Search the Burns Blog!
-
Join 207 other followers
Read Our Past Posts!
December 2022 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Browse our Instagram!
Letterhead from the correspondence in the William J. Leonard SJ papers. Leonard (1908-2000) graduated from BC in 1931 and was a faculty member from 1939-1973. He served as a chaplain during WWII and corresponded with many service members.A pictorial work about St. Francis Xavier was published in 1600. It illustrates the story of a crab, St. Francis, and a crucifix. (This one looks more like a lobster to us, but why quibble?)Detail of the illustration facing section three, The Euthanasia of Autumn, from Edward Hitchcock's Religious Lectures on Peculiar Phenomena in the Four Seasons ... Delivered to the Students in Amherst College, in 1845, 1847, 1848 and 1849. Amherst: J.S. & C. Adams, 1850.We've added our Eleanor Early exhibit - originally displayed in the library in 2009 - to Burns Online Exhibits. Burns' holdings include her papers and copies of her published works. https://library.bc.edu/burns-exhibits/eleanor-early/Follow us on Twitter!
My TweetsFind us on Facebook!
Tag Archives: hilaire belloc
“Through Adversity to the Stars”
Louis Belloc was the son of British Catholic author Hilaire Belloc. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War I and tragically lost his life. The above certificate was sent to his family after his death. “Before Cambrai” … Continue reading
Hilaire Belloc: the Poet, the Author, and the Humorist
Hilaire Belloc, G.K. Chesterton, and Maurice Baring were a literary tour de force that in many ways were the culmination of the Catholic revival begun by the series’ earlier subjects. These three authors were close friends and collaborators who generated … Continue reading
Ariel Poems
In 1927, publishing house Faber & Gwyer (later Faber & Faber) published a series titled The Ariel Poems—a run of small, illustrated pamphlets that combined a poem with an artist’s illustrations. T. S. Eliot, one of the contributing poets, borrowed … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Press
Tagged AE, AE (George Russell), Albert Rutherston, and Blair Hughes-Stanton, ariel poems, burns blog fine press, christmas poems, d. h. lawrence, edith sitwell, faber & gwyer, faber and faber, fine press publications, fine print collection, fine print collection burns library, g. k. chesterton, George Russell, hilaire belloc, illustrated poetry, james stephens, national poetry month, poetry and illustrations, poetry at burns library, poets and poetry, Stephen Tennant, twentieth century poets, w. b. yeats
1 Comment
A Courtship by Letter: Hilaire Belloc and Elodie Hogan
“….So again good night – if I could follow the night round her long whirl around the bend of the earth – at last I should come to you….” – Hilaire Belloc to Elodie Hogan, August 6, 1890. Two young … Continue reading
Archives Diary: Norah Lindsay – Socialite, Gardener and Entrepeneur
During this time of the year, when the trees have lost their leaves and the days are short, it is comforting to remind oneself of the glorious colors of beautiful gardens. And what better way to see beautiful gardens than … Continue reading
Reading Room Log: Belloc’s Cautionary Tales for Children
In keeping with the spirit of our hands-on Edward Gorey-Graham Greene Exhibit and to continue our spooky Halloween theme, I’d like to introduce you to this book: Cautionary Tales for Children: Designed for the Admonition of Children between the Ages … Continue reading
John J. Burns Library's Blog 