Monday, December 21, 2009





















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?

7 comments:

  1. The origin of the term 'smart bomb.'

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  2. Drat! S-P, you stole my caption.

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  3. Milton, You gotta be quicker on the literary trigger in a Texas blog showdown. :)

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  4. London Bookshop First to Offer Kindl(ing)

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  5. The Dignity of Fedoras.

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  6. This image can be found here:

    http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_1326365/holland-house-library-after-an-air-raid-bb83_04456.html

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