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Up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished, study finds
by Dario Radley
Many stories from the Middle Ages never reached the present. A new study suggests the loss was far greater than scholars once thought. Researchers estimate that up to 60% of medieval literary works and more than 95% of the manuscripts that once carried them have disappeared over time.
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/medieval-texts-and-manuscripts-have-vanished/
Original article:
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/5/7/pgag207/8724046?login=false
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The eight phases of the Song of Roland in one picture; illustration by Simon Marmion from an illuminated manuscript of the Grandes Chroniques de France (15th century), currently preserved in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
A crowded mass of armored knights clashes in the center-left foreground; nobles and clergy watch near a city gate at bottom left; a small chapel with clerics reading sits at bottom right; mounted courtiers and falconers appear at top right; and dark, symbolic cloud shapes with faint winged figures frame the upper corners. Rolling hills and a distant town fill the background.
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BLUE BOAR. A venereal bubo.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLUE BOAR. A venereal bubo.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
MANUFACTURE. Liquors prepared from materials of English growth.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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MANUFACTURE. Liquors prepared from materials of English growth.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
5 Important Characters in the Odyssey That Shape the Story
Following the Trojan War, Odysseus journeys home in the Odyssey. Five characters bring to life the vivid world that challenged and ultimately defined his return.
https://www.thecollector.com/characters-odyssey/
"Odyssey" at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727
"Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso"
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"Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso" (1782) by Angelica Kauffman.
"The work depicts the arrival of Telemachus on Ogygia, Calypso's island. He is welcomed by her nymphs with fruit, wine and flowers. The goddess Athena had been his guide, disguised as the old man Mentor, and is shown being led away to the left by one of the nymphs" - Wikipedia
Reading for pleasure builds empathy in children, but fewer kids are picking up books just for the fun of it
by William Dee Nichols and Michelle Kearney
Books in Children's Literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/20
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Illustration from THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang.
A colored fantasy illustration depicting a long-haired woman in flowing green robes dancing or swaying among a swirl of sea creatures — crabs, eels, and fish — while a red-haired boy plays bagpipes on the rocky shore behind her.
Rudyard Kipling’s Buddhism
By Livia Gershon
Long read as an imperial novel, Kim also reflects Britain’s changing ideas about Buddhist thought and spiritual practice.
Books by Rudyard Kipling at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2226
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Image from the book Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by J. L. Kipling.
A photographic reproduction of a bas-relief sculpture depicting two figures — an elderly robed lama wearing beads and a distinctive hat, with a younger figure behind him — set within an ornate decorative floral border, captioned "Kim & the Lama" in the upper left.
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@standardebooks The Horned Helmet by Henry Treece
I loved it so much my grade 4 teacher let me keep one of the books from the class set (they were all falling apart anyway)
This is that same copy she gave me, i've had this book almost 50 years
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MUTE. An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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MUTE. An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
To NAB. To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be privately whipped. To nab the stoop; to stand in the pillory. To nab the rust; a jockey term for a horse that becomes restive. To nab the snow: to steal linen left out to bleach or dry. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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To NAB. To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be privately whipped. To nab the stoop; to stand in the pillory. To nab the rust; a jockey term for a horse that becomes restive. To nab the snow: to steal linen left out to bleach or dry. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
The Social Realism of Elizabeth Gaskell Who Went Against Outworn Victorian Values
Once pigeonholed as “Mrs Gaskell,” a representative of outworn Victorian values, Elizabeth Gaskell is a more radical writer than you might expect.
https://www.thecollector.com/elizabeth-gaskell-social-realism/
Gaskell at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220
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In the photograph, Elizabeth Gaskell sits in an ornate chair with books next to her. She is dressed in a dark, vertically striped Victorian dress with a white collar. A large, patterned paisley shawl covers her arms and lap, and a round brooch or locket is pinned at the center of her bodice.
The unlikely pen pal who shaped Tolkien’s later years
When deaf fan Eileen Elgar wrote to the author with notes for improvement, they began a remarkable friendship based on a shared interest in language, revealed in a set of letters now up for auction
by Lily Isaacs
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-unlikely-pen-pal-who-shaped-tolkiens-later-years
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Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1920s on leaving Leeds University.
A black-and-white portrait photograph of a young man with neatly combed short hair, wearing a tweed jacket and white collar, gazing thoughtfully to one side against a dark background.
CONTENT. A thick liquor, in imitation of chocolate, made of milk and gingerbread.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CONTENT. A thick liquor, in imitation of chocolate, made of milk and gingerbread.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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A quotation from Salman Rushdie
When censorship intrudes on art, it becomes the subject; the art becomes “censored art,” and that is how the world sees and understands it. The censor labels the work immoral, or blasphemous, or pornographic, or controversial, and those words are forever hung like albatrosses around the necks of those cursed mariners, the censored works. The attack on the work does more than define the work; in a sense, for the general public, it becomes the work.
Salman Rushdie (b. 1947) Indian novelist
Speech (2012-05-06), Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, PEN World Voices Festival, New York City
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MUGGLETONIANS. The sect or disciples of Lodowick Muggleton.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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MUGGLETONIANS. The sect or disciples of Lodowick Muggleton.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front
“When you go to war as a boy you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed; not you.”
https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-ernest-hemingway-is-wounded-on-the-italian-front/
Hemingway at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533
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This is a photo of Ernest Hemingway from 1916, showing him from the waist up. He wears a dark suit jacket, a white shirt with a collar, and a tie. His short dark hair is neatly combed, and he looks serious.
Meet Julia Ward Howe, the Remarkable Poet Who Wrote the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ and Fought for Women’s Suffrage
Poet, philosopher, and suffragist Julia Ward Howe wrote a rallying cry in 1861 that would resonate for more than a century—echoing through the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
by Meredith Herndon
Books by Julia Ward Howe (including Reminiscences) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35885
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JULIA WARD HOWE
From a photograph by J. J. Hawes, about 1861.
A black-and-white portrait photograph of Julia Ward Howe with a dark lace or fabric veil draped over her head, wearing a striped garment.
Is Moby-Dick the Greatest American Novel?
Michael Dirda on the Alluring Ambiguity of Melville’s Quintessentially American Masterpiece
https://lithub.com/is-moby-dick-the-greatest-american-novel/
Moby-Dick at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=moby+dick
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The whale or Moby Dick (half-title page), Herman Melville, 1851.
The title page of the first British edition of Herman Melville's novel, published under the title "The Whale" in three volumes (Vol. I shown), by Richard Bentley of London in 1851, bearing a Mitchell Library stamp and an epigraph from Milton's "Paradise Lost" describing the leviathan.
COLD IRON. A sword, or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing. I gave him two inches of cold iron into his beef.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COLD IRON. A sword, or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing. I gave him two inches of cold iron into his beef.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
ARS MUSICA. A bum fiddle.
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ARS MUSICA. A bum fiddle.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Among All the Great Things Benjamin Franklin Invented or Discovered, His Alter Egos Gave Him the Most Freedom
Silence Dogood. Richard Saunders. Benevolus. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim. All were pen names that allowed Franklin to say things he couldn’t have otherwise said
by H.W. Brands
Books by Benjamin Franklin (including his Autobiography) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/92
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"He was therefore, feasted and invited to all the court parties. At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Happening once to put her king into prize, the Doctor took it. 'Ah,' says she, 'we do not take kings so.' 'We do in America,' said the Doctor."—Thomas Jefferson
A colorful period illustration depicting an elegant 18th-century court gathering in a grand chandelier-lit salon, with elaborately dressed figures in powdered wigs and embroidered gowns surrounding a simply dressed man seated at a chess board.
Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes
Joel Halldorf on the Monks Who Helped Preserve Generations of Cultural Heritage
https://lithub.com/writing-as-spiritual-practice-inside-the-world-of-medieval-scribes/
A student's history of education at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60113
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Fig. 7.—A monk in the scriptorium.
A woodcut illustration of a medieval monk or scholar seated at a writing desk, wearing robes and a tall cap, surrounded by open books on stands and shelves, carefully writing or copying a manuscript.
Title: A student's history of education
Author: Frank Pierrepont Graves
BULL'S EYE. A crown-piece.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BULL'S EYE. A crown-piece.
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HIGH FLYERS. Tories, Jacobites.
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HIGH FLYERS. Tories, Jacobites.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
#OTD in 1893 Guy de Maupassant died. He "was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Maupassant
Books by de Maupassant at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/306
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The image shows Guy de Maupassant from the chest up. He has fair skin, short wavy brown hair, a large mustache, and a small soul patch below his lower lip. He looks to the right side of the frame and wears a dark patterned suit jacket, a white-collared shirt, and a wide dotted tie.
Ivy Compton-Burnett’s forgotten genius
by Nigel Andrew
The unique novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett have slipped out of the canon, but this true one-off deserves a place alongside contemporaries such as Evelyn Waugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/ivy-compton-burnetts-forgotten-genius/
About Ivy Compton-Burnett:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Compton-Burnett
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Ivy Compton-Burnett.
A black-and-white portrait photograph of a young woman with short, straight hair cut in a blunt fringe, wearing drop earrings and a dark top.
Exploring the life and work of 'reclusive' writer
by Emma Ruminski
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3g7zyrzjdo
More about Daphne du Maurier:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier
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Young Daphne du Maurier (about 1930).
A sepia-toned portrait photograph of a young woman with a short bobbed hairstyle, wearing a pearl necklace and an embroidered top.
EYE. It's all my eye and Betty Martin. It's all nonsense, all mere stuff.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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EYE. It's all my eye and Betty Martin. It's all nonsense, all mere stuff.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BALSAM. Money.
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BALSAM. Money.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
The best books on United States
recommended by Don Watson
As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, we asked historian Don Watson, author of the excellent The Shortest History of the United States, to suggest books to read to learn more about the country.
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/united-states-don-watson/
At PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2815
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The original 1885 cloth book cover of the first American edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The background is dark sage green or teal textile-textured surface bordered by a thin black framing line. A vertical rectangular window on the left side shows an original line drawing by E. W. Kemble. The drawing is a full-body portrait of a young Huckleberry Finn standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, a buttoned jacket, trousers, and boots against a wooden fence backdrop. In the title the letter "H" in Huckleberry and "F" in Finn are drawn to look like rustic wooden fence posts tied with rope or wire.
GULLGROPERS. Usurers who lend money to the gamesters.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GULLGROPERS. Usurers who lend money to the gamesters.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
STOCK JOBBERS. Persons who gamble in Exchange Alley, by pretending to buy and sell the public funds, but in reality only betting that they will be at a certain price, at a particular time.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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STOCK JOBBERS. Persons who gamble in Exchange Alley, by pretending to buy and sell the public funds, but in reality only betting that they will be at a certain price, at a particular time.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
#OTD in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne was born. He was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Hawthorne
Hawthorne at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/28
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Oil painting of Nathaniel Hawthorne, painted by artist Charles Osgood. Hawthorne is young with dark curly hair. He is wearing a dark, heavy, velvety black coat or cloak wrapped over his shoulders. Around his neck is a large, meticulously tied satin black bow tie and a thick matching black cravat. A crisp white high-collared shirt peaks out from beneath the dark layers, creating a stark contrast against his black suit.
A Brief Survey of the Great American Novel(s)
Do We Need The G.A.N.? Why Do We Keep Looking?
by Emily Temple (from the archives)
American novels at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=american+novels
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The title page of "The Great American Novel" by William Carlos Williams, published in Paris by Three Mountains Press in 1923, featuring simple typography and a small decorative publisher's emblem at the center.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63888
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The title page of "Studies in Classic American Literature" by D.H. Lawrence, published in New York by Thomas Seltzer in 1923, featuring clean minimal typography and a small triangular publisher's emblem at the center.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60547/60547-h/60547-h.htm
SIMEONITES, (at Cambridge,) the followers of the Rev. Charles Simeon, fellow of King's College, author of Skeletons of Sermons, and preacher at Trinity church; they are in fact rank methodists.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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SIMEONITES, (at Cambridge,) the followers of the Rev. Charles Simeon, fellow of King's College, author of Skeletons of Sermons, and preacher at Trinity church; they are in fact rank methodists.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
ROUGH MUSIC. Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and sounded in ludicrous processions.
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ROUGH MUSIC. Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and sounded in ludicrous processions.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Typographers Have Spent a Thousand Years Trying—and Failing—to Render Arabic Properly
How a millennium of kludges and workarounds led to one man's "will not fix."
By Tom Hawking
Books about Arabic literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/12563
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Qur'an in justified Naskh script The first page of a Qur'an in Naskh script, showing what justified Arabic is supposed to look like.
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TO QUEER. To puzzle or confound. I have queered the old full bottom; i.e. I have puzzled the judge. To queer one's ogles among bruisers; to darken one's day lights.
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TO QUEER. To puzzle or confound. I have queered the old full bottom; i.e. I have puzzled the judge. To queer one's ogles among bruisers; to darken one's day lights.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HUM TRUM. A musical instrument made of a mopstick, a bladder, and some packthread, thence also called a bladder and string, and hurdy gurdy; it is played on like a violin, which is sometimes ludicrously called a humstrum; sometimes, instead of a bladder, a tin canister is used.
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HUM TRUM. A musical instrument made of a mopstick, a bladder, and some packthread, thence also called a bladder and string, and hurdy gurdy; it is played on like a violin, which is sometimes ludicrously called a humstrum; sometimes, instead of a bladder, a tin canister is used.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Celebrating 250 Years of the USA
To honor the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, The History Reader has put together a list of top Revolutionary War-era books published over the last two decades.
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Reading Homer’s Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok
The Iliad does not unfold as a smooth, continuous narrative. Instead, it advances through a succession of micro-episodes.
by Harsh Trivedi
The Iliad at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6130
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Homer Singing His Iliad at the Gate of Athens by Guillaume Lethière (1760–1832).
A neoclassical oil painting depicting a group of figures in ancient Greek dress gathered around a bearded elder in an outdoor courtyard setting, with classical architecture, a cypress tree, and a mountainous cityscape visible in the background.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Singing_His_Iliad_at_the_Gates_of_Athens#/media/File:2024-LET-20_NCM_1884-1.jpg
Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later
Susan Moore in Praise of the Model For Self-Aware Romantic Heroes
Pride and Prejudice at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
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[Copyright 1894 by George Allen.]
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[Copyright 1894 by George Allen.]
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“When the Party entered”
[Copyright 1894 by George Allen.]
A detailed pen-and-ink illustration captioned "When the Party entered," depicting five figures in Regency-era dress — two men and three women — in an animated social gathering scene, with the women in high-waisted gowns and elaborate coiffures reacting to one another's presence.
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CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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NIGHTINGALE. A soldier who, as the term is, sings out at the halberts. It is a point of honour in some regiments, among the grenadiers, never to cry out, become nightingales, whilst under the discipline of the cat of nine tails; to avoid which, they chew a bullet.
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NIGHTINGALE. A soldier who, as the term is, sings out at the halberts. It is a point of honour in some regiments, among the grenadiers, never to cry out, become nightingales, whilst under the discipline of the cat of nine tails; to avoid which, they chew a bullet.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Guide to the classics: John Steinbeck’s East of Eden has always been controversial
by Paul Giles
Books in American Literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/654
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First-edition dust jacket cover of East of Eden (1952) by the American author John Steinbeck.
The first edition dust jacket of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (1952), featuring bold purple serif lettering dominating a pale sky background, with a small painted landscape vignette at the bottom depicting rolling hills, a river valley, and scattered trees evoking California's Salinas Valley.
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BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant.
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BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long.
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BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum
by Rob Beschizza
https://boingboing.net/2026/06/29/browse-5-8-million-works-of-art-at-the-last-museum.html
Last Museum:
https://lastmuseum.com/
Books in Art at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/11
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"The Voyage of Life: Youth" painted by Thomas Cole in 1842.
A romantic landscape painting by Thomas Cole depicting a young man in a golden boat steering eagerly toward an ethereal, glowing palace in the distant clouds, while a guardian angel stands on the riverbank gesturing toward the heavens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_of_Life#/media/File:Thomas_Cole_-_The_Ages_of_Life_-_Youth_-_WGA05140.jpg
How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading
Brenda C. Wilson Remembers the Start of Her Reading Journey
https://lithub.com/how-a-childhood-bookmobile-sparked-my-love-of-reading/
Books in Banned Books List from the American Library Association at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/422
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A "book mobile" serving children in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, in 1943.
A vintage black-and-white photograph of a 1940s bookmobile truck with its side awning extended, parked in a rural field as a group of children gather to browse and read books from its built-in shelves.
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GINGERBREAD WORK. Gilding and carving: these terms are particularly applied by seamen on board Newcastle colliers, to the decorations of the sterns and quarters of West-Indiamen, which they have the greatest joy in defacing.
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GINGERBREAD WORK. Gilding and carving: these terms are particularly applied by seamen on board Newcastle colliers, to the decorations of the sterns and quarters of West-Indiamen, which they have the greatest joy in defacing.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
MADAM. A kept madam; a kept mistress.
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MADAM. A kept madam; a kept mistress.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
How Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” Inspired the Beat Movement
With the 1957 publication of Kerouac’s On the Road, critics believed America’s “lost” literary generation of the 1920s had been overtaken by the Beat Movement.
https://www.thecollector.com/jack-kerouac-on-the-road-beat-movement/
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I have spent the past 6 months reading hundreds of poems by young people – I was surprised to find hope, not despair
by Sean Murphy
Books in Poetry (including The Blue Poetry Book by Andrew Lang) at PG:
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AND NOTHING ELSE SAW ALL DAY LONG.
A detailed Victorian engraving of a young woman with flowing hair seated on horseback, leaning tenderly over an armored knight or figure resting against the horse's neck, set within a dense, twisted forest landscape with gnarled trees and rocky outcrops. The atmospheric, romantic illustration style is signed "L. Speed" in the lower left corner.
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NIG. The clippings of money. Nigging; clipping. Nigler, a clipper. Cant.
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NIG. The clippings of money. Nigging; clipping. Nigler, a clipper. Cant.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
COCK HOIST. A cross buttock.
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COCK HOIST. A cross buttock.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Obstinate Daughters: shining a light on the women who sparked the American Revolution
A revealing new book, eight years in the making, singles out rebellious women from US history whose stories have often been sidelined
by Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/24/obstinate-daughters-book-women-american-revolution
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Moll Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth.
Inscribed bottom margin center, "MOLL PITCHER AT THE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH. / From the orginal Picture in possession of the Publishers. / Entered according to the act of Congress, AD 1856, by Martin, Johnson & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of New York."
Inscribed lower left margin, "PAINTED BY D. M. CARTER." Inscribed lower right, "ENGRAVED BY J. ROGERS."
A dynamic battle scene showing Molly Pitcher right of center standing in front of a grass cannon on wheels being manned by two soldiers. An American flag bearer is immediately behind her. A third soldier lies dead in the foreground in front of the cannon. Molly holds a ramrod, while her water bucket lies on the ground in front of her. George Washington and his officers appear in the right distance. Other American soldiers are chasing the British in the left hand section of the engraving. A second female figure has raised a hat above her head, behind a male kneeling to help a wounded soldier. Another soldier rests on a rock in the lower left foreground beside a pool of water. Smoke from cannon fire fills the sky.
https://monmouthhistory.emuseum.com/objects/714/moll-pitcher-at-the-battle-of-monmouth
GUMPTION, or RUM GUMPTION. Docility, comprehension, capacity.
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GUMPTION, or RUM GUMPTION. Docility, comprehension, capacity.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CROCUS, or CROCUS METALLORUM. A nick name for a surgeon of the army and navy.
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CROCUS, or CROCUS METALLORUM. A nick name for a surgeon of the army and navy.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
We read an entire scroll — without ever opening it
PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end.
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Part of Herculaneum Papyrus 1005 (P.Herc. 1005), col. 5. Contains Epicurean tetrapharmakos from Philodemus' Adversus sapientes ex libris. Original from 1st century(?). Handwritten copy by Giuseppe (?) Casanova 1803-1806.
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The divine Dante
At 700, Dante’s Divine Comedy is as modern as ever – a lesson in spiritual intelligence that makes us better at being alive
by Mark Vernon
The divine comedy by Dante Alighieri at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8800
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Dante and Beatrice before the eagle of Justice from Dante’s Divina Commedia, illustrated by Giovanni di Paolo (c1444-50).
A medieval illuminated manuscript painting on a rich blue background, depicting two robed figures in flowing pink and blue garments floating beside an extraordinary eagle whose entire body, wings, and feathers are composed of dozens of small human faces. The gold-leaf bordered miniature illustrates a scene from Dante's "Paradiso," showing Dante and Beatrice encountering the eagle symbolizing divine Justice.
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GOOSEBERRY. He played up old gooseberry among them; said of a person who, by force or threats, suddenly puts an end to a riot or disturbance.
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GOOSEBERRY. He played up old gooseberry among them; said of a person who, by force or threats, suddenly puts an end to a riot or disturbance.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig.
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LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig.
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A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W
Danny Bate on the Linguistic History of Our Alphabet
Books about Linguistics at PG:
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LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig.
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LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig.
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BUG. A nick name given by the Irish to Englishmen; bugs having, as it is said, been introduced into Ireland by the English.
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BUG. A nick name given by the Irish to Englishmen; bugs having, as it is said, been introduced into Ireland by the English.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed It
As Baltimore’s postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of the Declaration of Independence to include the signers’ names—and added her own.
by Meredith Herndon
The Declaration of Independence is our 1st ebook produced by Michael Hart and published by PG:
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Goddard Broadside of the Declaration of Independence, with "Printed by Mary Katharine Goddard" at bottom.
This is the Goddard Broadside, an early printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed by Mary Katharine Goddard in Baltimore, Maryland.
It bears John Hancock's name prominently as President of Congress, with delegates' names organized by state (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Connecticut).
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THIEF TAKERS. Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money.
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THIEF TAKERS. Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money.
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Public records show dozens of libraries have self-censored to avoid attracting negative attention.
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GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT.
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GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT.
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SPARROW-MOUTHED. Wide-mouthed, like the mouth of a sparrow: it is said of such persons, that they do not hold their mouths by lease, but have it from year to year; i.e. from ear to ear. One whose mouth cannot be enlarged without removing their ears.
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SPARROW-MOUTHED. Wide-mouthed, like the mouth of a sparrow: it is said of such persons, that they do not hold their mouths by lease, but have it from year to year; i.e. from ear to ear. One whose mouth cannot be enlarged without removing their ears.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
DANCERS. Stairs.
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DANCERS. Stairs.
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Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published
By one "Geoffrey Crayon"
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Illustration of Rip van Winkle from "Uncle Sam's panorama of Rip van Winkle and Yankee Doodle," toy (moveable book), published by McLoughlin Bros., Inc. "Eight scenes from the story of Rip van Winkle and six scenes from the story of Yankee Doodle are pasted together side by side to form a long panoramic strip. The strip is mounted on two rollers within a one-sided box; exterior cranks turn the strip." General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
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GRUB STREET. A street near Moorfields, formerly the supposed habitation of many persons who wrote for the booksellers: hence a Grub-street writer means a hackney author, who manufactures booss for the booksellers.
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GRUB STREET. A street near Moorfields, formerly the supposed habitation of many persons who wrote for the booksellers: hence a Grub-street writer means a hackney author, who manufactures booss for the booksellers.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HAND. A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul.
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HAND. A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Disappearing Scrapbooks
The fate of Willa Cather’s archives, real and fictional.
By Liz Cettina
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43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language
From Washington Irving to Kristen Roupenian
by Emily Temple
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2148
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11231
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/375
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1952
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/209
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27411
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12122
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7256
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Cover image of the book Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and translated by David Wyllie.
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FLAT. A bubble, gull, or silly fellow.
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FLAT. A bubble, gull, or silly fellow.
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FACE-MAKING. Begetting children. To face it out; to persist in a falsity. No face but his own: a saying of one who has no money in his pocket or no court cards in his hand.
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FACE-MAKING. Begetting children. To face it out; to persist in a falsity. No face but his own: a saying of one who has no money in his pocket or no court cards in his hand.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
KNIGHT OF THE TRENCHER. A great eater.
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KNIGHT OF THE TRENCHER. A great eater.
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KNIGHT AND BARROW PIG, more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency.
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KNIGHT AND BARROW PIG, more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency.
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MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching.
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MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching.
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CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich.
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CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage
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DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit.
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GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
5 of Agatha Christie’s Works You Won’t Be Able to Put Down
Don’t miss out on this list of bestselling Agatha Christie works, which remain unrivaled in the murder mystery genre.
https://www.thecollector.com/agatha-christie-works/
Christie at PG:
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There can be no sin committed from love – the radical ethics of Héloïse
by Prashanti Aswani, Adam D’Arpino, Abigail Tulenko
Books by Abelard and Heloïse at PG
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38039
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Transcription: Wherein are written how the scholar Peter Abelard forgot his learning and became a lover, altho the price he paid was great: and how the beautiful Heloise in desiring to acquire knowledge from Abelard learned of all lessons the greatest, from the greatest master of all, to wit, Love: and how she prized it most highly, altho it brought her both shame and sorrow.
The love letters of Abelard and Heloise
by Peter Abelard and Héloïse
Other: Ralph Fletcher Seymour
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BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar.
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BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar.
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GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses.
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GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
New research proposes Dante’s Inferno modelled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science!
by Asmae Ourkiya
Inferno by Dante Alighieri at PG:
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Dante's Inferno, as illustrated by Botticelli.
Sandro Botticelli's c. 1480s illustration for Dante's Inferno, depicting the funnel-shaped descending circles of Hell in cross-section, packed with tiny figures suffering their respective torments, narrowing down to Satan at the very bottom.
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Was Mill anti-traditional?
And was Hayek suffering from the burden of the past...?
by Henry Oliver
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Books by John Stuart Mill at PG:
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John Stuart Mill.
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HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London.
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HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices.
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HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
"When a young man came up to him in Zurich and said, 'May I kiss the hand that wrote Ulysses?' Joyce replied, somewhat like King Lear, 'No, it did lots of other things too.'"
Let's celebrate, today is Bloomsday!
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Ulysses by James Joyce at PG:
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First edition of Ulysses by James Joyce, published by Paris-Shakespeare, 1922. The colour of the cover was meant to match the blue of the Greek flag.
Plain Aegean-blue cover with white serif lettering: "ULYSSES / by / JAMES JOYCE" — the iconic first edition cover (Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922.
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Undiscovered Country: The 100th Anniversary of Virgina Woolf’s “On Being Ill”
Darcey Steinke on Chronic Pain, Loneliness, and the Truth of Woolf’s Work
https://lithub.com/undiscovered-country-the-100th-anniversary-of-virgina-woolfs-on-being-ill/
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ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
In Defense of Difficult Reading
The tomes of the past cultivate the lost art of sustained attention
https://theamericanscholar.org/in-defense-of-difficult-reading/
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Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy Is Loaded With Good and Bad, but His Work to Even the Economic Playing Field Is Often Overlooked
He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending WWI and strove to improve the plight of American workers. Today, his blind spots shroud most of his accomplishments
by Richard Norton Smith
Books by Woodrow Wilson at PG:
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Wilson as New Jersey governor in 1911.
A formal portrait as Governor of New Jersey, seated at his desk holding papers, before a wall of law books.
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DUCE. Two-pence.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DUCE. Two-pence.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield
“Even in Mansfield stories where children are not centered or present, this is their world. Her adults never quite grow up, only older.”
Mansfield at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631
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