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PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand.

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): PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand. 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.

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      JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb.

      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): JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb. 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): JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        Lost Archimedes Page from Medieval Manuscript Discovered in France

        A page long thought lost from one of the most important surviving manuscripts of antiquity has now been identified in a French museum, offering fresh insight into both ancient science and medieval book culture.

        medievalists.net/2026/03/lost-

        Archimedes the Thinker by the Italian painter Nicolò Barabino. It shows Archimedes sitting in a chair with his feet stretched out in front. His arms are resting on the high-backed chair. A table with a papyrus on it.

        Alt...Archimedes the Thinker by the Italian painter Nicolò Barabino. It shows Archimedes sitting in a chair with his feet stretched out in front. His arms are resting on the high-backed chair. A table with a papyrus on it.

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          Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontës’ novels – ranked!

          As Emerald Fennell’s film sparks debate, we celebrate the pioneering brilliance of the siblings’ work

          by Lucasta Miller

          theguardian.com/books/2026/mar

          The Brontës at PG:
          gutenberg.org/ebooks/authors/s

          "The Story Of The Bronte Sisters", newspaper article taken from Huddersfield Weekly Examiner, March 26, 1955. This articles shows: Charlotte Brontë, painted by George Richmond — the most famous likeness of her; Emily Brontë, noted as also a talented poetess; Anne Brontë, in what the caption identifies as the only known portraits of her, painted by Charlotte. Some of the cited locations: St. Michael and All Angels church, Haworth, where Charlotte and Emily were buried; Haworth Parsonage, sitting on the edge of the moor overlooking the churchyard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bront%C3%AB_family#/media/File:%22The_Story_Of_The_Bronte_Sisters%22_-_Weekly_Examiner_1955.jpg

          Alt..."The Story Of The Bronte Sisters", newspaper article taken from Huddersfield Weekly Examiner, March 26, 1955. This articles shows: Charlotte Brontë, painted by George Richmond — the most famous likeness of her; Emily Brontë, noted as also a talented poetess; Anne Brontë, in what the caption identifies as the only known portraits of her, painted by Charlotte. Some of the cited locations: St. Michael and All Angels church, Haworth, where Charlotte and Emily were buried; Haworth Parsonage, sitting on the edge of the moor overlooking the churchyard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bront%C3%AB_family#/media/File:%22The_Story_Of_The_Bronte_Sisters%22_-_Weekly_Examiner_1955.jpg

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            Why Lacan Loved Harpo Marx

            A surprising encounter between high theory and Hollywood farce reshapes how we think about laughter and desire.

            By: Angelica Frey

            daily.jstor.org/why-lacan-love

            Humor & Comedy at PG:
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

            Lobby card for Monkey Business (1931) with Chico (left) and Harpo (right) The card shows Chico on the left in his trademark shabby suit and felt hat, and Harpo on the right in his iconic curly red wig, battered top hat, and characteristically mismatched, oversized clothing. The man in the middle is one of the supporting cast members. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx#/media/File:Monkey_Business_lobby_card_1931.JPG

            Alt...Lobby card for Monkey Business (1931) with Chico (left) and Harpo (right) The card shows Chico on the left in his trademark shabby suit and felt hat, and Harpo on the right in his iconic curly red wig, battered top hat, and characteristically mismatched, oversized clothing. The man in the middle is one of the supporting cast members. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx#/media/File:Monkey_Business_lobby_card_1931.JPG

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              PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat.

              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): PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat. 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): PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch.

                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): DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch. 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): DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                  Oops, Typo! A New Exhibition Embraces 500 Years of Printed Mistakes

                  The show at Yale Library explores the printing errors, blunders, and gaffes that made literary history.

                  by Min Chen

                  news.artnet.com/art-world/yale

                  A section of a page from the Wicked Bible of 1631. The notorious typographical error is visible in the highlighted line 14: "Thou shalt commit adultery" — the word "not" was accidentally omitted from the Seventh Commandment, directly inverting its meaning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographical_error#/media/File:Marked_Wicked_bible.jpg

                  Alt...A section of a page from the Wicked Bible of 1631. The notorious typographical error is visible in the highlighted line 14: "Thou shalt commit adultery" — the word "not" was accidentally omitted from the Seventh Commandment, directly inverting its meaning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographical_error#/media/File:Marked_Wicked_bible.jpg

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                    On the Genius of Frances Burney, Jane Austen’s Most Important Literary Predecessor

                    Natasha Joukovsky Considers Ahead-of-Their-Time Novels Cecilia and Evelina

                    lithub.com/on-the-genius-of-fr

                    Frances Burney at PG:
                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/20

                    Portrait of the future wife of General Alexandre d'Arblay (she did not marry this French émigré until 1793), Frances, also known as “Fanny” Burney (1752–1840), a British writer, painted by her brother. A half-length portrait, with Frances turned slightly to the left, her gaze directed off-frame. She wears a llarge, elaborate straw hat decorated with ribbons and gauze, a light flowing white dress with a fichu (neck covering) and a pink bow at the chest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Burney#/media/File:Frances_d'Arblay_('Fanny_Burney')_by_Edward_Francisco_Burney.jpg

                    Alt...Portrait of the future wife of General Alexandre d'Arblay (she did not marry this French émigré until 1793), Frances, also known as “Fanny” Burney (1752–1840), a British writer, painted by her brother. A half-length portrait, with Frances turned slightly to the left, her gaze directed off-frame. She wears a llarge, elaborate straw hat decorated with ribbons and gauze, a light flowing white dress with a fichu (neck covering) and a pink bow at the chest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Burney#/media/File:Frances_d'Arblay_('Fanny_Burney')_by_Edward_Francisco_Burney.jpg

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                      BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. 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): BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. 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): BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                        DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war.

                        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): DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. 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): DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                          DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard.

                          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): DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard. 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): DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                            TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning.

                            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): TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning. 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): TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                              "Time held me green and dying
                              Though I sang in my chains like the sea."

                              Dylan Thomas was a difficult person. But ‘Fern Hill’ is a perfect poem.

                              by Jayme Stayer

                              americamagazine.org/ideas/2026

                              Dylan and Caitlin at Brown’s Hotel, Laugharne in 1938. Taken by their Blashford family friend, the photographer and artist Nora Summers. Dylan and Caitlin are seated at a small, ornate cast-iron pub table. On the table are visible a pint of dark beer, glasses, an ashtray, and what appears to be cigarettes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas#/media/File:Dylan_Thomas_and_Caitlin_Macnamara_at_Brown%E2%80%99s_Hotel,_Laugharne,_South_Wales_in_1938.png

                              Alt...Dylan and Caitlin at Brown’s Hotel, Laugharne in 1938. Taken by their Blashford family friend, the photographer and artist Nora Summers. Dylan and Caitlin are seated at a small, ornate cast-iron pub table. On the table are visible a pint of dark beer, glasses, an ashtray, and what appears to be cigarettes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas#/media/File:Dylan_Thomas_and_Caitlin_Macnamara_at_Brown%E2%80%99s_Hotel,_Laugharne,_South_Wales_in_1938.png

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                                The eye of the mathematician

                                Is mathematical beauty real? Or is it just a subjective, human ‘wow’ that is becoming redundant in an AI age?

                                by Rita Ahmadi

                                aeon.co/essays/how-should-we-d

                                Mathematics at PG:
                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                Scientific formulas on chalkboard. This is an illustration of a dark chalkboard covered in handwritten mathematical equations, graphs, and diagrams rendered in white chalk-style text. The overall composition gives the feel of a university-level multivariable calculus or mathematical analysis lecture, covering topics like volume integrals, area between curves, polar coordinates, and trigonometric graphing.

                                Alt...Scientific formulas on chalkboard. This is an illustration of a dark chalkboard covered in handwritten mathematical equations, graphs, and diagrams rendered in white chalk-style text. The overall composition gives the feel of a university-level multivariable calculus or mathematical analysis lecture, covering topics like volume integrals, area between curves, polar coordinates, and trigonometric graphing.

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                                  FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house.

                                  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): FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house. 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): FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea.

                                    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): FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. 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): FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                      in 1869 writer Algernon Blackwood was born. He "was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre."

                                      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon

                                      Books by Blackwood at PG:

                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/13

                                      Photograph of Algernon Blackwood. He is sitting in profile.

                                      Alt...Photograph of Algernon Blackwood. He is sitting in profile.

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                                        DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid.

                                        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): DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid. 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): DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                          FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns.

                                          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): FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns. 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): FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                            The Dante Map: Mary Hensman’s Masterpiece

                                            Posted by: Cynthia Smith

                                            "In celebration of Women’s History Month, I am featuring the map below. It was designed by the 19th century scholar and mapmaker Mary Hensman. The map is a detailed guide to the places that the Italian poet Dante Alighieri visited as well as the locations mentioned in his literary works."

                                            blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/03/the

                                            Books by Dante at PG:

                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                            Dante Map. It shows Italy and other places in the Mediterranean associated with Dante

                                            Alt...Dante Map. It shows Italy and other places in the Mediterranean associated with Dante

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                                              ‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ is actually not just about death

                                              The Tibetan Book of the Dead,” arguably is the most well-known Tibetan Buddhist text outside Tibet.

                                              by Jue Liang

                                              theconversation.com/the-tibeta

                                              Buddhist literature at PG:
                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3

                                              Tibetan Thanka of Bardo. Vision of Serene Deities, 19th century, Guimet Museum A Tibetan thangka painting on a dark background. At the centre, a large black Buddha figure sits in meditation lotus posture within a luminous white and gold mandorla. Surrounding this central figure, arranged in concentric circular bands, are numerous smaller deity figures — Buddhas and bodhisattvas — each seated within individual oval or circular aureoles, rendered in warm reds, golds, whites, and greens. Two larger figures appear at the top in cloud-like settings. At the bottom, a more complex terrestrial or narrative scene is depicted with smaller figures, architectural elements, and landscape details. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Bardo._Vision_des_divinit%C3%A9s_sereines.jpg/330px-Bardo._Vision_des_divinit%C3%A9s_sereines.jpg

                                              Alt...Tibetan Thanka of Bardo. Vision of Serene Deities, 19th century, Guimet Museum A Tibetan thangka painting on a dark background. At the centre, a large black Buddha figure sits in meditation lotus posture within a luminous white and gold mandorla. Surrounding this central figure, arranged in concentric circular bands, are numerous smaller deity figures — Buddhas and bodhisattvas — each seated within individual oval or circular aureoles, rendered in warm reds, golds, whites, and greens. Two larger figures appear at the top in cloud-like settings. At the bottom, a more complex terrestrial or narrative scene is depicted with smaller figures, architectural elements, and landscape details. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Bardo._Vision_des_divinit%C3%A9s_sereines.jpg/330px-Bardo._Vision_des_divinit%C3%A9s_sereines.jpg

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                                                LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES.

                                                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): LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES. 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): LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. 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): AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. 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): AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    How Women Researchers Changed Our Understanding of Women’s Economic Lives

                                                    How can better data drive economic change? ‘We Do Declare’ uses oral histories to reveal how women collected evidence, reframed the conversation about money, and shaped lasting policy and economic opportunity.

                                                    by Rachel F. Seidman

                                                    smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smith

                                                    Women’s Economic Lives & Women economy at PG:
                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/68759
                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q
                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/57913

                                                    Cover image of the book Women and Economics by Charlotte Perkins Gilman A plain dark burgundy cloth book cover with centred text in gold or cream lettering reading: Women and Economics / A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution / By Charlotte Perkins Stetson. No illustration or decoration, just typography on a solid ground. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/57913/pg57913-images.html

                                                    Alt...Cover image of the book Women and Economics by Charlotte Perkins Gilman A plain dark burgundy cloth book cover with centred text in gold or cream lettering reading: Women and Economics / A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution / By Charlotte Perkins Stetson. No illustration or decoration, just typography on a solid ground. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/57913/pg57913-images.html

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                                                      In the Film Death in Venice, Music Is the Narrator

                                                      A haunting score shapes the rise and fall of a writer consumed by infatuation.

                                                      By: Angelica Frey

                                                      daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-de

                                                      Death in Venice at PG:
                                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/66073

                                                      Thomas Mann, Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1929. A black-and-white portrait photograph of Thomas Mann in three-quarter view, his right hand raised to his temple in a thoughtful pose. He has neatly combed dark hair, a short moustache, and deep-set eyes with a serious, somewhat intense expression. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and tie. A ring is visible on his finger. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mann#/media/Datei:Thomas_Mann_1929.jpg

                                                      Alt...Thomas Mann, Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1929. A black-and-white portrait photograph of Thomas Mann in three-quarter view, his right hand raised to his temple in a thoughtful pose. He has neatly combed dark hair, a short moustache, and deep-set eyes with a serious, somewhat intense expression. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and tie. A ring is visible on his finger. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mann#/media/Datei:Thomas_Mann_1929.jpg

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                                                        FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. 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): FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. 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): FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                            HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet.

                                                            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): HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet. 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): HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                              Blood On the Page: On Jane Austen’s Period Drama

                                                              Devoney Looser Explores 19th-Century Attitudes About Menstruation and Women’s Health

                                                              lithub.com/blood-on-the-page-o

                                                              "The Letters of Jane Austen" at PG:

                                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/42078

                                                              Drawing of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, 1870

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                                                                The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language

                                                                The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.

                                                                by Rosamund Oates

                                                                theconversation.com/the-deaf-b

                                                                Sign language at PG:
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                                                                Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(sponsus) of a man placing a ring on a woman's finger. By James le Palmer / anonymous illustrator British Library Royal MS 6 E VI, fol. 104 A historiated initial S from a medieval illuminated manuscript, painted in blue, pink, ochre, and olive green. Within the curved body of the letter, two figures face each other: on the left a young man in a blue tunic, on the right a woman in a white veil and rust-coloured garment. Between them, the man places or holds a small ring, their hands meeting at the centre. Both faces are simply rendered with calm expressions. The initial is framed by a blue and pink border with a dark speckled ground filling the background behind the figures. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Omne_Bonum_Royal6EVI104_Anulus.jpg

                                                                Alt...Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(sponsus) of a man placing a ring on a woman's finger. By James le Palmer / anonymous illustrator British Library Royal MS 6 E VI, fol. 104 A historiated initial S from a medieval illuminated manuscript, painted in blue, pink, ochre, and olive green. Within the curved body of the letter, two figures face each other: on the left a young man in a blue tunic, on the right a woman in a white veil and rust-coloured garment. Between them, the man places or holds a small ring, their hands meeting at the centre. Both faces are simply rendered with calm expressions. The initial is framed by a blue and pink border with a dark speckled ground filling the background behind the figures. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Omne_Bonum_Royal6EVI104_Anulus.jpg

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                                                                  Does culture make emotion?

                                                                  Franz Boas helps us solve the puzzle of where our emotional lives originate: in our selves or in the cultures around us

                                                                  by Noga Arikha

                                                                  aeon.co/essays/who-am-i-when-i

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                                                                  The Indian Tribes on Vancouver Island and on the Coast of British Columbia Based on his own research, Dr. Franz Boas Boas, Dr. Franz - Boas, Dr. Franz (1887). Zur Ethnologie Britisch-Kolumbiens [Monograph]. Dr.A.PETERMANN'S MITTEILUNGEN AUS JUSTUS PERTHES' GEOGR.ANSTALT 1887, 33, 129–133, 161 The main map uses colour-coded shading to delineate tribal territories — yellow for Kwakiutl tribes, pink for Salish tribes, and green for West Vancouver tribes — with dotted lines marking sub-group boundaries. Three inset maps (Karton A, B, and C) provide detail of northern and eastern areas. Tribal names are densely labelled across the coastal and inland regions. A legend (Erklärung) and scale bar appear at lower centre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%CA%BCwakw#/media/File:DIE_INDIANERST%C3%84MME_von_VANCOUVER_I%E1%B4%B0%CC%A3_und_an_der_K%C3%9CSTE_von_BRITISCH-COLUMBIA.jpg

                                                                  Alt...The Indian Tribes on Vancouver Island and on the Coast of British Columbia Based on his own research, Dr. Franz Boas Boas, Dr. Franz - Boas, Dr. Franz (1887). Zur Ethnologie Britisch-Kolumbiens [Monograph]. Dr.A.PETERMANN'S MITTEILUNGEN AUS JUSTUS PERTHES' GEOGR.ANSTALT 1887, 33, 129–133, 161 The main map uses colour-coded shading to delineate tribal territories — yellow for Kwakiutl tribes, pink for Salish tribes, and green for West Vancouver tribes — with dotted lines marking sub-group boundaries. Three inset maps (Karton A, B, and C) provide detail of northern and eastern areas. Tribal names are densely labelled across the coastal and inland regions. A legend (Erklärung) and scale bar appear at lower centre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%CA%BCwakw#/media/File:DIE_INDIANERST%C3%84MME_von_VANCOUVER_I%E1%B4%B0%CC%A3_und_an_der_K%C3%9CSTE_von_BRITISCH-COLUMBIA.jpg

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                                                                    BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood.

                                                                    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): BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood. 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): BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      Author to revive Shakespeare club after 300 years

                                                                      An author is relaunching a ladies club that once revived William Shakespeare's reputation 300 years ago.

                                                                      by Alice Cunningham

                                                                      bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17887

                                                                      Shakespeare at PG:
                                                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65

                                                                      William Shakespeare by John Taylor, edited An oil portrait of Shakespeare shown from the chest up against a deep red-brown background. He has a high, balding forehead with hair at the sides, a short beard and moustache, and dark eyes with a calm, direct gaze. He wears a black doublet with a plain white falling collar tied with a lace string, and a small gold hoop earring in his left ear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare#/media/File:William_Shakespeare_by_John_Taylor,_edited.jpg

                                                                      Alt...William Shakespeare by John Taylor, edited An oil portrait of Shakespeare shown from the chest up against a deep red-brown background. He has a high, balding forehead with hair at the sides, a short beard and moustache, and dark eyes with a calm, direct gaze. He wears a black doublet with a plain white falling collar tied with a lace string, and a small gold hoop earring in his left ear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare#/media/File:William_Shakespeare_by_John_Taylor,_edited.jpg

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                                                                        BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off 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): BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off 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): BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off mistress. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                          QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him.

                                                                          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): QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him. 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): QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                            OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall.

                                                                            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): OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall. 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): OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              in 1892, Vita Sackville-West is born.

                                                                              "Sackville-West was a successful novelist, poet and journalist, as well as a prolific letter writer and diarist. She published more than a dozen collections of poetry and 13 novels during her life.... She was the inspiration for the protagonist of Orlando: A Biography, by her friend and lover Virginia Woolf."

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                                                                              Books by Sackville-West at PG:

                                                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34

                                                                              "Sackville-West around 1915, from The Life of V.Sackville-West by Victoria Glendinning" - wikipedia

                                                                              Alt..."Sackville-West around 1915, from The Life of V.Sackville-West by Victoria Glendinning" - wikipedia

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                                                                                Elizabeth Gaskell: The Unsung Author Jane Austen And Brontë Fans Will Love

                                                                                The Victorian writer had the wit of one, and the friendship of the other.

                                                                                By Amy Glover

                                                                                huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rea

                                                                                Gaskell at PG:
                                                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220

                                                                                Elizabeth Gaskell: 1851 portrait by George Richmond. A chalk portrait drawing of a Gaskell, shown from the chest up against a plain light background. She has dark hair parted centrally and drawn back smoothly, with loose strands falling at the sides. Her features are delicate and her expression gentle and slightly smiling. She wears a light dress with a dark brooch or bow at the neckline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell#/media/File:Elizabeth_Gaskell.jpg

                                                                                Alt...Elizabeth Gaskell: 1851 portrait by George Richmond. A chalk portrait drawing of a Gaskell, shown from the chest up against a plain light background. She has dark hair parted centrally and drawn back smoothly, with loose strands falling at the sides. Her features are delicate and her expression gentle and slightly smiling. She wears a light dress with a dark brooch or bow at the neckline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell#/media/File:Elizabeth_Gaskell.jpg

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                                                                                  "The progress of despotism tends to disappoint its own purpose."
                                                                                  The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire

                                                                                  The Chronicler of Decline

                                                                                  Is it too late for our republic to learn from Gibbon’s epic history of Rome’s collapse?

                                                                                  by Ed Simon

                                                                                  hedgehogreview.com/web-feature

                                                                                  Gibbon at PG:
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                                                                                  Portrait of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) An oil portrait of a heavyset middle-aged man shown from the chest up against a dark background. He wears a bright red coat with large gold buttons over a waistcoat, with a white ruffled lace cravat at the neck. His grey powdered wig has a long queue tied with a black ribbon falling over his shoulder. He faces slightly left with a composed, somewhat self-satisfied expression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon#/media/File:Edward_Emily_Gibbon.jpg

                                                                                  Alt...Portrait of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) An oil portrait of a heavyset middle-aged man shown from the chest up against a dark background. He wears a bright red coat with large gold buttons over a waistcoat, with a white ruffled lace cravat at the neck. His grey powdered wig has a long queue tied with a black ribbon falling over his shoulder. He faces slightly left with a composed, somewhat self-satisfied expression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon#/media/File:Edward_Emily_Gibbon.jpg

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                                                                                    FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason.

                                                                                    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): FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason. 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): FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished.

                                                                                      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): BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished. 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): BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                        Typing for Love or Money
                                                                                        The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces

                                                                                        publicdomainreview.org/essay/t

                                                                                        At PG:

                                                                                        "The Story of the Typewriter":

                                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/60794

                                                                                        Books by Henry James:

                                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113

                                                                                        "Henry James at Work" by Theodora Bosanquet:

                                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/63377

                                                                                        Books by T. S. Eliot:

                                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599

                                                                                        Lillian Sholes demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes, 1872

                                                                                        Alt...Lillian Sholes demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes, 1872

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                                                                                          Wit, courage and guile: ten literary heroines to inspire you on International Women’s Day

                                                                                          Whether courageous and confident or quietly subversive, literary heroines can inspire us in our everyday lives.

                                                                                          by Amy Wilcockson

                                                                                          theconversation.com/wit-courag

                                                                                          Women fiction at PG:
                                                                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                                                                                          The Wife of Bath's Tale in the Ellesmere manuscript of The Canterbury Tales, c. 1405–1410. A illuminated manuscript page with dense Gothic cursive text in two sections, separated by a decorative rubric line in red. The left and bottom margins are bordered by an elaborate acanthus and ivy-leaf vine decoration in blue, gold, and red, with small coloured flowers and curling tendrils. A small miniature illustration in the right margin depicts a figure in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse, rendered in warm reds, blues, and browns. A large decorative initial capital begins the lower text block. The rubric midpage reads "Heere endeth the Wyf of Bathe hir prologe and biginneth hir tale." The page is cream-coloured with age, and a folio number is visible in the upper right corner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wife_of_Bath%27s_Tale#/media/File:Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg

                                                                                          Alt...The Wife of Bath's Tale in the Ellesmere manuscript of The Canterbury Tales, c. 1405–1410. A illuminated manuscript page with dense Gothic cursive text in two sections, separated by a decorative rubric line in red. The left and bottom margins are bordered by an elaborate acanthus and ivy-leaf vine decoration in blue, gold, and red, with small coloured flowers and curling tendrils. A small miniature illustration in the right margin depicts a figure in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse, rendered in warm reds, blues, and browns. A large decorative initial capital begins the lower text block. The rubric midpage reads "Heere endeth the Wyf of Bathe hir prologe and biginneth hir tale." The page is cream-coloured with age, and a folio number is visible in the upper right corner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wife_of_Bath%27s_Tale#/media/File:Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg

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                                                                                            Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate it, Project Gutenberg created a new bookshelf titled Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics:

                                                                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                                                                            More information about these magnificent women can be foud in PG´s March Newsletter:
                                                                                            gutenberg.org/newsletter/

                                                                                            Mary Somerville [Fairfax]. Lithograph after J. Phillips. A lithograph portrait of Mary Somerville shown from the chest up, in early 19th-century dress. She has elaborately styled curly hair piled high with ringlets framing her face. She wears a ruffled white lace collar and a dress with feathered or fur trimming at the shoulders, fastened with a circular brooch. Her expression is calm and self-possessed, her gaze slightly averted. https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/mraqxra2

                                                                                            Alt...Mary Somerville [Fairfax]. Lithograph after J. Phillips. A lithograph portrait of Mary Somerville shown from the chest up, in early 19th-century dress. She has elaborately styled curly hair piled high with ringlets framing her face. She wears a ruffled white lace collar and a dress with feathered or fur trimming at the shoulders, fastened with a circular brooch. Her expression is calm and self-possessed, her gaze slightly averted. https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/mraqxra2

                                                                                            Maria Gaetana Agnesi. Line engraving by E. Conquy after M. Longhi. A line engraving portrait ofMaria Gaetana Agnesi shown bust-length within a softly shaded oval vignette. She has powdered or light curly hair loosely styled, small drop earrings, and wears a fur-trimmed garment over a light dress with a ribbon bow at the shoulder. Her expression is composed and direct. https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/pmfug8sg

                                                                                            Alt...Maria Gaetana Agnesi. Line engraving by E. Conquy after M. Longhi. A line engraving portrait ofMaria Gaetana Agnesi shown bust-length within a softly shaded oval vignette. She has powdered or light curly hair loosely styled, small drop earrings, and wears a fur-trimmed garment over a light dress with a ribbon bow at the shoulder. Her expression is composed and direct. https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/pmfug8sg

                                                                                            A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist. By George Kellaway A stipple or line engraving portrait of a woman shown from the chest up against a densely cross-hatched dark background. She has long, loosely curled hair falling to her shoulders, a small decorative crown or coronet at the top of her head, and wears a pearl necklace and a low-cut dress with a draped sash. Her expression is placid and direct. The caption below reads Margaret, D. of Newcastle. The engraver's name Kellaway sc. appears at lower right. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Margaret,_D._of_Newcastle_(4670217).jpg

                                                                                            Alt...A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist. By George Kellaway A stipple or line engraving portrait of a woman shown from the chest up against a densely cross-hatched dark background. She has long, loosely curled hair falling to her shoulders, a small decorative crown or coronet at the top of her head, and wears a pearl necklace and a low-cut dress with a draped sash. Her expression is placid and direct. The caption below reads Margaret, D. of Newcastle. The engraver's name Kellaway sc. appears at lower right. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Margaret,_D._of_Newcastle_(4670217).jpg

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                                                                                              BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce.

                                                                                              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): BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce. 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): BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county.

                                                                                                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): CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county. 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): CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                  The Short But Magical Life of John Keats

                                                                                                  Poet John Keats, in his short life, wrote some of the most beloved poems in the English language.

                                                                                                  thecollector.com/john-keats-en

                                                                                                  Books by Keats at PG:

                                                                                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/935

                                                                                                  Image of John Keats shows him sitting at a desk with an open book and his chin in his hand.

                                                                                                  Alt...Image of John Keats shows him sitting at a desk with an open book and his chin in his hand.

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                                                                                                    Female writers and readers have been challenging the patriarchy for more than 200 years

                                                                                                    by Roberta Garrett

                                                                                                    theconversation.com/female-wri

                                                                                                    Suffrage at PG:
                                                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                                                                                    Line luplau seen in the foreground on her daughter Marie Luplau's large group portrait painting From the Early Days of the Fight for Women's Suffrage (1897). An oil painting depicting a large indoor gathering of men and women in late 19th-century dress. A central standing figure — an older woman in a long dark dress with a white lace collar — commands attention, appearing to address or preside over the assembled group. To her left sits a younger woman at a table with papers and a glass vessel. The crowd behind and around them is densely arranged, faces rendered individually. The setting appears to be a meeting hall with gas lamps visible on the wall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage#/media/File:Marie_Luplau_-_Fra_Kvindevalgretskampens_f%C3%B8rste_dage_(1897),.jpg

                                                                                                    Alt...Line luplau seen in the foreground on her daughter Marie Luplau's large group portrait painting From the Early Days of the Fight for Women's Suffrage (1897). An oil painting depicting a large indoor gathering of men and women in late 19th-century dress. A central standing figure — an older woman in a long dark dress with a white lace collar — commands attention, appearing to address or preside over the assembled group. To her left sits a younger woman at a table with papers and a glass vessel. The crowd behind and around them is densely arranged, faces rendered individually. The setting appears to be a meeting hall with gas lamps visible on the wall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage#/media/File:Marie_Luplau_-_Fra_Kvindevalgretskampens_f%C3%B8rste_dage_(1897),.jpg

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