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TARTAR. To catch a Tartar; to attack one of superior strength or abilities. A Tartar is also an adept at any feat, or game: he is quite a Tartar at cricket, or billiards.

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): TARTAR. To catch a Tartar; to attack one of superior strength or abilities. A Tartar is also an adept at any feat, or game: he is quite a Tartar at cricket, or billiards. 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): TARTAR. To catch a Tartar; to attack one of superior strength or abilities. A Tartar is also an adept at any feat, or game: he is quite a Tartar at cricket, or billiards. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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    How Bertolt Brecht and Walter Benjamin Pioneered a New Way of Creating

    Katherine Hollander on Intellectual, Political and Artistic Collaboration Among the Exiled Mitarbeiter

    lithub.com/how-bertolt-brecht-

    Photo d'identité sans auteur, 1928 - Akademie der Künste, Berlin - Walter Benjamin Archiv. The portrait shows Benjamin at age 36, wearing round glasses, a mustache, suit and tie, with a serious, contemplative expression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin#/media/File:Walter_Benjamin_vers_1928.jpg

    Alt...Photo d'identité sans auteur, 1928 - Akademie der Künste, Berlin - Walter Benjamin Archiv. The portrait shows Benjamin at age 36, wearing round glasses, a mustache, suit and tie, with a serious, contemplative expression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin#/media/File:Walter_Benjamin_vers_1928.jpg

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      REVERSED. A man set by bullies on his head, that his money may fall out of his breeches, which they afterwards by accident pick up. See HOISTING.

      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): REVERSED. A man set by bullies on his head, that his money may fall out of his breeches, which they afterwards by accident pick up. See HOISTING. 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): REVERSED. A man set by bullies on his head, that his money may fall out of his breeches, which they afterwards by accident pick up. See HOISTING. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        FASTNER. A warrant.

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

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          Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives

          Reading sideways requires a willingness to re-read, to wander through a set of sources, to widen your gaze. Sometimes, though, the answers continue to elude us and the record remains incomplete.

          lithub.com/nancy-reddy-on-rese

          People working in Card Division in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Card Division, United States Library of Congress, 1910s or 1920s The image shows librarians and staff working at long tables covered with catalog cards laid out in rows for sorting and processing. In the background, an enormous card catalog cabinet with thousands of drawers lines the wall. Multiple workers, mostly women dressed in white blouses typical of the era, are engaged in the meticulous work of organizing, filing, and maintaining the library's card catalog system - the primary method of cataloging and accessing library materials before computerization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog#/media/File:Card_Division_of_the_Library_of_Congress_3c18631u_original.jpg

          Alt...People working in Card Division in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Card Division, United States Library of Congress, 1910s or 1920s The image shows librarians and staff working at long tables covered with catalog cards laid out in rows for sorting and processing. In the background, an enormous card catalog cabinet with thousands of drawers lines the wall. Multiple workers, mostly women dressed in white blouses typical of the era, are engaged in the meticulous work of organizing, filing, and maintaining the library's card catalog system - the primary method of cataloging and accessing library materials before computerization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog#/media/File:Card_Division_of_the_Library_of_Congress_3c18631u_original.jpg

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            FLYMSEY. A bank note.

            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): FLYMSEY. A bank note. 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): FLYMSEY. A bank note. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              KINGDOM COME. He is gone to kingdom come, he is dead.

              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): KINGDOM COME. He is gone to kingdom come, he is dead. 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): KINGDOM COME. He is gone to kingdom come, he is dead. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                in 1823 novelist Ann Radcliffe died.

                She "was an English novelist who pioneered the Gothic novel, and a minor poet. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, was published in 1794.... Her novels combine suspenseful narratives, exotic historical settings, and apparently-supernatural events."

                en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Radc

                Books by Radcliffe at PG:

                gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/11

                "Emily discovering a body in Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794)." - picyrl. The drawing shows a woman holding a lantern. She is pulling back a curtain which reveals a dead man lying on a bed.

                Alt..."Emily discovering a body in Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794)." - picyrl. The drawing shows a woman holding a lantern. She is pulling back a curtain which reveals a dead man lying on a bed.

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                  "Mastered by desire impulsive,
                  By a mighty inward urging,
                  I am ready now for singing,
                  Ready to begin the chanting
                  Of our nation’s ancient folk-song..."

                  An epic border: Finland’s poetic masterpiece, the Kalevala, has roots in 2 cultures and 2 countries

                  by Thomas A. DuBois

                  theconversation.com/an-epic-bo

                  Kalevala at PG:
                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                  Mistress of the North, Louhi attacking Väinämöinen in the form of a giant eagle with her troops on her back. (The Defense of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1896), Turku Art Museum. The scene depicts an episode from the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, showing the sorceress Louhi (the Mistress of the North) transformed into a giant eagle attacking the hero Väinämöinen and his companions as they flee in a boat with the magical Sampo. Louhi carries her warriors on her back as she swoops down, her enormous wings spread across the green-gold sky. The heroes in the boat below defend themselves with weapons, fighting desperately to protect the Sampo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala#/media/File:Sammon_puolustus.jpg

                  Alt...Mistress of the North, Louhi attacking Väinämöinen in the form of a giant eagle with her troops on her back. (The Defense of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1896), Turku Art Museum. The scene depicts an episode from the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, showing the sorceress Louhi (the Mistress of the North) transformed into a giant eagle attacking the hero Väinämöinen and his companions as they flee in a boat with the magical Sampo. Louhi carries her warriors on her back as she swoops down, her enormous wings spread across the green-gold sky. The heroes in the boat below defend themselves with weapons, fighting desperately to protect the Sampo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala#/media/File:Sammon_puolustus.jpg

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                    A Community-Curated Nancy Drew Collection

                    A team of volunteer Open Librarians have worked together to organize the many Nancy Drew book series into a beautiful collection on Open Library.

                    by elizabethmays via @OpenLibrary

                    blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/3

                    Carolyn Keene at PG:
                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/58

                    Cover of the book The hidden staircase Author: Carolyn Keene Illustrator: Russell H. Tandy The cover shows Nancy Drew, the iconic teenage detective, holding a flashlight while descending a hidden staircase in what appears to be a mysterious old house. The illustration uses warm tones of orange and gold, with Nancy wearing a blue outfit and green cape. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77602/pg77602-images.html

                    Alt...Cover of the book The hidden staircase Author: Carolyn Keene Illustrator: Russell H. Tandy The cover shows Nancy Drew, the iconic teenage detective, holding a flashlight while descending a hidden staircase in what appears to be a mysterious old house. The illustration uses warm tones of orange and gold, with Nancy wearing a blue outfit and green cape. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77602/pg77602-images.html

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                      BISHOPED, or TO BISHOP. A term used among horse-dealers, for burning the mark into a horse's tooth, after he has lost it by age; by bishoping, a horse is made to appear younger than he is. It is a common saying of milk that is burnt too, that the bishop has set his foot in it.

                      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): BISHOPED, or TO BISHOP. A term used among horse-dealers, for burning the mark into a horse's tooth, after he has lost it by age; by bishoping, a horse is made to appear younger than he is. It is a common saying of milk that is burnt too, that the bishop has set his foot in it. 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): BISHOPED, or TO BISHOP. A term used among horse-dealers, for burning the mark into a horse's tooth, after he has lost it by age; by bishoping, a horse is made to appear younger than he is. It is a common saying of milk that is burnt too, that the bishop has set his foot in it. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                        Black History Month: What is it and why is it important?

                        Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black histories.

                        By Alem Tedeneke (from the archives)

                        weforum.org/stories/2024/02/bl

                        Index of Project Gutenberg Works on Black History by Various edited by David Widger is available online:
                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/58975

                        Photograph of Frederick Douglass, circa 1879. Douglass is dressed formally in a dark suit with white shirt and bow tie, with his distinctive wild gray hair and beard. The dignified portrait captures him at approximately age 61, during the period when he served as U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia and continued his work for civil rights and social justice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass#/media/File:Frederick_Douglass_(circa_1879)_(cropped).jpg

                        Alt...Photograph of Frederick Douglass, circa 1879. Douglass is dressed formally in a dark suit with white shirt and bow tie, with his distinctive wild gray hair and beard. The dignified portrait captures him at approximately age 61, during the period when he served as U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia and continued his work for civil rights and social justice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass#/media/File:Frederick_Douglass_(circa_1879)_(cropped).jpg

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                          LANK SLEEVE. The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm.

                          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): LANK SLEEVE. The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm. 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): LANK SLEEVE. The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                            ARRAH NOW. An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish.

                            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): ARRAH NOW. An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish. 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): ARRAH NOW. An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                              DILBERRY MAKER. The fundament.

                              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): DILBERRY MAKER. The fundament. 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): DILBERRY MAKER. The fundament. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms

                                by Rachel Delman

                                theconversation.com/medieval-w

                                Ornithology at PG:
                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, a small member of the Accipitrinae subfamily, chromolithograph. This illustration shows two individuals hawks perched on branches. The upper bird displays the characteristic streaked breast plumage, hooked beak, and yellow legs typical of the species, while the lower bird shows darker plumage with barred underparts. A partially eaten bird (appearing to be a rose-breasted grosbeak or similar species) is visible at the bottom, illustrating the hawk's predatory nature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk#/media/File:Accipiter_striatusDO1908P02CA.JPG

                                Alt...Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus, a small member of the Accipitrinae subfamily, chromolithograph. This illustration shows two individuals hawks perched on branches. The upper bird displays the characteristic streaked breast plumage, hooked beak, and yellow legs typical of the species, while the lower bird shows darker plumage with barred underparts. A partially eaten bird (appearing to be a rose-breasted grosbeak or similar species) is visible at the bottom, illustrating the hawk's predatory nature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk#/media/File:Accipiter_striatusDO1908P02CA.JPG

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                                  Celebrating Black History Month

                                  February marks Black History Month, a month-long observance in the United States and Canada that recognizes the significant contributions of Black Americans to history, as well as the historical legacies of the African diaspora.

                                  By The Editors

                                  daily.jstor.org/black-history-

                                  Black history at PG:
                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                  Carter G. Woodson, who is credited with the creation of Negro History Week in 1926, the precursor to what evolved into Black History Month. Courtesy of the New River Gorge National River website, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, United States Government. This formal portrait shows Woodson in profile, wearing a suit and bow tie, typical of early 20th-century studio photography. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month#/media/File:Carter_G_Woodson_portrait.jpg

                                  Alt...Carter G. Woodson, who is credited with the creation of Negro History Week in 1926, the precursor to what evolved into Black History Month. Courtesy of the New River Gorge National River website, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, United States Government. This formal portrait shows Woodson in profile, wearing a suit and bow tie, typical of early 20th-century studio photography. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month#/media/File:Carter_G_Woodson_portrait.jpg

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                                    BORDE. A shilling. A half borde; a sixpence.

                                    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): BORDE. A shilling. A half borde; a sixpence. 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): BORDE. A shilling. A half borde; a sixpence. 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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                                        CROOK BACK. Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE.

                                        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): CROOK BACK. Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE. 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): CROOK BACK. Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                          Read Love Letters From Royals and Romantics Across 500 Years of British History

                                          A new exhibition at Britain’s National Archives features a letter to Elizabeth I, Jane Austen’s will and a plea to free Oscar Wilde from prison

                                          by Christian Thorsberg

                                          smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

                                          Shakespeare, Austen and Wilde at PG:
                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65
                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68
                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111

                                          Ira Aldridge (1807-1867), in the character of Othello, Attributed to James Northcote The image shows: Aldridge in costume as Othello White flowing robes or cape Ornamental detail at the collar (possibly jewelry or costume decoration) Noble, dignified bearing Upward gaze suggesting nobility and tragedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge#/media/File:Ira_Aldridge_(1807-1867),_in_the_character_of_Othello,_Attributed_to_James_Northcote_(1746-1831).jpg

                                          Alt...Ira Aldridge (1807-1867), in the character of Othello, Attributed to James Northcote The image shows: Aldridge in costume as Othello White flowing robes or cape Ornamental detail at the collar (possibly jewelry or costume decoration) Noble, dignified bearing Upward gaze suggesting nobility and tragedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge#/media/File:Ira_Aldridge_(1807-1867),_in_the_character_of_Othello,_Attributed_to_James_Northcote_(1746-1831).jpg

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                                            Toni Morrison on What Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction Reveals About Race in America

                                            Considering the Role of Blackness and Black Bodies in the American Literary Canon

                                            lithub.com/toni-morrison-on-wh

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                                              TO WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport.

                                              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 WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport. 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 WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                DUCKS AND DRAKES. To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times.

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

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                                                @histodons

                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCKS AND DRAKES. To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times. 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): DUCKS AND DRAKES. To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  Life, Work & Adoration

                                                  Becoming George: The Invention of George Sand

                                                  review by Lucasta Miller

                                                  literaryreview.co.uk/life-work

                                                  George Sand at PG:
                                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/851

                                                  Portrait of George Sand (cropped) Part of: Portrait of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand By Eugène Delacroix George Sand depicted: In masculine attire (white collar visible) With dark hair and intense gaze Holding what appears to be a small bird or flower Against a rich, dark background with reddish-brown tones Delacroix's characteristic loose, colorful brushwork Contemplative, serious expression https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sand#/media/Fichier:Eug%C3%A8ne_Ferdinand_Victor_Delacroix_041.jpg

                                                  Alt...Portrait of George Sand (cropped) Part of: Portrait of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand By Eugène Delacroix George Sand depicted: In masculine attire (white collar visible) With dark hair and intense gaze Holding what appears to be a small bird or flower Against a rich, dark background with reddish-brown tones Delacroix's characteristic loose, colorful brushwork Contemplative, serious expression https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sand#/media/Fichier:Eug%C3%A8ne_Ferdinand_Victor_Delacroix_041.jpg

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                                                    An Enduring Source of Inspiration: In Search of Proust’s Legacy in Ireland

                                                    Max McGuinness Explores the French Writer’s Influence on Generations of Irish Literature

                                                    lithub.com/an-enduring-source-

                                                    Marcel Proust at PG:
                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987

                                                    First galley proof of A la recherche du temps perdu: Du côté de chez Swann with handwritten revision notes by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922). Auctioned by Christie's in July 2000 for £663,750 — a world record for a French literary manuscript. This document shows: Printer's proofs that Proust received for correction before final publication Handwritten additions, deletions, and annotations throughout Typeset text in columns with Proust's notes in margins and between lines Shows Proust's creative process in action The paper shows its age and the intensity of Proust's work https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu#/media/Fichier:MS_A_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu.jpg

                                                    Alt...First galley proof of A la recherche du temps perdu: Du côté de chez Swann with handwritten revision notes by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922). Auctioned by Christie's in July 2000 for £663,750 — a world record for a French literary manuscript. This document shows: Printer's proofs that Proust received for correction before final publication Handwritten additions, deletions, and annotations throughout Typeset text in columns with Proust's notes in margins and between lines Shows Proust's creative process in action The paper shows its age and the intensity of Proust's work https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu#/media/Fichier:MS_A_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu.jpg

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                                                      SWELL. A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully frightened the gentleman out of all his 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): SWELL. A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully frightened the gentleman out of all his 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): SWELL. A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully frightened the gentleman out of all his money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                        "Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants, willing to be dethroned."
                                                        ch. 2: Nestor page 28

                                                        Ulysses by James Joyce was partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach in 1922.

                                                        Ulysses at PG:
                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300

                                                        Picture of first edition of Joyce's Ulysses. Cover design: Simple, elegant design in blue-green/teal color Greek-inspired lettering for "ULYSSES" Minimal decoration, emphasizing the classical connection The color was chosen to match the Greek flag (blue and white) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)#/media/File:JoyceUlysses2.jpg

                                                        Alt...Picture of first edition of Joyce's Ulysses. Cover design: Simple, elegant design in blue-green/teal color Greek-inspired lettering for "ULYSSES" Minimal decoration, emphasizing the classical connection The color was chosen to match the Greek flag (blue and white) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)#/media/File:JoyceUlysses2.jpg

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                                                          BEAR-GARDEN JAW or DISCOURSE. Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens.

                                                          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): BEAR-GARDEN JAW or DISCOURSE. Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens. 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): BEAR-GARDEN JAW or DISCOURSE. Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                            FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief.

                                                            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): FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief. 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): FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                              DRY BOB. A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus.

                                                              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): DRY BOB. A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus. 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): DRY BOB. A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                FENCING KEN. The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted.

                                                                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): FENCING KEN. The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted. 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): FENCING KEN. The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                  BRUSHER. A bumper, a full glass. See BUMPER.

                                                                  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): BRUSHER. A bumper, a full glass. See BUMPER. 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): BRUSHER. A bumper, a full glass. See BUMPER. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                    Jack Kerouac’s 37 metre-long, first draft scroll of On the Road to be auctioned

                                                                    The draft – one of the Beat Generation’s defining artefacts – will be part of a wider sale of pieces from the Jim Irsay Collection at Christie’s in March

                                                                    theguardian.com/books/2026/jan

                                                                    Naval Reserve Enlistment photograph of Jack Kerouac

                                                                    Naval Reserve Enlistment photograph of Jack Kerouac.- picryl.com. He standing in front of a height chart. (He is 5'9".) At the bottom of the photo is his enlistment number.

                                                                    Alt...Naval Reserve Enlistment photograph of Jack Kerouac.- picryl.com. He standing in front of a height chart. (He is 5'9".) At the bottom of the photo is his enlistment number.

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                                                                      A lesson in coexistence

                                                                      The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women)

                                                                      by Toby Green

                                                                      aeon.co/essays/lessons-in-plur

                                                                      Guinea at PG:
                                                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                                                                      A well in Cacheu, circa 1900 The photograph shows: A communal well or fountain ("uma fonte") in the outskirts ("arredores") of Cacheu Multiple people, mostly women and children, gathered to collect water Water vessels: Various pots, jars, and containers being filled or carried Landscape: Tropical vegetation with palm trees in the background Daily life scene: Documenting the essential task of water collection The image is labeled in both Portuguese ("Cacheu. Arredores - Uma fonte.") and French ("Cacheo. Environs - une fontaine.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacheu#/media/File:DC_-_Cacheu._Arredores_-_Uma_fonte.jpg

                                                                      Alt...A well in Cacheu, circa 1900 The photograph shows: A communal well or fountain ("uma fonte") in the outskirts ("arredores") of Cacheu Multiple people, mostly women and children, gathered to collect water Water vessels: Various pots, jars, and containers being filled or carried Landscape: Tropical vegetation with palm trees in the background Daily life scene: Documenting the essential task of water collection The image is labeled in both Portuguese ("Cacheu. Arredores - Uma fonte.") and French ("Cacheo. Environs - une fontaine.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacheu#/media/File:DC_-_Cacheu._Arredores_-_Uma_fonte.jpg

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                                                                        The Explorer Who Faked His Way Through the Hajj

                                                                        Englishman Richard Burton wore several disguises, ranging from merchant to doctor to pilgrim in the holy city of Mecca.

                                                                        By Kayla Johnson

                                                                        daily.jstor.org/the-explorer-w

                                                                        Richard Burton at PG:
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                                                                        Portrait of Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar, c. 1863, by Ernest Edwards, from vintage albumen print in the publication Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with Biographical Memoirs, Edwards, Ernest, and Lovell Reeve, State Library of New South Wales, DSM/920.042/P Burton is dressed in Middle Eastern/Ottoman attire: Fez or tarbush (traditional cap) Flowing robes and kaftan Sash around the waist Dagger visible at his waist Oriental setting: Seated on cushions with draped fabric and tent-like backdrop His characteristic intense gaze and prominent mustache A pose suggesting his famous ability to "pass" as a native in various cultures https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg/960px-Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg

                                                                        Alt...Portrait of Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar, c. 1863, by Ernest Edwards, from vintage albumen print in the publication Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with Biographical Memoirs, Edwards, Ernest, and Lovell Reeve, State Library of New South Wales, DSM/920.042/P Burton is dressed in Middle Eastern/Ottoman attire: Fez or tarbush (traditional cap) Flowing robes and kaftan Sash around the waist Dagger visible at his waist Oriental setting: Seated on cushions with draped fabric and tent-like backdrop His characteristic intense gaze and prominent mustache A pose suggesting his famous ability to "pass" as a native in various cultures https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg/960px-Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg

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                                                                          LONG TONGUED. Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY.

                                                                          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): LONG TONGUED. Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY. 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): LONG TONGUED. Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                            BUTTOCK AND FILE. A common whore and a pick-pocket. 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): BUTTOCK AND FILE. A common whore and a pick-pocket. 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): BUTTOCK AND FILE. A common whore and a pick-pocket. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              A History of Existential Anxiety

                                                                              From medieval theology to modern philosophy, dread has long been a guide for living ethically.

                                                                              By: Livia Gershon

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                                                                              Original article:
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                                                                              Kierkegaard, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe at PG:
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                                                                              The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series). This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham and, in one particularly dramatic canvas, an angel intercepts Abraham before he sacrifices his own son. Like another work in this series, Tobias and the Angels, the Sacrifice of Isaac is a narrative about fathers and sons as well as obedience inspired by faith. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Guardi_-_The_Sacrifice_of_Isaac,_Tobias_and_the_Angel,_The_Angels_Appearing_to_Abraham,_Abraham_Welcoming_the_Three_Angels_(painting_series)_-_1952.235_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tiff

                                                                              Alt...The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series). This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham and, in one particularly dramatic canvas, an angel intercepts Abraham before he sacrifices his own son. Like another work in this series, Tobias and the Angels, the Sacrifice of Isaac is a narrative about fathers and sons as well as obedience inspired by faith. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Guardi_-_The_Sacrifice_of_Isaac,_Tobias_and_the_Angel,_The_Angels_Appearing_to_Abraham,_Abraham_Welcoming_the_Three_Angels_(painting_series)_-_1952.235_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tiff

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                                                                                CHAFED. Well beaten; from CHAUFFE, warmed.

                                                                                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): CHAFED. Well beaten; from CHAUFFE, warmed. 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): CHAFED. Well beaten; from CHAUFFE, warmed. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                  The Complete Story of the Epic of Gilgamesh (Overview & Analysis)

                                                                                  "The Epic of Gilgamesh, recounting the adventures of the semi-divine Sumerian king, may be the world’s oldest literary work. What does the narrative say?"

                                                                                  thecollector.com/epic-gilgames

                                                                                  Gilgamesh at PG:

                                                                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/11000

                                                                                  Drawing of Gilgamesh strangling a lion. He has the lion with his left arm around his neck and a whip in his right hand.

                                                                                  Alt...Drawing of Gilgamesh strangling a lion. He has the lion with his left arm around his neck and a whip in his right hand.

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                                                                                    COBBLERS PUNCH. Treacle, vinegar, gin, and water.

                                                                                    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): COBBLERS PUNCH. Treacle, vinegar, gin, and water. 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): COBBLERS PUNCH. Treacle, vinegar, gin, and water. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      HANDSOME REWARD. This, in advertisements, means a horse-whipping.

                                                                                      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): HANDSOME REWARD. This, in advertisements, means a horse-whipping. 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): HANDSOME REWARD. This, in advertisements, means a horse-whipping. 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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                                                                                          To FLING. To trick or cheat. He flung me fairly out of it: he cheated me out of it.

                                                                                          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 FLING. To trick or cheat. He flung me fairly out of it: he cheated me out of it. 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 FLING. To trick or cheat. He flung me fairly out of it: he cheated me out of it. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                            in1960 Zora Neale Hurston died. She "was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo and Caribbean Vodou."

                                                                                            en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Nea

                                                                                            Books by Hurston at PG:

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                                                                                            Photograph of Zora Neale Hurston by Carl Van Vechten. She is sitting and wearing a top (dress?), belt, necklace of beads, and stylish hat. She is looking to the right away from the camera.

                                                                                            Alt...Photograph of Zora Neale Hurston by Carl Van Vechten. She is sitting and wearing a top (dress?), belt, necklace of beads, and stylish hat. She is looking to the right away from the camera.

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                                                                                              To FLASH THE HASH. To vomit. 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): To FLASH THE HASH. To vomit. 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): To FLASH THE HASH. To vomit. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                HOLIDAY. A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday; See ALL HOLIDAY.

                                                                                                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): HOLIDAY. A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday; See ALL HOLIDAY. 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): HOLIDAY. A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday; See ALL HOLIDAY. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                  Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) was born in 1832.

                                                                                                  An interesting comment from one proofreader at @DProofreaders : "It is said that Queen Victoria enjoyed the Alice books so much that she sent for all the author's works, and was then appalled to find herself confronted by mathematics."

                                                                                                  "Curiosa mathematica, Part I: A new theory of parallels" by Dodgson, Charles L. coming soon at PG.

                                                                                                  Lewis Carroll at PG:
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                                                                                                  1863 photograph of Carroll by Oscar G. Rejlander. Carroll appears formally dressed in Victorian clerical attire, with wavy, somewhat disheveled hair, contemplative, serious expression and relaxed pose with hands clasped. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll#/media/File:Lewis_Carroll_1863.jpg

                                                                                                  Alt...1863 photograph of Carroll by Oscar G. Rejlander. Carroll appears formally dressed in Victorian clerical attire, with wavy, somewhat disheveled hair, contemplative, serious expression and relaxed pose with hands clasped. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll#/media/File:Lewis_Carroll_1863.jpg

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                                                                                                    On Being Ill at 100: Virginia Woolf’s ‘best essay’ still shapes how we read sickness

                                                                                                    Woolf argues that illness is ‘the great confessional’ which is never talked about in literature.

                                                                                                    by Lucyl Harrison

                                                                                                    theconversation.com/on-being-i

                                                                                                    Virginia Woold at PG:
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                                                                                                    A portrait of Woolf by Roger Fry c. 1917. Virginia faces the viewer with a slightly tilted head and a calm, introspective expression. Her dark hair is parted and swept back into soft, rounded shapes, framing a pale face with large, elongated eyes and lightly flushed cheeks. Her lips are small and red. She wears a muted, loose-fitting jacket or cardigan over a darker blue garment, with a narrow green trim adding contrast along the edges. Her hands rest together in front of her. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf#/media/File:Roger_Fry_-_Virginia_Woolf.jpg

                                                                                                    Alt...A portrait of Woolf by Roger Fry c. 1917. Virginia faces the viewer with a slightly tilted head and a calm, introspective expression. Her dark hair is parted and swept back into soft, rounded shapes, framing a pale face with large, elongated eyes and lightly flushed cheeks. Her lips are small and red. She wears a muted, loose-fitting jacket or cardigan over a darker blue garment, with a narrow green trim adding contrast along the edges. Her hands rest together in front of her. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf#/media/File:Roger_Fry_-_Virginia_Woolf.jpg

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