The Cynic’s Calendar

Pictures, text and page images from “The Entirely New Cynic’s Calendar of Revised Wisdom, 1905” by Ethel Watts Mumford, Oliver Herford and Addison Miznerr. I bought my copy of this little book in Olivia’s Books in Picton, Ontario. It is out of copyright.

Frontispiece: Jester and Monk

Frontispiece: Jester and Monk

A woman in a red jester’s outfit, including a jester’s hat with bells, and a black-robed monk wearing sandals, and with a black hood, hold hands as if preparing to dance. [more...]

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1.---January Week 1

1.—January Week 1

Tell the truth and
shame the—family. [more...]

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Page detail: Art Neuveau border

Page detail: Art Neuveau border

A detail from the January Week 1 page showing the decorative border, which repeats on every fourth page throughout most of the book. A cat stands on a skull. [more...]

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Page detail: Art Neuveau Cartouche

Page detail: Art Neuveau Cartouche

The encyclopedia of the book says that a cartouche is [more...]

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