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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

theconversation.com/reading-ho

The Iliad at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/6130

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

Alt...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

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    Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later

    Susan Moore in Praise of the Model For Self-Aware Romantic Heroes

    lithub.com/why-we-still-love-m

    Pride and Prejudice at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342

    “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. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1342/pg1342-images.html

    Alt...“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. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1342/pg1342-images.html

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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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      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CLYSTER PIPE. A nick name for an apothecary. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

        [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

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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)

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          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

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            Guide to the classics: John Steinbeck’s East of Eden has always been controversial

            by Paul Giles

            theconversation.com/guide-to-t

            Books in American Literature at PG:
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

            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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(novel)#/media/File:East_of_Eden_(1952_1st_ed_dust_jacket).jpg

            Alt...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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(novel)#/media/File:East_of_Eden_(1952_1st_ed_dust_jacket).jpg

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              BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant.

              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BADGE-COVES. Parish Pensioners. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long.

                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BELLOWSER. Transportation for life: i.e. as long. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                  Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum

                  by Rob Beschizza

                  boingboing.net/2026/06/29/brow

                  Last Museum:
                  lastmuseum.com/

                  Books in Art at PG:
                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                  "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

                  Alt..."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

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                    How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

                    Brenda C. Wilson Remembers the Start of Her Reading Journey

                    lithub.com/how-a-childhood-boo

                    Books in Banned Books List from the American Library Association at PG:
                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                    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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmobile#/media/File:Blount-county-book-mobile-1943-tn1.jpg

                    Alt...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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmobile#/media/File:Blount-county-book-mobile-1943-tn1.jpg

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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)

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                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

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                        MADAM. A kept madam; a kept mistress.

                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MADAM. A kept madam; a kept mistress. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MADAM. A kept madam; a kept mistress. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                          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.

                          thecollector.com/jack-kerouac-

                          A rectangular white street sign with black text reading "Jack Kerouac". A smaller sign on top points left with an arrow and the block number "000". The sign is attached to a vertical, green-painted utility or light pole on the right. On the left, a yellow building facade is visible, featuring neon-style signs shaped like a tea pot ("Tea") and a juice cup ("Juice").

                          Alt...A rectangular white street sign with black text reading "Jack Kerouac". A smaller sign on top points left with an arrow and the block number "000". The sign is attached to a vertical, green-painted utility or light pole on the right. On the left, a yellow building facade is visible, featuring neon-style signs shaped like a tea pot ("Tea") and a juice cup ("Juice").

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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

                            theconversation.com/i-have-spe

                            Books in Poetry (including The Blue Poetry Book by Andrew Lang) at PG:
                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                            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. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46515/pg46515-images.html#LA_BELLE_DAME_SANS_MERCY

                            Alt...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. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46515/pg46515-images.html#LA_BELLE_DAME_SANS_MERCY

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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)

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                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NIG. The clippings of money. Nigging; clipping. Nigler, a clipper. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NIG. The clippings of money. Nigging; clipping. Nigler, a clipper. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                COCK HOIST. A cross buttock.

                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COCK HOIST. A cross buttock. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COCK HOIST. A cross buttock. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                  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

                                  theguardian.com/books/2026/jun

                                  Books about Women in the American Revolution at PG:
                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                  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

                                  Alt...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

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                                    GUMPTION, or RUM GUMPTION. Docility, comprehension, capacity.

                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMPTION, or RUM GUMPTION. Docility, comprehension, capacity. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMPTION, or RUM GUMPTION. Docility, comprehension, capacity. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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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)

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                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

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                                        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.

                                        scrollprize.org/firstscroll

                                        More information about the Herculaneum Papyrus Scrolls project:
                                        www2.cs.uky.edu/dri/herculaneu

                                        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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri#/media/File:Tetrapharmakos_PHerc_1005_col_5.png

                                        Alt...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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri#/media/File:Tetrapharmakos_PHerc_1005_col_5.png

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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

                                          aeon.co/essays/the-fractal-con

                                          The divine comedy by Dante Alighieri at PG:
                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/8800

                                          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. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giovanni_di_Paolo_(1444-50)_Paradiso_34,_Dante_and_Beatrice_before_the_eagle_of_Justice._British_Library.jpg

                                          Alt...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. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giovanni_di_Paolo_(1444-50)_Paradiso_34,_Dante_and_Beatrice_before_the_eagle_of_Justice._British_Library.jpg

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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)

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                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

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                                              LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig.

                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

                                                Danny Bate on the Linguistic History of Our Alphabet

                                                lithub.com/a-necessary-history

                                                Books about Linguistics at PG:
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                                                Letter W San-serif shown in Neue Helvetica 48 pt.. Serifs shown in Bodoni 48 pt.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W#/media/File:Latin_alphabet_Ww.svg

                                                Alt...Letter W San-serif shown in Neue Helvetica 48 pt.. Serifs shown in Bodoni 48 pt.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W#/media/File:Latin_alphabet_Ww.svg

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                                                  “Eric Arthur Blair, (AKA George Orwell) born June 25, 1903

                                                  "George Orwell" illustration by Danny Hellman for Public Eye, 1/18/21

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                                                    LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig.

                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LOUSE BAG. A black bag worn to the hair or wig. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                      Born this day: 06/25/1903 (d. 01/21/1950) George Orwell was an English author and journalist. Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) centers on totalitarianism & mass surveillance.

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                                                      Art by Michael Kennard

                                                      Designed by Michael Kennard, the book cover for George Orwell's "nineteen eighty-four" features a minimalist, typographic design on a solid, opaque, deep forest green background. The backdrop is a uniform, dark, saturated green, devoid of patterns or grain. The title is positioned prominently in the center, rendered in a large, bright white, flowing cursive script. The letters feature thick, rounded strokes and smooth, continuous loops, creating a soft, handwritten appearance that stands out sharply against the green. Layered directly behind this text is a very large, semi-transparent version of the numerals "1984." Rendered in a light, muted gray, these numerals are set in a clean, modern sans-serif typeface and span nearly the entire dimensions of the cover, acting as a subtle, ghostly element that intersects with the white script. At the top edge, the author's name, "George Orwell," appears in the same white cursive script, though at a smaller size. At the very bottom, the phrase "a novel" is centered in a small, matching white cursive font. The composition is strictly centered and symmetrical, utilizing a limited palette of dark forest green, stark white, and light gray. There are no images or illustrations; the design relies entirely on the high-contrast relationship between the typography and the dark field. The lighting is flat and even, with no shadows, highlights, or gradients, resulting in a smooth, matte, two-dimensional graphic appearance.

                                                      Alt...Designed by Michael Kennard, the book cover for George Orwell's "nineteen eighty-four" features a minimalist, typographic design on a solid, opaque, deep forest green background. The backdrop is a uniform, dark, saturated green, devoid of patterns or grain. The title is positioned prominently in the center, rendered in a large, bright white, flowing cursive script. The letters feature thick, rounded strokes and smooth, continuous loops, creating a soft, handwritten appearance that stands out sharply against the green. Layered directly behind this text is a very large, semi-transparent version of the numerals "1984." Rendered in a light, muted gray, these numerals are set in a clean, modern sans-serif typeface and span nearly the entire dimensions of the cover, acting as a subtle, ghostly element that intersects with the white script. At the top edge, the author's name, "George Orwell," appears in the same white cursive script, though at a smaller size. At the very bottom, the phrase "a novel" is centered in a small, matching white cursive font. The composition is strictly centered and symmetrical, utilizing a limited palette of dark forest green, stark white, and light gray. There are no images or illustrations; the design relies entirely on the high-contrast relationship between the typography and the dark field. The lighting is flat and even, with no shadows, highlights, or gradients, resulting in a smooth, matte, two-dimensional graphic appearance.

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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)

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                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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)

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                                                          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

                                                          smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smith

                                                          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). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Katharine_Goddard#/media/File:Goddard_broadside.jpg

                                                          Alt...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). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Katharine_Goddard#/media/File:Goddard_broadside.jpg

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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.

                                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): 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. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                              Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                              [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                                                              Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                                                                Libraries Not Doing Pride Displays Say They ‘Shouldn’t Be Judged’

                                                                Public records show dozens of libraries have self-censored to avoid attracting negative attention.

                                                                by Claire Woodcock

                                                                404media.co/libraries-not-doin

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                                                                  GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT.

                                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUNPOWDER. An old Woman. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                    , 24 June, in 1314, the Scottish army under King Robert I destroyed a much larger English invasion force at Bannockburn, in one of the most decisive battles in medieval history. In 1793 Robert Burns composed “Scots Wha Hae”, originally entitled “Robert Bruce’s March To Bannockburn”

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                                                                    Poem: "Scots Wha Hae", by Robert Burns (tune: Hey, Tutti Tatie) Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed‍‍ ‍‍Or to victorie! Now’s the day, and now’s the hour: See the front o’ battle lour, See approach proud Edward’s power— ‍‍ ‍‍Chains and slaverie! Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward’s grave? Wha sae base as be a slave?—‍‍ ‍‍Let him turn, and flee! Wha for Scotland’s king and law Freedom’s sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa’, ‍‍ ‍‍Let him follow me! By Oppression’s woes and pains, By your sons in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins ‍‍ ‍‍But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty’s in every blow!— ‍‍Let us do or die!

                                                                    Alt...Poem: "Scots Wha Hae", by Robert Burns (tune: Hey, Tutti Tatie) Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed‍‍ ‍‍Or to victorie! Now’s the day, and now’s the hour: See the front o’ battle lour, See approach proud Edward’s power— ‍‍ ‍‍Chains and slaverie! Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward’s grave? Wha sae base as be a slave?—‍‍ ‍‍Let him turn, and flee! Wha for Scotland’s king and law Freedom’s sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa’, ‍‍ ‍‍Let him follow me! By Oppression’s woes and pains, By your sons in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins ‍‍ ‍‍But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty’s in every blow!— ‍‍Let us do or die!

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                                                                      Burns wrote that he was inspired by Bruce’s “glorious struggle for Freedom, associated with the glowing ideas of some other struggles of the same nature, not quite so ancient” – probably a reference to the Radical movement, & to Thomas Muir of Huntershill

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                                                                      A bronze bust, green with verdigris, of Thomas Muir of Huntershill, depicting him after he had suffered a serious injury to his face. A young man, he wears an eighteenth-century coat with a high collar and a ruffled cravat. His hair is swept back, and a cloth is draped over the left side of his face, tied in place with a band around his forehead.

                                                                      Alt...A bronze bust, green with verdigris, of Thomas Muir of Huntershill, depicting him after he had suffered a serious injury to his face. A young man, he wears an eighteenth-century coat with a high collar and a ruffled cravat. His hair is swept back, and a cloth is draped over the left side of his face, tied in place with a band around his forehead.

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