The Lilly Library from A to Z - (Well House Books) by Darlene J Sadlier (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this beautifully illustrated A-to-Z volume, Sadlier journeys through the wide-ranging collections housed at the world-famous Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington, to highlight dozens of intriguing items and the archives of which they are a part.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What do locks of Edgar Allan Poe's hair, Sylvia Plath's attractive handmade paper dolls, John Ford's Oscars, and Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 cigars have in common? They are just a few of the fascinating objects found in the world-famous Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington. In this beautifully illustrated A-to-Z volume, Darlene J. Sadlier journeys through the library's wide-ranging collections to highlight dozens of intriguing items and the archives of which they are a part. Read about life and death masks of John Keats, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Dreiser; Walt Whitman's last pencil; and vintage board games, mechanical puzzles, and even comic books. Among the more peculiar items are a pair of elk teeth and an eerily realistic wall-mount bust of Boris Karloff. Sadlier writes engagingly about the Lilly Library's major historical collections, which include Civil War diaries and a panopticon of the war called the Myriopticon; War of 1812 payment receipts to spies; and the World War II letters and V-mail of journalist Ernie Pyle. This copiously illustrated, entertaining, and educational book will inspire you to take your own journey and discover for yourself the wonders of the Lilly Library. </p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Lest you regard The Lilly Library from A to Z as a mere coffee table pretty book filled with lots of pictures and little substance, think again.</p>-- "Manuscripts"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Darlene J. Sadlier is author of <i>Brazil Imagined: 1500 to the Present</i>, <i>Americans All: Good Neighbor Cultural Diplomacy in World War II</i>, and <i>The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora: Seven Centuries of Literature and the Arts</i>, based in part on research conducted at the Lilly Library. She is Professor Emerita of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University Bloomington.</p></p>
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