If you scroll down to the post for Dec. 19, 2018 you will see a heavily annotated copy of Finnegans Wake. My friend and regular reader of this blog, Dr. Dave McCoy, made a comment about his own copy of Finnegans Wake. I asked Dave to send me a picture and he has.
I love looking at the marginalia people put in their books and Bibles so enjoy a real pro at work here. And make sure to click the picture to enlarge it!:
Frances McCormack @hatatheortan 10 hours ago
Probably my favorite pages in Finnegans Wake (although it’s hard to choose). I’ve been annotating this copy of the book since I was 16, and I now can’t decide whether I’ve created a palimpsest or a midden.
Note from David Moore: look up the definitions of palimpsest and midden if you don’t know them. Great words!
When I spoke at Wheaton College I paid a visit to the Wade collection. It houses collections from the libraries of C.S. Lewis and many others. I asked to see a few of the books that were in the library of C.S. Lewis. The curator made the decision, but to my delight she brought up a copy of one of my favorites: Paradise Lost by Milton. I could not believe how many notes Lewis made in the margins, all in his meticulous penmanship. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to take a picture.
The picture you see is a Latin text where you can see the written notes of Lewis at the bottom in both Latin and Greek.
Lesson learned: If a scholar like Lewis finds it helpful to write in books, what does that mean for the rest of us?!
Picture: HT Timothy Willard’s Instagram account
I will be interviewing Professor Karen Swallow Prior next month, but this is a terrific interview on what great books can do for us:
https://www.moodyradio.org/programs/chris-fabry-live/2018/09-2018/2018.09.05-on-reading-well/
We spent several days last week visiting with friends from Brenham Bible Church. This is the church I preached at from 2010-13.
During a break between visits, Doreen and I went to Starbucks to read. I met a man there from New Orleans with a thick accent. He was curious about about the books I write.
During our conversation he said he “liked to read about oil wells.” I thought he said Orwell so I enthusiastically replied how much I “loved Orwell.”
He laughed and said my confusion was due to his heavy accent.
Talk about hubris! I do agree with a one of their selections. I am sure you can guess which one!
HT: Dan Wallace
Augustine, Confessions
Kempis, Of the Imitation of Christ
Pascal, Pensées
If you purchase this book, make sure to get the edition that is edited by A.J. Krailsheimer. For some reason, Amazon is not allowing me to link to that edition.
Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress
Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing
Chesterton, Orthodoxy
Lewis: Loads to pick from, but I choose Surprised by Joy