Lizzie Borden Society Forum

Is there a list of Lizzie owned books somewhere? I have tried searching the forum and get too many listings.
If no one has started a list, I will gladly start one, bout time I earn my keep around here anyway. BIG SMILE

I think our William wrote an LBQ article on the subject:

Schley-Ulrich, William. "Ex Libris Lizzie Borden." Lizzie Borden Quarterly V.3 (July 1998): 1, 12-18.
Lengthy article that details part of Lizzie's library and investigates the influence their contents "may have exerted upon the refinement of her innate faculties."
http://lizzieandrewborden.com/Resources ... Auth.htm#s

If you have a list started we'd be glad to see it- thanks!
Not everyone has the LBQ.
Do we have a topic around here on that, anyone?

bobarth @ Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:48 pm wrote:Is there a list of Lizzie owned books somewhere? I have tried searching the forum and get too many listings.
If no one has started a list, I will gladly start one, bout time I earn my keep around here anyway. BIG SMILE

Do you mean books about LIzzie or books that Lizzie owned? I would love to know what books Lizzie read. Does anyone know what LIzzie read, what she liked to read?

Kat- How can I get a 1998 copy of the LBQ?
I saw someone make a reference about a list of books she owned but they said it was in the Privy, which I cant get into. I have been reading and researching in the archives and have stumbled across references about books she owned and thought I would put it all in one place for us. Besides, I think we may be able to tell a lot about her just by what books she kept and or read. At least I think it would help me dig a little deeper into her personality and what interested her.
I will put the list in a readable format and get it posted up here. May need some help with getting it attached though. I have papers scattered all over, at work, in the garage, in the car with scraps of books owned so will get those gathered and put it up. Maybe we can update it as we stumble across others.
Snookums I am wanting to read books that Lizzie owned and probably might have read also. Any insight in to her mental process's would I think be a great help and besides I just want to read what she read.
Thanks for any help
Bobbie

Here is a very rough draft I worked up last night, All of this was pulled off the forum except the Rebello part and I am sure Kat has that quoted on here somewhere too. Please let me know if I have made any errors and would like to add and will do so as I learn more. Thanks in advance for all your expertise.

Possible Books Lizzie Owned and Perhaps Read



"With Edged Tools," by Henry Seton Merriman LAB Forum

Italy Travel Book LAB Forum

"Ireland; its Scenery, Character," written by Mr. and Mrs H.C. Hall. The volumes were published in 1841/2/3.

Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson Published 1900 Fiction LAB Forum Lizzies Books started 10-14-04

Through the Postern Gate
Lawns and How to Grow Them
The Sowers
Told in the Hills LAB forum Lizzies Books started 10-14-04 William
The Rosary
The House of a Thousand Candles

Germany and England by J.A. Cramb Published 1914 Estate of Ernest Terry LAB Forum listed with Supernaught.com signed copy

Book of Inscriptions by Esther Matson Published 1914 Estate of Maplecroft LAB Forum listed on Ebay

Loveliness by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Published 1900 Signed by Author to Emma and Lizzie listed on Ebay

V.V's Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison Published 1913 Initialized by LAB Estate of Maplecroft listed on Ebay



"Nancy Stair" - Elinor Macartney Lane

"Bud" - Neil Munro - - - Alleged Ebay listings LAB Forum-Harry

"Right Off The Chest" - Nellie Revell


Carlyle and Emerson (Authors she read) Rebello pg 10

Dickens one of her favorites LAB Forum



Harpers Magazine, oh would it not be cool to know which issue she was reading at the time.

That's good!
I was awaiting the *Dickens*.

I'll check William's article.
Hopefully, some knowledegable on Lizbeth's Library should reply.

There were also these 3 books on EBay allegedly owned by Lizzie:

"Nancy Stair" - Elinor Macartney Lane

"Bud" - Neil Munro

"Right Off The Chest" - Nellie Revell

Hello Bobarth,

Your desire to assemble a listing of books owned by Lizzie Borden is a commendable one.

You must exercise a certain degree of caution before accepting, as gospel, any of the books purported to be in this category.

There are many unscrupulous people "out there" who are trying to make a dishonest buck by forging Lizzie's initials or name to a book. I find that some of the books you have mentioned belong in this category.

This is not meant to discourage you -just be prudent when you finalize your list.

Good luck!

Hi,

Thanks Harry for 3 more.

William, was hoping you would respond, have been reading your posts and looking for information. If I was to put them in categories, say a "Probably" category and a "Probably Not" category could you help me sort them?

Yes Bobarth as William has mentioned compiling a list of books from Lizzie's library is a most admirable endeavour.

The bulk of Lizzie's library is in a private collection. Though some copies have made it into other private collections the greater part of over 200 copies in Lizzie's archive is intact and in "one" private collection. This information comes from a reliable source, though the custodian of the books remain secret.

mbhenty: WOW hundreds of Lizzie owned books in one place. I think that is kind of cool and hope they take real good care of our girls books.

Has a list of those books ever been released? If not do you suppose the owner would release a listing, if their safety is not compromised?
Makes me feel good that someone has them in one place and sounds like they are protecting them.

I notice that you updated your original list of the 13th on the 19th.
Maybe some may have missed an update?

I can only suggest you copy-paste your growing list into a new post each time you add to it?
Or post a message at the end of the thread that you have added to your previous list?
Otherwise people won't know to keep up?
Just a suggestion for clarity. You don't have to do it.

Hi Ya Kat

Oh good you are back. Was not real sure how to update my list so thanks for reading my mind on that one. Certainly appreciate all your help as I am still bumbling around trying to figure it all out.

FYI

There is an excellent article pertaining to Lizzie owned books wrote by William in the new Hatchet.
Anyone remotely interested should really check out his article. It is AWESOME!!!!!

Yay William!

I agree, Bobbie!

There is a wonderful source on line called The Gutenberg Project. It has books that I guess are no longer covered by copyright or whatever. You can actually go to that site and read some of the books Lizzie owned. I started reading The Rosary by Barclay. Of course many of the popular books that Lizzie read at that time tend to be a bit dry by our standards.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am happy to report that you can add one more book to your Lizzie Borden Book List: Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini. Who owns it? Yours Truly. : )

Congratulations!

I remember the lyrics in that song...- "Scaramouche, Scaramouche, can you do the Fandango?"
I wonder what the word means?

Well, according to Merriam-Webster:

scaramouch
One entry found for scaramouch.

Main Entry: scar·a·mouch
Variant(s): or scar·a·mouche /'skar-&-"müsh, -"müch, -"mauch/
Function: noun
Etymology: French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia skirmish
1 capitalized : a stock character in the Italian commedia dell'arte that burlesques the Spanish don and is characterized by boastfulness and cowardliness
2 a : a cowardly buffoon b : RASCAL, SCAMP

Thanks Doug-oh. Sounds like a racial stereotype. Yikes!

About the 1923 movie based on this novel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaramouche

http://movies.aol.com/movie/scaramouche ... 6/synopsis

http://www.geocities.com/filmsgraded/re ... scaram.htm

From all that I've read it seems to be just a character named Scaramouche which was originated by a man named Tiberio Fiorillo, and who acted like a buffoon. I think it just means someone who acts like a clown, or isn't terribly bright. Scaramouche was also the name of a character in Punch and Judy.

Information on Tiberio Fiorillo

http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-2077 ... o-Fiorillo

Punch and Judy

http://www.punchandjudy.com/help/qa2-7.htm

Oh thank you! The Punch & Judy part I get.