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one of the things about buying books online, i tend not to look at the page count when i'm picking out a book
which is fun, i like long books and all, but i have ah... acquired a few that are gonna take a hot minute to get through...
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photo of my youngest cat, a white with black spots lil guy, laying in front of three pretty dang thick and pretty dang old edition books: The Making of the Atomic Bomb from Richard Rhodes; The Satanic Verses from Salman Rushdie, and And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts
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Most Challenged Books
Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the books most frequently targeted by censors based on reports from the field and media coverage.
https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
Banned books at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/422
#censorship #BannedBooks #books
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Stacks of books bound by string that are haphazardly thrown into a large pile
What three female figures in the Bayeux tapestry reveal about medieval women
by Natasha R. Hodgson
The women of the Bayeux tapestry tell a story as compelling and important as the main depiction of the battle.
Books about Bayeux tapestry (including La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde by A. Levé) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4445
#books #history #Bayeux_Tapestry
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Queen Edith by the deathbed of King Edward from the Bayeux tapestry.
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, also known as the Tapestry of Queen Matilda, and formerly as the “Telle du Conquest” (meaning “Canvas of the Conquest”), is an 11th-century embroidery that has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register since 2007.
This is a section of the famous Bayeux Tapestry (Scenes 27-28), depicting King Edward the Confessor on his deathbed. The Latin inscription reads that King Edward, lying in bed, speaks to his faithful followers, and then shows his death and preparation of his body for burial.
Manuscript fragments hiding in plain sight shed light on medieval Guernsey’s literary life
Researchers say texts from 12th to 15th centuries ‘hint at a culture which has not even been imagined’
by Dalya Alberge
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/23/manuscript-fragments-discovery-medieval-guernsey
Books about Medieval Manuscripts at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4087
#books #literature #old_Manuscripts #heritage
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Title: Illuminated Manuscripts
Author: John W. Bradley
A leaf from a medieval illuminated manuscript featuring two columns of dense Latin Gothic script framed by a decorative vine-and-leaf border with small illuminated initial letters throughout.
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So. Und ich rufe dazu auf, Bücher bei denen das Copyright abgelaufen ist, sowohl im Internet-Archiv, als auch bei Wikipedia hochzuladen.
Bei Wikipedia gehören solche Bücher eigentlich in wikisoure.org. Da gibt es aber eine eher spezielle Community, die wrwartet, dass Uploader auch beim Korrekturkesen mitmachen.
Bis vor ein paar Jahren hat eine non-binäre Person PDFs aus dem Internetarchiv nach Wikipedia importiert. Aber nach 2 millionen von 6 millionen geplanten imports wurde die person gedoxxt und hat das projekt verlassen.
#archiveorg #wikipedia #wikisource #wikicommons #books #GLAM
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New 3”x 3” stickers available in the shop!The poem is “Become”, one of my favorites from Library on Fire. https://www.nihtgengapress.com/product/become-sticker. Free shipping in the US!
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WHAT
CHOICE DO I
HAVE IN THE
DEEPEST DARK,
BUT TO BECOME
THE STARS?
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I've read Douglas Preston's "The Blasphemy" and it was pretty good.
The synopsis is that the US government has built the largest particle accelerator ever, in the remote area of Arizona, and a small team of scientists are about to get it running. However, as it is about to reach full power, they suddenly start losing output and a mysterious "greetings" appears on the main screen. Suspecting prank malware, they decide not to report it upstairs but to resolve it themselves. However, with no progress and suspiciously piling up problems, an ex-CIA operative is sent to investigate, under the cover of liaison tasked with improving the relations with the local Navajo people. On top of that, a lobbyist wanting to see their contract renewed engages with a televangelist to put some pressure on the project.
The book sets a mystery quite really, and keeps you caught in it to the very end. It's also packed with action. You get annoyed by politics, corruption and fundamentalism. You get mystified by the philosophical and theological problems. At some point, you just keep reading to see how the events unfold.
Apparently it's a part of Wyman Ford series, but the story is self-contained.
The Best Psychological Horror Books
recommended by Tabitha Potts
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-psychological-horror-books-tabitha-potts/
At PG:
"The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner"
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2276
"Carmilla"
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10007
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The black-and-white cover of "Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu shows two girls in the woods, both wearing Victorian clothing. The girl on the right stands with long light hair, while the girl on the left, who has dark hair, might be sitting.
"Hallo" said Piglet, "What are you doing?" "Tracking something" said Winnie-the Pooh very mysteriously. "Tracking what?" said Piglet, coming closer. "That's just what I ask myself. I ask myself, What?"
Winnie-the-Pooh
~A. A. Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956)
In which 'Winnie-the-Pooh' turns 100
by Samantha Balaban
Winnie-the-Pooh at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098
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On the cover of Winnie-the-Pooh there are two drawings.
Below the title and the author's name, there's a picture of a boy and four rabbits trying to pull a small bear out of a hole on a grassy slope. The boy has taken hold of the bear's paws. He leans back and tugs. The rabbits line up behind him, pulling at the boy's waist.
Above the title, in the upper right corner of the cover, is the second picture. It shows the same bear hanging from a string that's attached to a balloon, which is floating off into the sky. The bear is surrounded by a swarm of insects.
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My new book is out!
In Drift is a romance that does not follow the usual patterns. The characters question the whole relationship drama, explore their feelings, express their love without falling into the trap of owning each other, and try to find their own little spot in the world.
A book about people who are weird and vulnerable and do not fit in, but are lucky enough to find each other.
http://drift.t3x.org/in_drift/
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The cover of the book "In Drift", depicting the silhouette of a female dancer against an abstract background. The dancer stands on the toes of one leg, the opposite foot touches the knee. She stretches one arm up and the other up and to the side. The pose looks light and effortless.
Rare 300-Year-Old Book by Forgotten Dutch Master Resurfaces
The Van Eeghen Drawing Book, newly donated to the Rijksmuseum, holds works attributed to Rombout van Uylenburgh, the cousin of Rembrandt's wife.
by Vittoria Benzine
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rijksmuseum-rombout-uylenburgh-van-eeghen-book-2799213
Books about Dutch art at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=dutch+art
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A highlight of the Van Eeghen Drawing Book, titled Announcing to the Shepherds. Photo: courtesy of Rijksmuseum.
This is a monochromatic blue-toned drawing depicting what appears to be a religious or biblical scene, showing an angel appearing in the clouds above shepherds and their flock, surrounded by cherubs, with sheep and cattle visible in the foreground landscape below.
The coeds of 1894
In the 1890s, MIT alumnae weren’t expected to have meaningful careers. The women of the Class of 1894 proved that assumption wrong.
By Mackenzie White
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/23/1138330/the-coeds-of-1894/
Books in Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/706
#books #science #architecture #womenInStem
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Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin gardening in the backyard of "Pholiota", Heidelberg, Victoria, 1918.
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The double chocolate book signing brownies were in full effect at my Godfestation book launch at Through the Fold Books in San Diego this past weekend! None left now. 🥳 You can, however, order signed copies from the shop online!
#books #sandiego #bookstores #horror #fantasy
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Jendia Gammon in a dark purple floral dress holding up a copy of her book Godfestation in front of the yellow table topped with triangle-cut double chocolate brownies that she baked. Also on the table are a battery-powered lantern and another copy of the book.
The location is Through the Fold books in San Diego, inside Mission Hills Nursery.
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"What truly binds together this movement is a desire for freedom from, if not total control over, nation-states; a belief in the superiority, either innate or engineered, of a superior class of elite coders and engineers; and a complete rejection of any conception of social responsibility or equality under the law."
Ali Winston reviews @gilduran 's #TheNerdReich: #SiliconValley Fascism and the War on Democracy
https://thebaffler.com/latest/revenge-of-the-nerds-winston
#tech #BigTech #SiliconValleyRight #books @bookstodon
The Other Anguissolas: Four Forgotten Renaissance Women Painters Take the Spotlight
Everyone knows Sofonisba Anguissola. Now, her overlooked artist sisters are getting their due at a new exhibition in Oslo.
by Jo Lawson-Tancred
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sofonisba-anguissola-sisters-2798807
Books about Art, Renaissance at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3037
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The artist's sisters are depicted in The Game of Chess, 1555. National Museum in Poznań.
Lucia (left), Minerva (right) and Europa (middle) Anguissola playing chess.
The painting depicts three of the artist's sisters playing chess together, with an elderly servant woman looking on from the right, set against a landscape background.
The Errant Translator: Field Notes
Artist and translator Sawako Nakayasu considers a multiplicity of approaches to translations.
Books about French fiction -- Translations into English at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5605
#books #literature #translation
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Stein in her Paris studio, with a portrait of her by Pablo Picasso, and other modern art paintings hanging on the wall (before 1910).
Gertrude Stein sits on a sofa in her Paris studio, wearing a dark robe, with a book open on her lap. The walls around her are covered with Cubist paintings, and directly above her hangs Picasso's iconic portrait of her. A small table with drawers and decorative objects stands to her right.
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https://www.wacoca.com/media/742052/ 【予約開始】たいせつなあの子に、とっておきの一着を。SNSで大注目のクリエイターが手がけるキッズニット本『KIDS KNIT BOOK たいせつなきみに編むニット』が9月14日（月）発売！ – MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） #book #books #書籍
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#LongReads pod welcomes #media critic #AdamJohnson to talk about his book, #HowToSellAGenocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of #Gaza, all royalties from which go to Middle East Children's Alliance
#GazaCoverage #Palestine #Israel #PalestineCoverage #USmedia #WesternMedia #USpol #mediaCriticism #MSM #books @bookstodon
The Lost Vocabulary of Whaling - A forensic glossary
AFTER 250 YEARS OF EXPLOITATION, what remains is a graveyard of vocabulary and tools.
By Sarah Sax
Art By Ella Frances Sanders
Books about Whaling at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/11
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Title: Sea Monsters Unmasked, and Sea Fables Explained
Author: Henry Lee
An engraving depicting whaling, showing several large whales spouting water at the ocean's surface, with small whaling boats and a larger ship visible in the background.
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"Literature, like youth, is wasted on the young."
#literature #Education #books #bookstodon #liberalarts #humanities #reading #poll
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Some of the most trusted political voices in 18th-century Britain were fictional – why this tradition lives on
by Adam J Smith
A fictional astrologist, parrot, Chinese philosopher and midwife wrote biting and sought after political satire in the 18th-century.
Books about Political satire at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1040
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Playwright and novelist Eliza Haywood, by George Vertue, 1725.
The engraving shows her in an ornate oval frame decorated with a ribbon bow at top, with her name inscribed below, and credits "Parmentier pinx." (painter) and "Vertue sculp." (engraver).
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GAMBADOES. Leathern cases of stiff leather, used in Devonshire instead of boots; they are fastened to the saddle, and admit the leg, shoe and all: the name was at first jocularly given.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GAMBADOES. Leathern cases of stiff leather, used in Devonshire instead of boots; they are fastened to the saddle, and admit the leg, shoe and all: the name was at first jocularly given.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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An historian, Nicole von Germeten, on the male code of honor in the Spanish Empire c.1600:
"In theory, honor was a burden to a man, a moral standard to maintain and to protect the reputation of himself and his household, but in practice, men might act immorally as long as they did not attract too much publicity.
"Honor was not a code that elite men lived by or aspired to, but something invoked after the fact [if they were prosecuted]."
She also discusses some men who acted admirably (in my opinion), such as a governor who legally intervened to protect an enslaved woman who was tortured by her "owner." But interestingly, the governor didn't cite honor as his justification for doing something good; while the torturer did cite honor, since (in his view) the woman had to be punished for violating sexual norms.
Fascinating stuff! #masculinity #honor #history #patriarchy #books
SPARKING BLOWS. Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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SPARKING BLOWS. Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis
Florence Hazrat on the Contentious History of a (Perfect) Literary Tool
Books about Punctuation at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5744
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Title: Punctuation personified or, pointing made easy
Author: Mr. Stops
This is a children's book illustration, showing a fantastical figure whose body is constructed entirely from punctuation marks (commas, parentheses, exclamation points, question marks, brackets, quotation marks, an ampersand-like symbol, and asterisks) with a human head, floating hand holding a small book, positioned before two children seated on a decorative sofa within an ornate curtained stage setting.
Submerged memory: C.S. Lewis and the art of forgetting
by Henry Oliver
https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/submerged-memory-cs-lewis-and-the
More information about C.S. Lewis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis
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The undergraduates of University College, Trinity term 1917.
A black-and-white studio portrait photograph of a young man, likely a university student, wearing a suit jacket, white collared shirt, and dark tie. He has neatly combed dark hair and a serious expression.
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I chat about chapters 1 & 2 of Stoner by John Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIezmXemJOc
#philosophy #books #author #reading #existentialism #camus #video #youtube #shorts #RidleyPark
SHARP. Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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SHARP. Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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"#SuzyUltman has been delighting us for years, ever since the algorithm gods placed her adorable felt “#Shalom” pennant on our feeds. Since then, the #awardwinning #author, #illustrator and #productdesigner has brought so much #Jewishjoy into our lives through her #art and the many #Jewish #children’s #books she’s #written and #illustrated.
Suzy’s newest #book might be the most exciting yet: “The Art of Jewish Joy” comes out this week and includes 50 #crafts to celebrate Jewish #holidays and #traditions. (Plus, we’re partnering with Suzy and her co-author #AmandaKingloff on a #RoshHashanah card-making class — learn more here!)
We asked Suzy to share the things that bring her Jewish joy, and not surprisingly, her answers are as delightful as her art."
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To delight in reading is to trade life’s dreary moments for moments of pure joy.
[Aimer à lire, c’est faire un échange des heures d’ennui que l’lon doit avoir en sa vie contre des heures délicieuses.]
Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1632 / 1143 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]
More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/78314/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #pensees #books #boredom #delight #dreariness #ennui #entertainment #joy #meme #pleasure #reading
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Montesquieu quote
KINCHIN. A little child. Kinchin coes; orphan beggar boys, educated in thieving. Kinchin morts; young girls under the like circumstances and training. Kinchin morts, or coes in slates; beggars' children carried at their mother's backs in sheets.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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KINCHIN. A little child. Kinchin coes; orphan beggar boys, educated in thieving. Kinchin morts; young girls under the like circumstances and training. Kinchin morts, or coes in slates; beggars' children carried at their mother's backs in sheets.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
"Passo tempos, passo silêncios, mundos sem forma passam por mim."
"I pass times, I pass silences, formless worlds pass me by."
The Book of Disquiet
~Fernando Pessoa
R.K. Hegelman on Fernando Pessoa, “an extreme and singular figure in a modern poetic tradition that views poems not just as texts, but as gnostic vehicles of self-annihilation and worldly renovation.”
Books by Fernando Pessoa at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9005
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Photograph of Fernando Pessoa.
Pessoa is shown wearing round wire-framed glasses, a mustache, a fedora hat, and a suit with a tie.
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I was delighted this week to receive an advance copy of my new book, Train Europe - a collection of twenty rail itineraries devised by me.
Very happy with the look and feel of it: with lots of colour and images to accentuate the text.
Train Europe will be in bookshops on 29 September 2026. To pre-order a copy online, follow this link: https://hardiegrant.lnk.to/traineurope
#train #trains #Europe #book #books @bookstodon
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Cover of Train Europe, featuring a fast red train.
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Interior pages of Train Europe, featuring a Scandinavian itinerary.
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Interior pages of Train Europe, featuring a section about Britain and Ireland.
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Interior pages of Train Europe, featuring a section about Christmas markets.
BUM FODDER. Soft paper for the necessary house or torchecul.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BUM FODDER. Soft paper for the necessary house or torchecul.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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"The Shortest History of Germany" by the Englishman James Hawes has a central thesis: there are, and always have been, two "Germanies": the one west of the Elbe, originally Roman, then Catholic, then West Germany; and the one to its east, originally Slavic, never conquered by Rome, later protestant and Prussian, then the heartland of nazism, and then East Germany. Even after reunification, the distinction continues.
German Mastodonners: what do you make of this theory?
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How. Disgusting. 🤮 21st century book burning.
#bookBurning #Scamazon #bookDestruction #AI #LLMs #rareBooks #books #GrandTheftAutoComplete
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@404mediaco nailing it again. Tracking order of #books to be consumed by #Amazon for #AI training.
The logo for the group splitting the books is a cartoonishly evil looking dinosaur raptor about to (apparently) tear a book apart.
You can't make this stuff up.
TO DAWB. To bribe. The cull was scragged because he could not dawb; the rogue was hanged because he could not bribe. All bedawbed with lace; all over lace.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO DAWB. To bribe. The cull was scragged because he could not dawb; the rogue was hanged because he could not bribe. All bedawbed with lace; all over lace.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
"An #American #Jewish #woman has been elected as #president of the #Catholic #Biblical Association of America for the first time.
#Professor #AmyJillLevine was elected at the 88th annual meeting and will serve as #CBA president for the 2026–2027 year.
#Levine is a #NewTestament #scholar. She is currently #University Professor Emerita of #Vanderbilt #DivinitySchool and also the Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and #JewishStudies at the #HartfordInternational University for #Religion and Peace.
35 Hilarious Reading Memes for Bookworms Who Have No Shelf-Control
https://www.rd.com/list/reading-memes/
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Open books stack up from the floor.
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"Do we lose something when we no longer get lost?"
Shayla Love for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/gps-and-the-lost-art-of-getting-lost
#Longreads #Books #GPS #Navigation #Maps #Directions #Satellite
Discover more fascinating calligraphy & illumination titles in our catalogue!
Of the Just Shaping of Letters by Albrecht Dürer:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37103
Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive by William Chinnery:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44815
The Art and Craft of Printing by William Morris:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31596
Illumination and Its Development in the Present Day by Sidney Farnsworth:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48157
Library ‘illuminates’ art of calligraphy at downtown branch
Spokane Public Library is celebrating the art of lettering with local author and illustrator Karyn Jeffrey.
By Rachel Baker
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/aug/17/library-illuminates-art-of-calligraphy-at-downtown/
Books about Calligraphy at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/39737
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Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Author: Edward Johnston
Contributor: A. E. R. Gill
Illustrator: Noel Rooke
This is a calligraphy instructional diagram, showing pen angle technique and letterforms for a broad-edge/straight pen script.
Nothing is Boring. Arnold Bennett's Self Help
And reading advice from John Stuart Mill
by Henry Oliver
https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/nothing-is-boring-arnold-bennetts
Books by Arnold Bennett (including How to Live on 24 Hours a Day) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/859
#books #literature #literaryCriticism
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Bennett in 1928.
He is shown seated in what appears to be a study or office, wearing a suit with a mustache, hands clasped in his lap, with a desk covered in papers to his left.
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"[Spiegelman] has no hesitation in describing the Trump administration as fascist. 'It’s #fascism,' he says. 'It’s not nazism, per se, but it has a template that it’s following. And it does have to do with othering, which is the basis of what Maus is about, it’s: ‘OK, you guys are mice, we’re cats.’ Maus is among the many books to be banned by various Republican school boards in recent years."
BOW-WOW SHOP. A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites. See BARKER.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BOW-WOW SHOP. A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites. See BARKER.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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JAKES. A house of office, a cacatorium.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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JAKES. A house of office, a cacatorium.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Johannes Gutenberg & the Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the 15th century was one of the most important technological developments of the early modern period.
by Anisia Iacob (from the archives)
https://www.thecollector.com/johannes-gutenberg-printing-press/
Check out this fascinating report on the Gutenberg Museum, written by Eric Hellman. (@gluejar )
https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/
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New Inventions of Modern Times ,Nova Reperta, The Invention of Book Printing, plate 4, print, Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (MET, 34.30(5)).
It depicts a busy 16th-century printing workshop showing various stages of the printing process.
Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie Humaine is a Hindu mandala
The 19th-century novelist Honoré de Balzac was Catholic, French to the core and obsessed with the material details of French society. Yet there is something profoundly Hindu in the way he sought to understand the world.
by Harsh Trivedi (from the archives)
https://theconversation.com/honore-de-balzacs-la-comedie-humaine-is-a-hindu-mandala-262151
Books by Balzac at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/251
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Title page of Honoré de Balzac's Cousin Bette (1846).
It is showing a woman in dark mourning-style dress sitting on a stool beside a bed, watching over a figure lying beneath the covers in a sparse attic room with exposed wooden beams and a small skylight.
KILKENNY. An old frize coat.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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KILKENNY. An old frize coat.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BARTHOLOMEW BABY. A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BARTHOLOMEW BABY. A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
The Tragedy of Loving Sylvia Plath
Sarai Walker on Obsession, Ownership, and Plath Worship
https://lithub.com/the-tragedy-of-loving-sylvia-plath/
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This black-and-white photo of Sylvia Plath shows her from the chest up. She faces left and looks away from the camera. Her short dark hair has bangs, and she wears a shirt or jacket with wide lapels.
“Worthless Idiot, Donkey Head”
Parodies of Pedantry on the Renaissance Stage
By Arnoud S. Q. Visser via @publicdomainrev
Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage.
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/parodies-of-pedantry/
Il pedante by Francesco Belo is available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34640
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Title page of the book Il pedante by Francesco Belo.
It features a profile woodcut portrait of a bearded man within an ornamental frame decorated with foliage, urns, and a small procession scene along the bottom border, along with a library stamp reading "Torino" in the upper right.
Every Novel Is Boring—Until It Isn’t
With almost every novel I read, I go through the same arc. At first the novel bores me. Then, suddenly, it becomes the most interesting thing in the world.
by Emma Adler
https://www.publicbooks.org/every-novel-is-boring-until-it-isnt/
Books about Literary Fiction at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=literary+fiction
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Augustus Leopold Egg, The Travelling Companions, 1862, oil-on-canvas, 65.3 × 78.7 centimetres (25.7 × 31.0 in), Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
It depicts two nearly identical young women in matching pale silk dresses seated in a train carriage — one asleep, the other reading — with a Mediterranean coastal landscape visible through the window.
AWAKE. Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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AWAKE. Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Deepest dive yet w/ author/illustrator #MollyCrabapple about her book #HereWhereWeLiveIsOurCountry: The Story of the #JewishBund. A sprawling 2-part interview on Daniel Denvir's excellent #TheDigRadio
https://thedigradio.com/podcast/making-the-jewish-bund-w-molly-crabapple/
https://thedigradio.com/podcast/destruction-of-the-jewish-bund-w-molly-crabapple/
catch her live in Brooklyn on Oct 11 (in person/virtual) https://jewishcurrents.org/live
#Bund #bundism #JewishLabourBund #JewishHistory #JewishLeft #antizionism #antifascism #Holocaust #Poland #WarsawGhettoUprising #Palestine #memoirs #books @bookstodon
Another great interview w/ author/illustrator #MollyCrabapple on #AmericanPrestige pod about her new book #HereWhereWeLiveIsOurCountry: The Story of the #JewishBund
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYjrgZ9BBRE
#Bund #bundism #JewishLabourBund #JewishHistory #JewishLeft #antizionism #antifascism #Holocaust #Poland #EasternEurope #Palestine #PalestineQuestion #memoirs #books @bookstodon
HANK. He has a hank on him; i.e. an ascendancy over him, or a hold upon him. A Smithfield hank; an ox, rendered furious by overdriving and barbarous treatment. See BULL HANK.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HANK. He has a hank on him; i.e. an ascendancy over him, or a hold upon him. A Smithfield hank; an ox, rendered furious by overdriving and barbarous treatment. See BULL HANK.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
How Emperor Augustus Silenced Rome’s Most Famous Poet
At the height of his popularity in Rome, Augustus exiled the poet Ovid to the Black Sea. There, the whimsical author produced a striking series of poems.
https://www.thecollector.com/ovid-roman-poet-exile/
Ovid at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2868
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In this painting by Anton von Werner, Ovid sits on a stone throne set in a shallow, arched niche. He wears a classical toga over his left shoulder and torso, leaving his right shoulder uncovered. He gazes a little to his left.
He holds a small rectangular writing tablet in his lap with his left hand. His right hand holds a stylus near his chin. He wears a simple wreath or band on his head, open-toed sandals, and sits with his right leg crossed over his left.
Elvish, Klingon and Pig Latin: what can invented languages teach us about the human brain?
From pidgins to Tolkien and Esperanto, humans have created entirely new languages for many different reasons.
By Inka Romero-Ortells Labrada, Jon Andoni Duñabeitia and Manuel Perea
#books #language #neuroscience
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The first stanza of Tolkien's Quenya poem "Namárië", written in his Tengwar script.
This shows the first stanza of "Namárië" written in Tengwar, the elvish script created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his Middle-earth languages .
These Plays Are Now in the Public Domain. Theatres Should Take Advantage
by Chris Peterson
Books by Noël Coward (Private lives coming pretty soon) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/32147
#books #literature #theatre #publicdomain
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Poster from the 1968 Theatre De Lys production featuring a sketch of Coward.
It is featuring a caricature illustration of a bald man in a tuxedo smoking a cigarette holder, with cast names listed below including Elaine Stritch and Lea Bowman, directed by Charles Nelson Reilly.
BEARD SPLITTER. A man much given to wenching.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BEARD SPLITTER. A man much given to wenching.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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"A novel about rewilding and climate activism in Britain has been named this year’s winner of the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction.
When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift is an “ambitious study in the power of long-term hope in the face of climate breakdown”, said the award’s director, Tom Hunter."
#climate #books #reading #sff https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/12/ej-swift-wins-the-2026-arthur-c-clarke-award-for-science-fiction
DUMB WATCH. A venereal bubo in the groin.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DUMB WATCH. A venereal bubo in the groin.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
#OTD in 1934, the writer Mary Hunter Austin died. She was "one of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora, and people of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hunter_Austin
Books by Austin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/201
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The black-and-white photo shows Mary Hunter Austin from the neck up. She wears a cowboy hat, and her long, wavy hair frames her face. She looks serious.
In the glow of the candle
Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art. Eclipsed in his lifetime, his work still burns with radical ideas
by Charlotte Mullins
The Life and Works of Joseph Wright by William Bemrose is available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66201
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A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on the Orrery, in which a Lamp is Put in the Place of the Sun (1766) by Joseph Wright of Derby.
A public lecture about a model solar system, with a lamp—in place of the sun—illuminating the faces of the audience.
How the Crusaders Turned Gaza into a Medieval Frontier Fortress
In the twelfth century, the Crusaders transformed Gaza into a fortified base on the frontier between the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Fatimid Egypt. Its construction isolated Ascalon, intensified the struggle for the region and helped open the way for attacks on Egypt.
By Steve Tibble
Books about Crusades at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/244
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Map of the Crusader states and Crusader castles.
An historical map showing the Crusader states including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Principality of Antioch, County of Tripoli, and County of Edessa.
CHAPERON. The cicisbeo, or gentleman usher to a lady; from the French.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHAPERON. The cicisbeo, or gentleman usher to a lady; from the French.
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[Can you please recommend some books for me to read (with audiobooks) based on these list of books I struggled to finish and others I loved?
Didn’t enjoy or DNF:
Dark Matter
Red Rising
The Left Hand of Darkness (I know, I know!)
Scythe (trilogy)
Babel
The Once and Future Witches
Books I’ve read multiple times or really enjoyed:
Piranesi
Mistborn series
Project Hail Mary
Atmosphere
Blood Over Bright Haven
The Mortal Instruments (series)
1984, Fahrenheit 451
The Awakening
Thanks 🤗
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Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Books, the oldest and the best, stand naturally and rightfully on the shelves of every cottage. They have no cause of their own to plead, but while they enlighten and sustain the reader his common sense will not refuse them. Their authors are a natural and irresistible aristocracy in every society, and, more than kings or emperors, exert an influence on mankind.
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Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 3 “Reading” (1854)
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@light There are 4 translations at LibriVox:
https://librivox.org/search?title=Prometheus+Bound&author=Aeschylus&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_ord
Perhaps Thoreau's translation is a good starting point:
https://librivox.org/prometheus-bound-by-aeschylus-2/
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BURN THE KEN. Strollers living in an alehouse without paying their quarters, are said to burn the ken. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BURN THE KEN. Strollers living in an alehouse without paying their quarters, are said to burn the ken. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
"The tribunal, held nearly one year ago, was chaired by our three guests: former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Israeli professor of human rights law Neve Gordon and Palestinian legal scholar Shahd Hammouri. Their new book is titled #TheGazaTribunal: Britain’s Complicity in Genocide."
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/12/gaza_tribunal_uk
#Gaza #GazaTribunal #Palestine #GazaGenocide #UKpol #UKpolitics #GazaSolidarity #PalestineSolidarity #books @bookstodon
What Aeschylus’s “Prometheus Bound” Teaches About Defying Tyranny
Aeschylus’s "Prometheus Bound" explores themes of knowledge, power, and tyranny, and in doing so raised compelling questions about Athenian imperial authority.
https://www.thecollector.com/prometheus-bound/
"Four Plays of Aeschylus" at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8714
![In Thomas Cole's, "Prometheus Bound", "the landscape is appropriately desolate; above Prometheus are imposing, snowy mountains and a cold sky. The figure himself blends in with the rocks, a conscious decision of the artist that adds an element of surprise for the viewer when the figure is finally seen; the viewer's surprise emphasizes Prometheus's desperate and desolate situation.[1] Upon further inspection a vulture is seen lower in the painting, swooping up toward Prometheus. The raptor comes at dawn, when the planet Jupiter (the "morning star") is seen in the sky.[2] As the Roman god Jupiter is the equivalent of Zeus, Prometheus's antagonist symbolically watches over him." - Wikipedia](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/082/448/568/653/376/original/5000c72ff7762509.jpg "In Thomas Cole's, \"Prometheus Bound\", \"the landscape is appropriately desolate; above Prometheus are imposing, snowy mountains and a cold sky. The figure himself blends in with the rocks, a conscious decision of the artist that adds an element of surprise for the viewer when the figure is finally seen; the viewer's surprise emphasizes Prometheus's desperate and desolate situation.[1] Upon further inspection a vulture is seen lower in the painting, swooping up toward Prometheus. The raptor comes at dawn, when the planet Jupiter (the \"morning star\") is seen in the sky.[2] As the Roman god Jupiter is the equivalent of Zeus, Prometheus's antagonist symbolically watches over him.\" - Wikipedia")
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In Thomas Cole's, "Prometheus Bound", "the landscape is appropriately desolate; above Prometheus are imposing, snowy mountains and a cold sky. The figure himself blends in with the rocks, a conscious decision of the artist that adds an element of surprise for the viewer when the figure is finally seen; the viewer's surprise emphasizes Prometheus's desperate and desolate situation.[1] Upon further inspection a vulture is seen lower in the painting, swooping up toward Prometheus. The raptor comes at dawn, when the planet Jupiter (the "morning star") is seen in the sky.[2] As the Roman god Jupiter is the equivalent of Zeus, Prometheus's antagonist symbolically watches over him." - Wikipedia
Black Achilles
The Greeks didn’t have modern ideas of race. Did they see themselves as white, black – or as something else altogether?
by Tim Whitmarsh
Books about Achilles at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=achilles
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Ajax carries off the body of Achilles, Attic black-figure lekythos from Sicily, c. 510 BCE (Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich).
A terracotta amphora fragment showing two helmeted warriors in black-figure style carrying the body of a fallen soldier. Large round shields decorated with serpent motifs dominate the scene.
Solar eclipse & Einstein's theory of relativity
In late 1915, Einstein finalized his general theory of relativity using Riemannian geometry, predicting Mercury's perihelion precession and gravitational lensing. Arthur Eddington verified these predictions four years later during the 1919 solar eclipse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddington_experiment#External_links
Books by Eddington at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34163
#books #relativity #astronomy #solareclipse
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Three Parisian women watching the solar eclipse of 8 April 1921 through glasses on the Cour du Havre, next to the gare Saint-Lazare.
Three women in long coats stand on a raised platform beside a lamppost outside Gare Saint-Lazare, each holding improvised viewing devices to their eyes to observe a solar eclipse. Early automobiles and a busy street crowd fill the background.
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I work in #infosec and consider myself pretty well educated on what’s happening with #AI.
But I’m about 33% of the way through @emilymbender and Alex Hanna’s book, “The AI Con”, and I’ve really learned a lot more.
If you’re skeptical or curious about AI, this is a must-read. I’m recommending it to everyone I know.
“The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want”, by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
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“The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want”, by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
TO CROW. To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a cock, who crows over a vanquished enemy. To strut like a crow in a gutter; to walk proudly, or with an air of consequence.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO CROW. To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a cock, who crows over a vanquished enemy. To strut like a crow in a gutter; to walk proudly, or with an air of consequence.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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I only skimmed this 1988 book on software portability. I bookmarked it as lately I was thinking that, back in the day, a lot of software was distributed in source form and adapting programs to run on new machines was an integral part of using software.
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5094073W/Software_portability?edition=key%3A/books/OL2529381M
Another interesting book:
The Story of Eclipses by George F. Chambers
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24222
#books #solareclipse
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Ready for the solar eclipse tomorrow?
Books about solar eclipse at PG:
Le Pays des Fourrures (The Fur Country) by Jules Verne
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Le+Pays+des+Fourrures
King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2166
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/86
Pharaoh by Bolesław Prus
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23646
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Astronomers Studying an Eclipse, Antoine Caron, 1571
Dionysius Areopagite and the eclipse of Sun.
It is depicting a dramatic scene with several richly dressed figures on a grand marble staircase, set against an elaborate classical architectural backdrop with columns and towers, under a striking sky with a dark solar eclipse-like sun. A small cherub-like child sits at the base of the stairs, and figures gesture toward the sky.
GOBBLER. A turkey cock.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GOBBLER. A turkey cock.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even Catcher in the Rye
Jasper Craven Explores the Role of War in Influencing American Literary Masculinity
Books about American fiction -- 20th century at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5104
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Portrait of American author J. D. Salinger photographed by Lotte at Atelier Jacobi in New York City, October 11, 1950 (source: Fine Books & Collections). The photo was used as an author portrait on the first-edition dust jacket of Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. It was removed from subsequent editions of the novel at the author's request.
This is a black-and-white photograph of J.D. Salinger, shown with dark slicked-back hair, wearing a tweed jacket, white collared shirt, and tie, with a slight, subtle smile.
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They are literally destroying books to feed the slop machines.
GAMON AND PATTER. Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GAMON AND PATTER. Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#PhotoOfTheDay is of the cat book cart mural on the wall outside Tsunami Books in Eugene, Oregon.
It's an excellent books store with both new & used books, and it's very well curated. They have live evening events too. Definitely one of my favorites.
#photo #photography #books #oregon #RoadTrip
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Partially obscured, but this photo is of a mural of a cat pulling a small wagon that is loaded with books.
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#library #datacenter #water #books #reading #water
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HERE AND THEREIAN. One who has no settled place of residence.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HERE AND THEREIAN. One who has no settled place of residence.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
This is less what I am reading than what I've just finished, but you can check out what I'm up to by following the link to Goodreads.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/08/10/what-am-i-reading/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
That I am reading a book is neither a recommendation nor an endorsement. There tends to be an overrepresentation of fiction titles because I listen to these when I work out and to fall asleep, which in each case burns through many chapters. They also tend to be shorter.
#reading #writing #blog #books #goodreads #diversity
This Medieval Astrolabe Turns 1,000 Years Old
A rare astronomical instrument made in medieval Spain has reached an extraordinary milestone. Now held by National Museums Scotland, the astrolabe offers a glimpse into the scientific knowledge of the Islamic world during the eleventh century.
https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/this-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/
On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001
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Figure 17.—French Geared Astrolabe of Trefoil Gothic Design, ca. A.D. 1300. The gearing on the pointer is, from the center: (32)/14-45+27-39, the last meshing with a concave annular gear of 180 teeth around the rim of the rete of the astrolabe. A second pointer, geared to this so as to follow the Moon, seems to be lacking. (Photo courtesy of Science Museum. London.)
Kafka's Screwball Tragedy: Investigations of a Philosophical Dog
"Investigations of a Dog" is a funny and deeply philosophical tale of a lone, maladjusted dog who defies scientific dogma and pioneers an original research program in pursuit of the mysteries of his self and his world.
By: Aaron Schuster (from the archives)
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/kafkas-screwball-tragedy-investigations-of-a-philosophical-dog/
Books by Kafka at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735
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Albrecht Dürer, "A greyhound," 1501.
A detailed pen-and-ink sketch showing a slender greyhound in profile, head raised alertly.
HUMP. To hump; once a fashionable word for copulation.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HUMP. To hump; once a fashionable word for copulation.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
"A bumper crop of new kids’ #books about the #HighHolidays is hitting shelves in 2026, surprising close observers of #Jewish children’s #literature.
“It is unusual for multiple #Sukkot books to be #published in the same year, especially of consistently high quality. It’s very exciting,” said #HeidiRabinowitz, a Jewish #librarian and host of the #Book of Life #podcast, which describes itself as “a podcast about Jewish #kidlit (mostly).”
#Rabinowitz noted with appreciation that one of the books was coming from a mainstream secular press, rather than from the smaller boutique presses that tend to release books about Jewish holidays.
She offered a possible explanation for the surging interest in the harvest holiday in particular: “Sukkot is family- and environmentally friendly, and I think that is a big part of its appeal.”
But the new books showcase a wide range of Jewish traditions and values..."
TO HUFF. To reprove, or scold at any one; also to bluster, bounce, ding, or swagger. A captain huff; a noted bully. To stand the huff; to be answerable for the reckoning in a public house.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO HUFF. To reprove, or scold at any one; also to bluster, bounce, ding, or swagger. A captain huff; a noted bully. To stand the huff; to be answerable for the reckoning in a public house.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
The Many Lives of Libraries
By The Editors
These stories span centuries and continents, revealing how libraries have shaped culture, politics, and public life
Books about Public libraries at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136
Books about Libraries -- History at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28907
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The Boston Athenaeum by Southworth & Hawes.
It is showing the interior of the Boston Athenaeum, a grand reading room with ornate coffered ceilings, arched windows letting in dramatic light, marble busts on pedestals lining the columns, and several people seated at tables reading.
Science, religion, and political omens: the meaning of eclipses in ancient Rome
by Javier Andreu Pintado
Romans could predict eclipses, but still interpreted them as signs from the gods.
Books about eclipses (next eclipse will take place on August 12) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=eclipses
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Two philosophers watching an eclipse, etching by Pierre Brébiette.
It is showing two robed, bearded figures gesturing dramatically toward the sky where a solar eclipse is depicted, with an armillary sphere at their feet and classical architecture in the background. The Latin inscription reads "Aut Deus naturae patitur, aut mundi machina dissoluetur" ("Either God suffers in nature, or the machine of the world will be dissolved").
MAGGOTTY. Whimsical, capricious.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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MAGGOTTY. Whimsical, capricious.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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My new book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' (Headline/Hachette) is now on pre-order! The book takes in 50 Gothic destinations around the world, including vampire-plagued Victorian graveyards, haunted English libraries, witch-haunted caves, mummy-stuffed catacombs, Dracula's Whitby and much more. You can discover the very raven the inspired Edgar Allan Poe, a Chinese city based on a blueprint of hell, the tombs of Voodoo queens, and the lair of the legendary Mothman. Grab it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Gothica-Alternative-Curious-Destinations/dp/1035434385/ #gothic #folklore #history #mythology #weird #paranormal #literature #travel #books #graveyard #death #ghost #vampire #vampires
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The front cover, back cover and spine of the book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' by David Castleton. The book has the title and blurb in silver lettering on a mainly black background, with silver highlights in an abstract map-like design.
The blurb reads: "Step off the tourist trail to discover 50 darkly captivating locations - from the eerie Lockrum Island monastery to the legendary lair of the Mothman, and from China's mysterious ghost city of Fengdu to the windswept moors that inspired 'Wuthering Heights'. With rich storytelling and atmospheric photography revealing the myths, legends and histories behind each destination, this is the ultimate gothic travel guide for anyone drawn to the dark side."
HORN COLIC. A temporary priapism.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORN COLIC. A temporary priapism.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
9 Supernatural Creatures in the Works of Oscar Wilde
Mermaids, giants, and witches are some of the supernatural characters readers encounter in the words of the brilliant writer Oscar Wilde.
https://www.thecollector.com/supernatural-creatures-oscar-wilde/
Wilde at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111
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This photograph of Oscar Wilde in a dramatic pose, taken by Napoleon Sarony around 1882, shows him standing and facing slightly to the left. Wilde has medium-length wavy hair and wears a wide-brimmed fedora-style hat. He has a large dark cape over his shoulders and a light-colored cravat or neck scarf tied in a big bow. His right hand is lifted near his chest, holding the cape in place.
Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature
by Brian Lewis
Books about Luddites at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Luddites
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Ned is questioned by the justices.
Title: Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
Author: G. A. Henty
It is showing a young man standing before a table where several older, formally dressed men are seated, questioning him in what appears to be a courtroom or inquiry scene.
How storytelling can help us grasp climate change
As glaciers melt, a writer considers what stories can do that data cannot
by Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
More information about Vatnajökull:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull
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Ascending Icy Mountains.
Title: Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899
a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole
Author: Frederick Albert Cook
A photograph showing polar expedition members in heavy fur-lined coats, gathered in deep snow with sledges and equipment, including what appears to be snowshoes on a stand.
VALENTINE. The first woman seen by a man, or man seen by a woman, on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February, when it is said every bird chuses his mate for the ensuing year.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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VALENTINE. The first woman seen by a man, or man seen by a woman, on St. Valentine's day, the 14th of February, when it is said every bird chuses his mate for the ensuing year.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair;
Hover through the fog and filthy air."
Witches, Scene I
This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably)
Toil and Trouble
Macbeth by William Shakespeare at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1533
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The title page of Macbeth, printed in the Second Folio of 1632.
It is showing the opening scenes with the three witches and King Duncan receiving news of battle, printed in early modern typography with decorative header ornamentation, on page 151.
The Case for Aesthetic Education
Why Friedrich Schiller believed art belongs at the heart of education—and why it matters for equal opportunity today.
By: Marco Elvis Joven Domínguez
https://daily.jstor.org/the-case-for-aesthetic-education/
Books by Friedrich Schiller at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/289
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Still Life with Apples by Paul Cézanne.
A green ceramic jar, a wine bottle wrapped in wicker, a wicker-wrapped jug, a small floral-patterned sugar bowl, and a bowl of red and yellow apples, all arranged on a table draped with a patterned blue cloth and white fabric.
Time for another book on my #Bookstodon: "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson. I'm pretty sure I've read it because someone recommended it on Fedi, and it's a good recommendation. However, note it's a bit on the emotionally heavy side.
The book is built upon a thesis that the racism in the USA is actually a caste system. It covers a lot: the history from slavery through Jim Crow regime to today's white supremacist movements and US elections; comparisons to India and Nazi Germany; detailed analysis of causes ("pillars of caste") and consequences. As it turns out, these can be pretty detrimental to the dominant caste itself too. All of it is illustrated by many examples and personal stories.
It's an important read, and it reads really good though. However, it weighs heavily, so I had to take breaks while reading it.
BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
“Funes the Memorious" and Other Cases of Extraordinary Memory
In Jorge Luis Borges's story of barely 12 pages, the celebrated writer plays with the infinite in a context of vast labyrinths of memory and the consequences of having an unlimited capacity to remember.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/borges-memory-funes-the-memorious/
Books by Pliny, the Elder at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50041
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Title page of the first volume of a 1669 edition of Pliny’s “Naturalis historia.”
It includes commentary by various classical scholars and features an ornate printer's emblem with an eagle in the center, surrounded by decorative floral engravings.