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I read #TheAuthorsChecklist , it’s alphabetical , read the E’s and now I’m 35.94% done with the book. #spoileralertahead ;
E is for #Epigraphs , An epigraph’s a short quotation or saying at a beginning of a book or chapter.
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Cover of Still Life by Sarah Winman
![Still Life
Epigraph
‘Two people pulling each other into Salvation is the only theme I find worthwhile.’
E. M. Forster, Commonplace Book
‘One of the primary objects of the enlightened traveller in Italy is usually to form some acquaintance with its treasures of art. Even those whose usual avocations are of the most prosaic nature unconsciously become admirers of poetry and art in Italy. The traveller here finds them so interwoven with scenes of everyday life, that [s]he encounters their influence at every step, and involuntarily becomes susceptible to their power.’
Karl Baedeker, ITALY: Handbook for Travellers, 1899](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hxcwtyjuztd6j6duxdbd3uae/bafkreifpaehpjcbtlreqigwyrgnyeztw3omzvnkneurb337qaqbfcddco4)
Still Life Epigraph ‘Two people pulling each other into Salvation is the only theme I find worthwhile.’ E. M. Forster, Commonplace Book ‘One of the primary objects of the enlightened traveller in Italy is usually to form some acquaintance with its treasures of art. Even those whose usual avocations are of the most prosaic nature unconsciously become admirers of poetry and art in Italy. The traveller here finds them so interwoven with scenes of everyday life, that [s]he encounters their influence at every step, and involuntarily becomes susceptible to their power.’ Karl Baedeker, ITALY: Handbook for Travellers, 1899
Re-reading one of my favourite #books of the year - Still Life by Sarah Winman - with two of my favourite #epigraphs (see image alt for text)
#HappyNewYear #Reading
Snippet and first text of the book, the epigraph: "The family was unlucky." —Suyluquz Vazir, from The Cannibal Cup
#DecemberWorldbuilders prompt for week 2, Dec 8, 'family'
#DecemberWorldbuilders has a snippet about family today.
I decided to use the first actual text in the book, a quote. I often use 2 or more, because I like the additional layers of meaning you can get out of relating them to their chapters.
Anyone have thoughts on #epigraphs?
#BrightConstant
Let's go, book covers!
"After exploring some APIs for retrieving book data I finally decided to go for the one literal.club offers."
fredrocha.net/2024/08/07/b...
Here's an example:
openingquot.es/books/the-co...
#books #literature #ruby #rubyonrails #epigraphs
