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September 13, 2008
Oscar Wilde playing cards
Oscar Wilde playing cards created in 1986 by artist Rosita Fanto in association with Wilde biographer Richard Ellmann. (From John Coulthart). Fanto and Ellmann also created a card set based on James Joyce’s life and work. A statue of Oscar Wilde in Dublin
Also, the World's Most Expensive Chess Set
Robert Heinlein engineered his own nerdy solution to a problem common to famous authors: how to deal with fan mail. In the days before the internet, Heinlein's solution was fabulous. He created a one page FAQ answer sheet -- minus the questions. Then he, or rather his wife Ginny, checked off the appropriate answer and mailed it back. (Click to enlarge)
A long list of notable people who converted to Islam (wikipedia)
A Huge Depository of Unusual Literary Links Here
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