Praised by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hyperion is the unfinished work of John Keats that begun in 1818  pictured as the original manuscript of Keats handwriting below. This poem then began to evolve as a the preface to Endymion but was abandoned in the year of 1820. Its contents are full of allegory between Olympians and Titans, and the fall with the sorrow that accompanies it thereafter when the Olympians were defeated. The epic is a tale of the gods; Hyperion of the sun, Apollo of both the sun and the gift of poetry. The mythological nature gives its verse mysticism and even gods are knocked off their throne and given lesser or human qualities "...gray haired Saturn quiet as a stone" so one can relate to them, and invoke the feeling of powerlessness.  Keats never wanted Hyperion to be published at all; in his 1820 volume of collected works, Keats inserted the following statement:   '[I]t was printed at [the publisher's] request, and contrary to the wish of the ...

The Book of Hours Found this gem in the rare book and special collections division via the Library of Congress. This copy was printed in 1524 in the Latin language using 113 leaves and bound in parchment. The book was used in Monasticism devotion, which contained various psalms and other prayers, such as the Litany of Saints. The detail and incredible illustrations are absolutely breathtaking; as a complete bibliophile, I am often drawn to rare texts and seeing the penmanship, printing, and other devices used to create works not within my time period. Not to mention the painstaking ways which the Library of Congress uses to have such books available, and the preservation required for each text. What a treasure to have such information within your fingertips.  You can view this book at  http://lccn.loc.gov/50041712  and use the .pdf and page view provided within the catalog to scroll the entire book. Higher quality imaging and other features are available for viewing....