When asked why he chose "The Moon and Sixpence" as the title for his novel about the life of a fictional artist based on real life artist Paul Gauguin, W. Somerset Maugham explained that the title was a reference to individuals who, while reaching for the moon, miss the sixpence at their feet.
This photo journal is about finding and capturing that sixpence.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Slant of Light on the OED
Slant of Light on the OED
Late yesterday afternoon a beam of sunlight slants across a page of volume VIII Interval-Looie of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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