Donovan
This is Donovan's tattoo:
When my great-great-grandmother was pregnant she was ridiculed by the rest of the family for reading a book that was not the Bible. As revenge for the taunts she named her son after the main character of the book. That's how Donovan became a common name in my family. Since I'm about to receive my MLS I thought a library tattoo would be very appropriate and had a cataloger friend determine the proper LC call number. I managed to find a copy of the book a few years ago, so I'm giving you a shot of the tattoo with the first page of the novel. It's about a lad who gets kicked out boarding school for gambling and goes off to be a privateer. The book is Donovan by Edna Lyall, the copy I have has a hand written date of 1896 in it. I could not be more proud of my great-great-grandmother.
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April 19th, 2012 - 09:37
I love your story.
October 2nd, 2012 - 16:57
This was amazing.
Beleigh, Hearing Aids Colorado
May 26th, 2013 - 13:44
I recently found a copy of Donovan in Houston, and inside is written ‘Isabel MacDonald, Oct. 1896′ .