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ACTIVE CITIZEN. A louse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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ACTIVE CITIZEN. A louse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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This Week in Literary History:
O. Henry is Released from Prison
“If he had simply gone back to Austin when he was summoned to stand trial, he would have been acquitted.”
https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-o-henry-is-released-from-prison/
O. Henry at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/634
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O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) appears from the chest up in the photograph. He leans slightly to the right, resting his head on his right hand. His hair is short, wavy, and parted in the middle, with a handlebar mustache. He wears a dark, textured three-piece suit with a vest and matching jacket. Underneath, he has a white dress shirt with a tall wing collar. His dark necktie is held by a decorative stickpin just below the collar.
The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution
by Emma Schwak
Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit.
Books about Madame Récamier at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Madame+R%C3%A9camier
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A painting by Jacques-Louis David of French socialite and Neoclassical icon Madame Récamier whose salon in Paris attracted leading literary and political circles in the early 19th-century.
A famous 1800 portrait of Madame Récamier, reclining on a Neoclassical daybed in a simple white empire-waist gown, with a bronze floor lamp beside her.
How a forgotten Toronto story shows Hemingway beginning to invent himself as a fiction writer
During his four years with the Toronto Star, Hemingway produced nearly 200 pieces, 170 under his own name plus around 30 with verified pseudonym bylines.
by Irene Gammel
Books by Hemingway
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533
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Hemingway´s wood-cut from portrait by henry strater.
Title: In our time
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Editor: Ezra Pound
Illustrator: Henry Strater
A stylized woodcut portrait of a bearded man, rendered with bold cross-hatching and line textures
WHIFFLERS. Ancient name for fifers; also persons at the universities who examine candidates for degrees. A whiffling cur, a small yelping cur.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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WHIFFLERS. Ancient name for fifers; also persons at the universities who examine candidates for degrees. A whiffling cur, a small yelping cur.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
COVENT GARDEN ABBESS. A bawd.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COVENT GARDEN ABBESS. A bawd.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BARREL FEVER. He died of the barrel fever; he killed himself by drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BARREL FEVER. He died of the barrel fever; he killed himself by drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CLANK NAPPER. A silver tankard stealer. See RUM BUBBER.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CLANK NAPPER. A silver tankard stealer. See RUM BUBBER.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
#OTD in 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray is born. He "was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Makepeace_Thackeray
Thackeray at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/313
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This 1855 daguerreotype by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst shows William Makepeace Thackeray from the chest up, looking directly at the camera. He has light, wavy hair parted to the side and noticeable sideburns. He wears round, thin-rimmed glasses, a dark jacket or overcoat over a dark vest, a white-collared shirt, and a dark cravat or bow tie. His expression is serious.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote a Work of Fiction That Seemed So Real That It Changed the History of the Country
To fight against slavery, the author collected true stories then picked up a pen and distilled them into “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
by Geraldine Brooks
Uncle Tom's Cabin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/203
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Eliza comes to tell Uncle Tom that he is sold, and that she is running away to save her child.
Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
A 19th-century engraving depicting a rural scene: a woman in a shawl carrying an infant walks with a dog beside her, encountering two men on a path near a hedgerow. One man appears to be blowing or playing something held in cupped hands, while the other gestures toward her. A house is visible in the distant background.
NORTHUMBERLAND. Lord Northumberland's arms; a black eye: so called in the last century.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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NORTHUMBERLAND. Lord Northumberland's arms; a black eye: so called in the last century.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BUTTOCK BROKER. A bawd, or match-maker. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BUTTOCK BROKER. A bawd, or match-maker. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CROSS DISHONEST. A cross cove; any person who lives by stealing or in a dishonest manner.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CROSS DISHONEST. A cross cove; any person who lives by stealing or in a dishonest manner.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Honestly, I think we are both emerging from our own personal Château d'Ifs.
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A public domain image of the James brothers posing for a Kodak in matching coats and hats in hand. Meme text reads,"When bro and you are reading the same old book."
HARK-YE-ING. Whispering on one side to borrow money.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HARK-YE-ING. Whispering on one side to borrow money.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
10 Small Towns for Bookworms in the United States
The United States has many must-visit small towns for all bookworms, aspiring writers, and lovers of literature alike.
https://www.thecollector.com/small-towns-bookworms-united-states/
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Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Massachusetts, is now a museum. The building features Federal-style or Greek Revival architecture and is made of yellow brick. Its windows have dark green wooden shutters, and three narrow arched windows sit at the top. The front porch is covered and supported by white columns, while a second porch is on the right side. Two light-colored chimneys rise from the roof. The house stands on a grassy lawn with trees behind it.
GOOSE RIDING. A goose, whose neck is greased, being suspended by the legs to a cord tied to two trees or high posts, a number of men on horseback, riding full speed, attempt to pull off the head: which if they effect, the goose is their prize.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GOOSE RIDING. A goose, whose neck is greased, being suspended by the legs to a cord tied to two trees or high posts, a number of men on horseback, riding full speed, attempt to pull off the head: which if they effect, the goose is their prize.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HABERDASHER OF PRONOUNS. A schoolmaster, or usher.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HABERDASHER OF PRONOUNS. A schoolmaster, or usher.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human
by Wintre Foxworth Johnson, Brooke Harris Garad, Jennifer D. Turner, Tiffany D. Meadows
Books in Children´s Literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/20
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“SHE SAW A WHOLE TROOP OF SPRIGGANS HOLDING AN ELFIN FAIR”
Title: The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Children's Own Reading
Author: Frances Jenkins Olcott
Illustrator: Milo Winter
A fairy-tale illustration by Milo Winter showing a tall witch-like old woman in a black top hat, plaid shawl, and red cloak with a basket on her arm, bending down to greet a group of tiny, elegantly dressed courtly figures gathered around a ribboned maypole amid tulips and toadstools.
DAISY KICKERS. Ostlers at great inns.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DAISY KICKERS. Ostlers at great inns.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
TO CREEME. To slip or slide any thing into the hands of another. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO CREEME. To slip or slide any thing into the hands of another. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
The Odyssey is about sons questing for their fathers.
by Henry Oliver (from the archives)
Ahead of the new movie, I am reposting this essay about the Odyssey as a son’s quest for his father, which I wrote when the recent Mendelsohn translation was released last year.
https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/the-odyssey-is-about-sons-questing
The Odyssey by Homer at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727
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15th-century manuscript of Book I written by scribe John Rhosos (British Museum)
A manuscript page opening Homer's "Odyssey" in Greek, featuring an illuminated initial "A" (for "Ἄνδρα," the poem's first word) decorated with gold leaf, blue and red flowers, green leaves, and a small human face motif. The Greek text is written in a cursive hand, with red annotations (scholia) in the margins.
CARBUNCLE FACE. A red face, full of pimples.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CARBUNCLE FACE. A red face, full of pimples.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
PISS-PROUD. Having a false erection. That old fellow thought he had an erection, but his--was only piss-proud; said of any old fellow who marries a young wife.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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PISS-PROUD. Having a false erection. That old fellow thought he had an erection, but his--was only piss-proud; said of any old fellow who marries a young wife.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Rereading the classics: Why John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ has always been controversial
The author openly advocates a need to ‘fight against any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual’.
by Paul Giles
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First-edition dust jacket cover of East of Eden (1952) by the American author John Steinbeck.
The 1952 first edition dust jacket of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," featuring bold purple serif type on a blue-to-cream gradient sky, with an illustrated Salinas Valley landscape of rolling hills, farmland, and a winding river at the bottom.
BLUE FLAG. He has hoisted the blue flag; he has commenced publican, or taken a public house, an allusion to the blue aprons worn by publicans. See ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLUE FLAG. He has hoisted the blue flag; he has commenced publican, or taken a public house, an allusion to the blue aprons worn by publicans. See ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
SHERIFF'S BALL. An execution. To dance at the sheriff's ball, and loll out one's tongue at the company; to be hanged, or go to rest in a horse's night-cap, i.e. a halter.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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SHERIFF'S BALL. An execution. To dance at the sheriff's ball, and loll out one's tongue at the company; to be hanged, or go to rest in a horse's night-cap, i.e. a halter.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
The Satire and Style of Vanity Fair is as Relevant as Ever
Roshan Sethi on William Makepeace Thackeray’s Famous Novel
Vanity Fair at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/599
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The title page of the 1848 first edition of Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero.
William Makepeace Thackeray (author/artist) - Houghton Library
The banner-style title hangs between two poles at the top, and below it an illustration shows a jester or fool-like figure reclining on the ground, holding up a mirror, with a town skyline in the background.
Émilie du Châtelet (1706–1749), mathematician, physicist & translator
By Marie Lebert
Books by Émilie du Châtelet at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56975
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Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (1706-1749), mathématicienne, femme de lettres et physicienne française.
Anonyme, graveur
Loir, Marianne (Paris, vers 1715 - en 1769), auteur du modèle Chéreau, Jacques-Simon fils (veuve) (avant 1770 - vers 1820), marchand d'estampes
An 18th-century engraved portrait of Émilie du Châtelet, shown in an oval frame with an armillary sphere beside her. Below the portrait is an inscribed pedestal with her name and titles, flanked by a coat of arms.
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A Brief Exposition of the System of the World According to the Principles of Sir Isaac Newton by Émilie du Châtelet.
A manuscript page (two facing sheets) of Émilie du Châtelet's "Exposition Abrégée du Système du Monde Selon les Principes de M. Newton" — a handwritten French draft with the title and "Introduction" heading visible on the left page, discussing Pythagoras and heliocentric theory.
KATE. A picklock. 'Tis a rum kate; it is a clever picklock. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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KATE. A picklock. 'Tis a rum kate; it is a clever picklock. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
What Is The Meaning Of Humpty Dumpty? Inside The Origins Of The Popular Nursery Rhyme, From Rude Slang Words To King Richard III
By Kaleena Fraga
The meaning of Humpty Dumpty has remained mysterious for centuries, but there are some possible historical explanations for the nursery rhyme.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/humpty-dumpty-meaning
Humpty Dumpty at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Humpty+Dumpty+
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A cover of the book "Denslow's Humpty Dumpty," adapted and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers, New York.
A large, egg-shaped Humpty Dumpty character stands in a dancing pose. He has clown-like red facial markings, a joyful expression, and wears a small, pointed white hat with a red brim. His body is covered in a white-and-red polka-dot pattern.
He dances on a wall made partly of bricks.
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Hell is often depicted as a place of punishment in various religions. It is frequently described as fiery and eternal. Cultural interpretations vary across history and literature
GOODYER'S PIG. Like Goodyer's pig; never well but when in mischief.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GOODYER'S PIG. Like Goodyer's pig; never well but when in mischief.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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.
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