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David Levine on writers: Dawn Powell

David Levine (1926-2009) was one of America’s most prominent illustrators during a career that spanned decades. No less an authority than Jules Feiffer described him as "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the 20th century,” although Levine continued to work in the early years of this century as well. Levine’s subjects included himself (above) and people from many walks of life. Authors, scribes and scribblers were a big part of the mix, as these caricatures make clear.   

Lit Toons: Cartoons with a bookish bent

First Lines: Patrick O'Brian

The music-room in the Governor's House at Port Mahon, a tall, handsome, pillared octagon, was filled with the triumphant first movement of Locatelli's C major quartet.

Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian

"They say it's your birthday" - writers born on July 1

James M. Cain  (1892)
Louise Penny (1958)
George Sand  (1804)

Jean Stafford ( 1915)
William Strunk Jr.  (1869)

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Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston, Massachusetts