This photograph graces the cover of the latest Eighth Day Books catalog. The image of Londoners calmly scanning the shelves of a bombed-out London bookstore in 1940 is one that captivates me. The picture, I think, is also one rich in symbolism for our age. Considering this, what caption would you give to the photograph?
Love Among the Ruins?
ReplyDeleteThe origin of the term 'smart bomb.'
ReplyDeleteDrat! S-P, you stole my caption.
ReplyDeleteMilton, You gotta be quicker on the literary trigger in a Texas blog showdown. :)
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ReplyDeleteThe Dignity of Fedoras.
ReplyDeleteThis image can be found here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_1326365/holland-house-library-after-an-air-raid-bb83_04456.html