Literary History Buff Gifts

Little Dorrit's Party

John Donne

Rudyard Kipling

Nikloay Mihaylovich Karamzin.

Some people thought she'd taken the whole Dickens thing a bit far...

Charles Dickens

"Approaching 10,000 steps."

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"What did you say about the health of my gut biome?"

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

'The History Channel is all reruns.'

"You're losing the audience. Switch to the Powerpoint presentation."

Blue Stockings - Woman revealing herself as author

Gender Equality

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

Great Chinese Dynasties

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.

"What's a patent?"

Flags

King Arthur on the lake trying to open letters when the lady of the lake offers a letter opener.

International Women's Day

"Agamemnon and Clytemnestra have decided to separate amicably."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It's always my intention to leave you laughing."

"You're very interesting, for a civilian."

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

"He's got no clue how easy he has it compared to his ancestors."

'The history of Glue. It's impossible to put down.'

"I'm sure you'll grow into it, darling."

"Now here's one that has the glamour above the table."

Cocktails on the verandah.