January 22nd, 2009 / 8:06 pm
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Classic Word Spaces: Leo Tolstoy

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That’s Tolstoy’s desk. I’m not sure where he put his laptop, though. Maybe on top of the blotter. He probably moved all the stuff and put his laptop on the blotter.

He probably also had wi-fi and didn’t have to plug it into his DSL line.

Also—is that a tongue depressor in the cup? Why did he keep a tongue depressor in a pen cup on his writing desk? Do you think he was always pulling out a mirror and checking his uvula for swelling?

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10 Comments

  1. January 23rd, 2009 / 12:16 am Ryan Call—

      this is great

  2. January 22nd, 2009 / 8:16 pm Ryan Call—

      this is great

  3. January 23rd, 2009 / 1:33 am Shya—

      There’s a hilarious essay about Tolstoy’s death in the Feb issue of Harper’s. Highly recommended.

  4. January 22nd, 2009 / 9:33 pm Shya—

      There’s a hilarious essay about Tolstoy’s death in the Feb issue of Harper’s. Highly recommended.

  5. January 23rd, 2009 / 1:45 am Dan—

      I believe in the biz that’s what’s called “a folding bone.” If Tolstoy made chapbooks, the series of 100 twelve-page limited edition War & Peace chaps must be worth a fortune.

  6. January 22nd, 2009 / 9:45 pm Dan—

      I believe in the biz that’s what’s called “a folding bone.” If Tolstoy made chapbooks, the series of 100 twelve-page limited edition War & Peace chaps must be worth a fortune.

  7. January 23rd, 2009 / 7:00 am Michael—

      The Harper’s piece, about Tolstoy being murdered, is pretty good.

  8. January 23rd, 2009 / 3:00 am Michael—

      The Harper’s piece, about Tolstoy being murdered, is pretty good.

  9. January 23rd, 2009 / 1:23 pm pr—

      Maybe he had to check his tongue because of all the mercury he took for his multiple bouts of gonarrhea?

  10. August 6th, 2009 / 3:35 pm HTMLGIANT / Classic Word Spaces (4): Leo Tolstoy—

      […] Simmons already did a quick feature on Leo Tolstoy’s Word Space (the desk in the photo from Matthew’s post, I believe, is the desk from Tolstoy’s […]