIctor Hugo

• When Future Historian Comes To 1910

  Back in 1910 the New York Times Sunday Magazine had a regular weekly column in which two characters known as the Office Radical and the Office Philosopher debate two sides of an issue. I’ve read a few of their debates while doing research for this blog, but I haven’t published any of their columns here […]

  David

  August 6, 2010

  Blog Stuff, Debate

  debate, Education, History, library, Life, philosopher, radical, research