October/November sales

Unfortunately Steadman stuffed up the download of SL transactions for October so the only available statistics this month are from mid October to mid November.

Promising for Emily Bronte! Solitary Raven topped at 41 books purchased by SL residents.

Millicent Jaerl’s Cold Heart is second at 38 sales followed closely by 36 copies of From a Mouse to a Louse.

Long Island Sound: Selected poems of Emma Lazarus sold 4 copies, and Quest of Fire sold 6 copies.

Caledon Mayfair’s Town Hall

With recent land purchases in Caledon, specifically Caledon Mayfair, Steadman Kondor has been awarded the title of Duke of Mayfair by Caledon Governor Desmond Shang.

Among the first buildings to be constructed, the new Town Hall will house the art and book collections of Sir Steadman, as he embarks upon the voyage of making Caledon Mayfair the centre of the arts in Caledon.

From Steadman Kondor Publishing

The new town hall was constructed by talented architect Miss Koshari Mahana. The exterior will be renovated by Sir Steadman using original textures from Victorian heritage buildings in Australia. The interior will be redecorated with the assitance of designer Miss Dixie Sorbet.

Stay tuned for more developments on Caledon Mayfair!

A Sabbatical from Victoriana Times

Earlier today I have discussed with Mayor Duck my desire to take a Sabbatical for 3 months from my roles as Editor to focus on other Rl and SL projects.

I still will write occasional feature articles and help any new staff get settled into the paper.

In the meantime I’m enjoying greatly the Poetry workshops I’m running at Steelhead Boomtown – and look forward to running workshops in Victoriana and perhaps some newspaper writing workshops too – to help new paper staff get settled in.

Quest For Fire

From Steadman Kondor Publishing

Quest For Fire is a Gypsy Tale passed on from generation to generation in the oral tradition.

Young Bokka sets off on a quest to find fire for his Gypsy Tribe. Along the way the reader also learns about terms like: the aitchin’ tan, puridai, hotchiwichis and sushis.

Available now at all SKP bookstores.

Steadman plays the Qin

From Steadman Kondor Publishing

Have you ever seen a chinese piano? The Qin is actually more like a Dulcimer.

This week, Steadman Kondor will be playing some tunes on his Qin at the Steelhead Shanghai Pagoda, when he is AFK: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead%20Shanghai/127/147/30

Stay tuned to the Steelhead groupchat for his announcements when he is performing.

Booksales for August

49 copies ~ Cold Heart by Millicent Jaerls
54 copies ~ From A Mouse To A Louse: Selected poems of Robert Burns plus three new reinterpretations by S Kondor
63 copies ~ Solitary Raven: The Art of Caspar David Friedrich versus the poetry of Emily Bronte
1 copy ~ Long Island Sound: Selected poems of Emma Lazarus

Jewel In The Crown: Images of Victoriana Pavillion

From Steadman Kondor Publishing

The Nation of Victoriana has a new jewel in its crown, Victoriana Pavillion, a palace dedicated to arts and culture. Galerie Eichen presents Steadman Kondor’s photography of Victoriana Pavillion: in colour and his popular sepia sets.

Location: Hall B in Victoriana Pavillion ~ temporary exhibit until October 2009 only.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Victoriana%20Pavillion/170/76/38

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound: Selected Poems by Emma Lazarus

From Steadman Kondor Publishing

Emma Lazarus is not that well known by name – even to the general American public, but she wrote the following lines that are well known all around the world:

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

In fact the whole poem, called The New Collossus, is quite marvellous. The Collusus of antiquity was one of the seven wonders of the world, a 30 metre high statue of Helios, patron god of Rhodes. It was built to celebrate their successful defence against invaders, during the political turmoil after the death of Alexander the Great. By contrast, Lazarus anticipates the New York’s Statue of Liberty, who is a feminine symbol of American’s welcoming of refugees and migrants from different troubled lands. The poem was solicited as part of fundraising to built the pedestal at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

Lazarus has a strong connection to New York City. She was born there to parents of Sephardic-Jewish heritage. During her lifetime she achieved recognition for her poetry and, with her poetic ability matched with wealth and privilege, was a bright star of literary salons. She also enjoyed a long and close friendship with the preeminent poet of the era Ralpho Waldo Emerson.

She wrote The New Collussus in 1883 when she was only 34, and she died five years later, never realising that her poem would find everlasting fame in association with the Statue of Liberty the great American symbol. Her body rests at Beth-Olom cemetery in Brooklyn.

I found her works while searching for poems that echoed the beauty of Long Island Sound, and to accompany my photographs of the sim (LI Sound, New York)

Long Island Sound is made up of my favourite short poems of Emma Lazarus. You can get a copy of this SL book at any of Steadman Kondor stores.

From Steadman Kondor Publishing

Remodelled Mayfair Emporium

A new look emporium to go with the new logo? Steadman Kondor has definitely been more busy building than publishing lately.

But here is the new-look Mayfair Emporium which supersedes the Crystal Palace Glasshouse construct designed by Mr Mako Magellan.

From steadmankondor-wordpress-com

There is a little lake, a bridge and lots of dancing room. Stay tuned for a launch soon!

At the Stepping Stones Hunt in KunstHammer. Narrowly beating a little shopping pig to the first stone.

From Steadman Kondor Publishing