Category Archives: American Literature

Robert Frost – American Bard

Day 323 of Colourisation Project – March 26 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. President John F. Kennedy said of him, “He has bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable … Continue reading

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Jack Kerouac On The Road

Day 309 of Colourisation Project – March 12 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Named one of the most important figures of the 20th century by LIFE Magazine and The … Continue reading

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Pearl (Buck) of the Orient

Day 303 of Colourisation Project – March 6 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. The first adult novel I ever read was Pearl S. Buck‘s best selling classic, The Good … Continue reading

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Dr Seuss ~ The Entertainer

Day 299 of Colourisation Project – March 2 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. When cartoonist and writer, Dr. Seuss was asked how he could connect with children in spite … Continue reading

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Keeping Up with Edith Wharton

Day 262 of Colourisation Project – January 24 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born into the wealth and privilege of a distinguished and long-established New York family, Edith Newbold … Continue reading

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Mark Twain Was a Feminist

Day 207 of Colourisation Project – November 30 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. “You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The … Continue reading

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Edgar Allan Poe – Tomahawk Man

Day 153 of Colourisation Project – October 7 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary … Continue reading

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