Literature Pick #61

The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
by Edgar Allan Poe
A masterful apocalyptic tale first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.

Giovanni Bellini painting

St. Francis in Ecstasy
by Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516)
Between 1480-1485, oil on panel, 47.2" x 53.9"
Italian Renaissance painter from Venice

Literature Pick #60

The Fairy of the Lake
by M. Sadoveanu

This is a beautiful, haunting tale from the short story collection Roumanian Stories translated by Lucy Byng.

Philipp Peter Roos painting

Landscape with Grotto
by Philipp Peter Roos (1655-1706)
Late 17th century, Oil on Canvas, 38.2" x 31.9"
German Baroque painter born in Frankfurt

Literature Pick #59

The Anglers of Arz
by Roger D. Aycock (using the pen name Roger Dee)
A marvelous science fiction short story from the January 1953 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Johann Christian Vollerdt painting

Ideal Italian Landscape
by Johann Christian Vollerdt (1708–1769)
German Artist
1760, Oil on Canvas, 24.6" x 30.5"

Literature Pick #58

Reluctant Genius
by Henry Slesar (under the pen name O. H. Leslie)
A short science fiction story from the January 1957 issue of Amazing Stories.

Giuseppe Zais painting

Landscape with Ruins and Archway
by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1784)
Italian landscape painter born in Forno di Canale
1730, oil on canvas, 38.2" x 57.9"

Literature Pick #57

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
by M. R. James
A classic collection of gothic horror short stories from a legendary author.

Ferdinand Kobell painting

River Landscape with Waterfall, Resting Hiker, Shepherd with Cows and Goats, as well as Three Travelers

by Ferdinand Kobell (1740-1799)

German painter and engraver who was born in Mannheim.

1777, Oil on Canvas, 29.3" x 37.9"

Literature Pick #56

Egocentric Orbit
by John Cory
A science fictional short story from the May 1960 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.

Ferdinand Knab paintings

Lake Landscape with Temple Ruins (1898) Oil on Canvas (25.6" x 19.7")

The Castle Portal (1881) Oil on Canvas (13.4" x 10.0")

Ruins of Taormina (1870) Oil on Canvas (19.3" x 24.2")

Landscape of Ruins (1888) Oil on Canvas (25.2" x 20.5")

Palace on a Mountain Lake (1876) Oil on Canvas (40.9" x 53.1")

Literature Pick #55

Fee of the Frontier 
by Horace Brown Fyfe
A wondrous science fiction short story from the August 1960 issue of Amazing Stories.

Andreas Achenbach painting

Landscape in Hesse
by Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910)
1868, oil on panel, 20.5" x 30.7"
German landscape painter

First Picture of Earth by Marié Digby

A beautiful song by the talented singer-songwriter Marié Digby, with a wonderfully evocative video, this is music that touches the soul with its heart.