Wintering over in the summer of 1860

The Nova Tuskhut Library at the Velaslavasay Panorama holds a collection of rare, ordinary, scientific, literary, and Polar-related books. This series offers a glimpse inside those humble texts.

Book #7
 
"The Life of Ibsen"

 

The Norwegian Theater building had been remodeled in the summer of 1860, and with the aid of contributions collected by the trustees from all over the country, it was finally to have a proper stage. But the changes had cost much more than had been expected, and the theater, having acquired a new burden of debt, entered upon the new theatrical season with economic difficulties. All the more it was necessary that the director  put forth his best effort.

- Halvdan Koht, “The Life of Ibsen”
1931, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Book #8

"The Golden Compass"

THE DARK quadrangle was still full of the chill night air. Overhead the last stars were still visible, but the light from the east was gradually soaking into the sky above the Hall. Lyra ran into the Library Garden, and stood for a moment in the immense hush, looking up at the stone pinnacles of the chapel, the pearl-green cupola of the Sheldon Building, the white-painted lantern of the Library. Now that she was going to leave these sights, she wondered how much she’d miss them.

- Philip Pullman, “The Golden Compass”
1995, New York: Alfred A. Knopf

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Postcards from the Nova Tuskhut
 

For a $10 contribution, Postal Agents of the Panorama will send you (or a recipient of your choosing) a postcard direct from the Nova Tuskhut, including an iconic quote from a book in the Nova Tuskhut Library.
 

NOTES: Specify the recipient's postal address in the special instructions box upon check out. If no special instructions are provided Postal Agents will send to the billing address. Per the Nova Tuskhut Postmaster Mandate, sent postcards will only include text from books in the Nova Tuskhut Library chosen at random by issuing Dispatch Postal Agent.