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Lebrecht Authors Collection – bridgeman blog

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.” – P.G. Wodehouse

 

From Plato to Satre, Shakespeare to Dickens, the Lebrecht Authors collection provides an amazing breadth and depth of literature related material. See below for a selection of curated lightboxes exploring authors, their lives, and book illustrations.

You can also delve into the photography of Horst Tappe, who has taken portraits of many of the most prominent authors of the 20th century.

 

Lebrecht Literature Lightboxes

 

Book Illustrations

 

 

Historic Authors

 

 

Illustrative Images

 

 

 

Horst Tappe: Portraits of 20th Century Authors