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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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DEVIL'S DAUGHTER. It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife, that he has married the Devil's daughter, and lives with the old folks.

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): DEVIL'S DAUGHTER. It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife, that he has married the Devil's daughter, and lives with the old folks. 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): DEVIL'S DAUGHTER. It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife, that he has married the Devil's daughter, and lives with the old folks. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    [?]Court Cantrell won't conform » 🌐
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    So relieved to find Octavia Butler on the list. The woman was a goddamn prophet.

    Really good article. Recommend!

    Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present | Science fiction books | The Guardian
    theguardian.com/books/2026/jan





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      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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      BLESSING. A small quantity over and above the measure, usually given by hucksters dealing in peas, beans, and other vegetables.

      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): BLESSING. A small quantity over and above the measure, usually given by hucksters dealing in peas, beans, and other vegetables. 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): BLESSING. A small quantity over and above the measure, usually given by hucksters dealing in peas, beans, and other vegetables. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        Peter Kropotkin’s Memoirs of a Revolutionist (1899)

        “Many a man and many a woman have accomplished a great life-work without having led a great life”, the influential Danish literary critic Georg Brandes wrote in his introduction to Peter Kropotkin’s 1899 Memoirs of a Revolutionist. “Many people are interesting, although their lives may have been quite insignificant and commonplace. Kropotkin’s life is both great and interesting”.

        Book at PG:

        gutenberg.org/ebooks/73882

        Drawing of Peter Kropotkin.

        Alt...Drawing of Peter Kropotkin.

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          Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure criticised university elitism – it still rings true today

          by Shelley Galpin

          theconversation.com/thomas-har

          Jude the Obscure at PG:
          gutenberg.org/ebooks/153

          Hardy - Jude the Obscure, 1896. The illustration depicts a dramatic indoor scene with three figures. On the left, partially visible through what appears to be a doorway, is a man in formal Victorian attire with a bow tie, holding what looks like a candle or lamp, illuminating the scene. In the center and right of the composition stand two other figures - a man in dark clothing and a woman in a light-colored blouse or dress with a dark skirt, both dressed in typical late 19th-century fashion. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jude_the_Obscure#/media/File:Hardy_-_Jude_the_Obscure,_1896_(page_135_crop).jpg

          Alt...Hardy - Jude the Obscure, 1896. The illustration depicts a dramatic indoor scene with three figures. On the left, partially visible through what appears to be a doorway, is a man in formal Victorian attire with a bow tie, holding what looks like a candle or lamp, illuminating the scene. In the center and right of the composition stand two other figures - a man in dark clothing and a woman in a light-colored blouse or dress with a dark skirt, both dressed in typical late 19th-century fashion. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jude_the_Obscure#/media/File:Hardy_-_Jude_the_Obscure,_1896_(page_135_crop).jpg

            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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            JOWL. The cheek. Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen's jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely.

            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): JOWL. The cheek. Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen's jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely. 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): JOWL. The cheek. Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen's jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              "Understand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it."
              The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)

              Dame Agatha Christie died 50 years ago.

              She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

              en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_C

              Agatha Christie at PG:
              gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451

              Agatha Christie as a young woman Unknown author - The Christie Archive Trust The image captures Christie leaning out of a window with decorative latticed or diamond-patterned glass panes. She is photographed from roughly chest level up, positioned in the window frame. Christie appears youthful creating volume on top of her head. She wears a distinctive outfit featuring a striped blouse with bold vertical stripes, paired with what appears to be a polka-dotted. A decorative handkerchief or lace detail is visible near her collar area. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Agatha_Christie#/media/File:Agatha_Christie_as_a_young_woman.jpg

              Alt...Agatha Christie as a young woman Unknown author - The Christie Archive Trust The image captures Christie leaning out of a window with decorative latticed or diamond-patterned glass panes. She is photographed from roughly chest level up, positioned in the window frame. Christie appears youthful creating volume on top of her head. She wears a distinctive outfit featuring a striped blouse with bold vertical stripes, paired with what appears to be a polka-dotted. A decorative handkerchief or lace detail is visible near her collar area. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Agatha_Christie#/media/File:Agatha_Christie_as_a_young_woman.jpg

                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                JOGG-TROT. To keep on a jogg-trot; to get on with a slow but regular pace.

                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): JOGG-TROT. To keep on a jogg-trot; to get on with a slow but regular pace. 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): JOGG-TROT. To keep on a jogg-trot; to get on with a slow but regular pace. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                  FOXEY. Rank. Stinking.

                  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): FOXEY. Rank. Stinking. 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): FOXEY. Rank. Stinking. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                    THE DIP. A cook's shop, under Furnival's Inn, where many attornies clerks, and other inferior limbs of the law, take out the wrinkles from their bellies. DIP is also a punning name for a tallow-chandler.

                    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): THE DIP. A cook's shop, under Furnival's Inn, where many attornies clerks, and other inferior limbs of the law, take out the wrinkles from their bellies. DIP is also a punning name for a tallow-chandler. 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): THE DIP. A cook's shop, under Furnival's Inn, where many attornies clerks, and other inferior limbs of the law, take out the wrinkles from their bellies. DIP is also a punning name for a tallow-chandler. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                      Fimbulvetr: When the Medieval World Saw the Sun Go Dark

                      In the medieval world, strange signs in the sky were rarely ignored. In AD 536, when the sun seemed to lose its light and the climate turned harsh, that catastrophe may have been remembered in the terrifying Norse legend of Fimbulvetr.

                      By Andrea Maraschi

                      medievalists.net/2026/01/fimbu

                      Norse mythology at PG:
                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4

                      A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire. The surrounding text implies that this is Ásgarðr (Asgard) burning (by Emil Doepler, 1905). This image depicts a dramatic scene from Norse mythology by German artist Emil Doepler (1905), illustrating the final phase of Ragnarök—the apocalyptic destruction of the world in Norse cosmology. The painting shows a fortress or stronghold, silhouetted in dark tones against an intensely fiery sky. The structure, which represents Ásgarðr (Asgard, the realm of the gods), appears as a dark mass with towers and battlements rising against the flames. The sky is engulfed in vivid oranges, reds, and yellows, creating a sense of overwhelming conflagration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k#/media/File:Ragnar%C3%B6k_by_Doepler.jpg

                      Alt...A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire. The surrounding text implies that this is Ásgarðr (Asgard) burning (by Emil Doepler, 1905). This image depicts a dramatic scene from Norse mythology by German artist Emil Doepler (1905), illustrating the final phase of Ragnarök—the apocalyptic destruction of the world in Norse cosmology. The painting shows a fortress or stronghold, silhouetted in dark tones against an intensely fiery sky. The structure, which represents Ásgarðr (Asgard, the realm of the gods), appears as a dark mass with towers and battlements rising against the flames. The sky is engulfed in vivid oranges, reds, and yellows, creating a sense of overwhelming conflagration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k#/media/File:Ragnar%C3%B6k_by_Doepler.jpg

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                        10,000 books were tossed at a London school. Librarians say there are other ways to give books a second life

                        The province says it is halting all current and future school library reviews

                        by Kendra Seguin

                        cbc.ca/news/canada/london/beal

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

                        "Morrisania, Thirteen women, librarians?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. The photograph shows a group of thirteen women arranged in two rows - seven standing in the back row and six seated or kneeling in the front row. They are photographed outdoors against a wall heavily covered with ivy or climbing vines. The women are dressed in typical late 19th-century attire. Most wear white blouses (shirtwaists) with high collars and long sleeves, paired with dark skirts. Some have decorative brooches or pins at their collars. Their hair is styled in the fashion of the era, with most wearing it pulled back or up. One woman in the back row appears to be wearing a hat. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4343e1d0-c5b3-012f-faca-58d385a7bc34?canvasIndex=0

                        Alt..."Morrisania, Thirteen women, librarians?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. The photograph shows a group of thirteen women arranged in two rows - seven standing in the back row and six seated or kneeling in the front row. They are photographed outdoors against a wall heavily covered with ivy or climbing vines. The women are dressed in typical late 19th-century attire. Most wear white blouses (shirtwaists) with high collars and long sleeves, paired with dark skirts. Some have decorative brooches or pins at their collars. Their hair is styled in the fashion of the era, with most wearing it pulled back or up. One woman in the back row appears to be wearing a hat. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4343e1d0-c5b3-012f-faca-58d385a7bc34?canvasIndex=0

                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                          To PLANT. To lay, place, or hide. Plant your wids and stow them; be careful what you say, or let slip. Also to bury, as, he was planted by the parson.

                          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): To PLANT. To lay, place, or hide. Plant your wids and stow them; be careful what you say, or let slip. Also to bury, as, he was planted by the parson. 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 PLANT. To lay, place, or hide. Plant your wids and stow them; be careful what you say, or let slip. Also to bury, as, he was planted by the parson. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                            FUSTIAN. Bombast language. Red fustian; port wine.

                            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): FUSTIAN. Bombast language. Red fustian; port wine. 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): FUSTIAN. Bombast language. Red fustian; port wine. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                              Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?

                              Brad Bigelow on the Collaborative Process That Produced Polly Adler’s A House is Not a Home

                              lithub.com/virginia-faulkner-w

                              More about Virginia Faulkner:
                              en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia
                              neglectedbooks.com/?p=10900

                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                CAT LAP. Tea, called also scandal broth. See SCANDAL BROTH.

                                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): CAT LAP. Tea, called also scandal broth. See SCANDAL BROTH. 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): CAT LAP. Tea, called also scandal broth. See SCANDAL BROTH. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                  To GRABBLE. To seize. To grabble the bit; to seize any one's money. CANT.

                                  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): To GRABBLE. To seize. To grabble the bit; to seize any one's money. 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 GRABBLE. To seize. To grabble the bit; to seize any one's money. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    The erotic poems of Bilitis

                                    A lush translation of this late-discovered lesbian poet added to the legacy of Sappho, but there was a trickster at work

                                    by Cat Lambert

                                    aeon.co/essays/how-a-playful-l

                                    Les Chansons de Bilitis at PG:
                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/4708

                                    Title : Les chansons de Bilitis : traduit du grec / Pierre Louÿs ; ill. de G. Barbier, gravées sur bois par F. L. Schmied Author : Louÿs, Pierre (1870-1925). Auteur du texte Publisher : P. Corrard (Paris) Publication date : 1922 Contributor : Barbier, George (1882-1932). Illustrateur Contributor : Schmied, François-Louis (1873-1941). Graveur The illustration is presented as a decorative page or bookplate, featuring a rectangular composition with elaborate framing. The entire design is set against cream-colored paper with a sophisticated multi-layered border treatment that creates depth and visual richness. Across the top of the black panel stretches an arbor or trellis laden with grapevines. Standing gracefully on the left side is a woman in classical Greek or Roman dress. Crouched or kneeling on the right side is a striking figure rendered entirely in coral-red or terracotta tones. In the upper portion of the black space, four white bird silhouettes are visible. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k15164019/f23.item.texteImage#

                                    Alt...Title : Les chansons de Bilitis : traduit du grec / Pierre Louÿs ; ill. de G. Barbier, gravées sur bois par F. L. Schmied Author : Louÿs, Pierre (1870-1925). Auteur du texte Publisher : P. Corrard (Paris) Publication date : 1922 Contributor : Barbier, George (1882-1932). Illustrateur Contributor : Schmied, François-Louis (1873-1941). Graveur The illustration is presented as a decorative page or bookplate, featuring a rectangular composition with elaborate framing. The entire design is set against cream-colored paper with a sophisticated multi-layered border treatment that creates depth and visual richness. Across the top of the black panel stretches an arbor or trellis laden with grapevines. Standing gracefully on the left side is a woman in classical Greek or Roman dress. Crouched or kneeling on the right side is a striking figure rendered entirely in coral-red or terracotta tones. In the upper portion of the black space, four white bird silhouettes are visible. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k15164019/f23.item.texteImage#

                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                      JOBBERNOLE. The head.

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

                                        [?]Steam Powered Frisbee 🥏 » 🌐
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                                        "With what this chart teaches
                                        even may the fallen go —
                                        through the macabre reaches
                                        of Edgar Allan Poe"

                                        In 2020, Brendan Lorber created this map of Night's Plutonian Shore, the Purloined Letter, the Kingdom by the Sea, and a bunch of places I had to look up.

                                        A detailed, fantasy-style ink map that includes references to over a dozen of Poe's stories and poems

                                        Alt...A detailed, fantasy-style ink map that includes references to over a dozen of Poe's stories and poems

                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                          JARKMEN. Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for beggars.

                                          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): JARKMEN. Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for beggars. 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): JARKMEN. Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for beggars. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                            Among the Sleuths: Looking for Answers at the Nancy Drew Convention

                                            Jadie Stillwell and Nicole Blackwood on the Mystery of the Missing Discernible Character Traits

                                            lithub.com/among-the-sleuths-l

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

                                            Cover page of The hidden staircase by Carolyn Keene, illustratated by Russell H. Tandy. At the top of the cover, "Nancy Drew Mystery Stories" appears in a stylized script font in yellow/gold lettering. Below this, the title "THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE" is displayed prominently in bold, uppercase blue letters. The cover features an illustration showing Nancy Drew descending a mysterious hidden staircase. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77602/pg77602-images.html

                                            Alt...Cover page of The hidden staircase by Carolyn Keene, illustratated by Russell H. Tandy. At the top of the cover, "Nancy Drew Mystery Stories" appears in a stylized script font in yellow/gold lettering. Below this, the title "THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE" is displayed prominently in bold, uppercase blue letters. The cover features an illustration showing Nancy Drew descending a mysterious hidden staircase. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77602/pg77602-images.html

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                                              Medieval Self-Portraits: Ten Artists Who Put Themselves in the Picture

                                              Medieval artists did not just paint saints and kings—they sometimes slipped themselves into the scene, leaving behind portraits that can be devotional, witty, and surprisingly personal.

                                              medievalists.net/2026/01/medie

                                              Medieval artists at PG:
                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                              Giovanni Boccaccio’s De Mulieribus Claris (On Famous Women). A woman is shown seated at a desk or writing table, engaged in what appears to be a scholarly or artistic activity. She is depicted in profile or three-quarter view, dressed in flowing robes of soft pink or coral color with golden blonde hair. Her posture and the positioning of her hands suggest she is either writing, painting, or examining a manuscript or mirror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Mulieribus_Claris

                                              Alt...Giovanni Boccaccio’s De Mulieribus Claris (On Famous Women). A woman is shown seated at a desk or writing table, engaged in what appears to be a scholarly or artistic activity. She is depicted in profile or three-quarter view, dressed in flowing robes of soft pink or coral color with golden blonde hair. Her posture and the positioning of her hands suggest she is either writing, painting, or examining a manuscript or mirror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Mulieribus_Claris

                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                HACKNEY WRITER. One who writes for attornies or booksellers.

                                                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): HACKNEY WRITER. One who writes for attornies or booksellers. 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): HACKNEY WRITER. One who writes for attornies or booksellers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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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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                                                  Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                                                    SKINK. To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess. See BOOTS.

                                                    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): SKINK. To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess. See BOOTS. 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): SKINK. To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess. See BOOTS. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                      Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online

                                                      openculture.com/2026/01/dictio

                                                      Reading glasses on top of an open dictionary

                                                      Alt...Reading glasses on top of an open dictionary

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                                                        The ratio of words written by Kafka to words written about Kafka is estimated to be about 1:10,000,000. Is anything left to say?

                                                        by Jared Marcel Pollen

                                                        libertiesjournal.com/online-ar

                                                        Kafka at PG:
                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/17

                                                        First page of Kafka's Letter to His Father. The document shows aged paper with a cream or beige tone, typical of early 20th-century stationery that has yellowed over time. The page appears to be standard letter-size paper with some visible wear, creases, and aging marks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka#/media/File:De_Kafka_Brief_an_den_Vater_001.jpg

                                                        Alt...First page of Kafka's Letter to His Father. The document shows aged paper with a cream or beige tone, typical of early 20th-century stationery that has yellowed over time. The page appears to be standard letter-size paper with some visible wear, creases, and aging marks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka#/media/File:De_Kafka_Brief_an_den_Vater_001.jpg

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                                                          BIENLY. Excellently. She wheedled so bienly; she coaxed or flattered so cleverly. French.

                                                          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): BIENLY. Excellently. She wheedled so bienly; she coaxed or flattered so cleverly. French. 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): BIENLY. Excellently. She wheedled so bienly; she coaxed or flattered so cleverly. French. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                            An author reads James. Brilliant.

                                                            philosophics.blog/2026/01/05/j

                                                            “Belief has nothing to do with truth. Believe what you like. Believe I’m lying and move through the world as a white boy. Believe I’m telling the truth and move through the world as a white boy anyway. Either way, no difference.”

                                                            Percival Everett

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                                                              CAPTAIN PODD. A celebrated master of a puppet-shew, in Ben Johnson's time, whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity.

                                                              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): CAPTAIN PODD. A celebrated master of a puppet-shew, in Ben Johnson's time, whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity. 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): CAPTAIN PODD. A celebrated master of a puppet-shew, in Ben Johnson's time, whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                in 1944 Ida Tarbell died. She "was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism"

                                                                en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Tarb

                                                                Books by Tarbell at PG:

                                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40

                                                                Photograph of Ida Tarbell.

                                                                Alt...Photograph of Ida Tarbell.

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                                                                  Medieval Models of Female Friendship in Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies and Margery Kempe's The Book of Margery Kempe
                                                                  by Alexandra Verini

                                                                  Original article is available online:
                                                                  jstor.org/stable/10.15767/femi

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                                                                    Medieval Friendships: No Girls Allowed

                                                                    Medieval European elites inherited the classical concept of friendship as something possible only for men. Christine de Pizan and Margery Kempe beg to differ.

                                                                    By: Livia Gershon

                                                                    daily.jstor.org/medieval-frien

                                                                    Christine de Pizan & Margery Kempe
                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46
                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                                                    Master of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pisan. The illumination is divided into two main sections showing women engaged in the symbolic construction of the "City of Ladies." The scene depicts Christine de Pizan's allegorical vision of building an ideal city for virtuous women. Inside an architectural space with elegant white arches and a tiled vaulted ceiling in warm orange/gold tones, a group of noble women are gathered. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_der_%27Cit%C3%A9_des_Dames%27_002.jpg

                                                                    Alt...Master of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pisan. The illumination is divided into two main sections showing women engaged in the symbolic construction of the "City of Ladies." The scene depicts Christine de Pizan's allegorical vision of building an ideal city for virtuous women. Inside an architectural space with elegant white arches and a tiled vaulted ceiling in warm orange/gold tones, a group of noble women are gathered. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_der_%27Cit%C3%A9_des_Dames%27_002.jpg

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                                                                      GLYBE. A writing. 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): GLYBE. A writing. 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): GLYBE. A writing. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                        Wordsworth Revolutionized Poetry But His Life Was Equally Interesting

                                                                        "Who was William Wordsworth, and what made his poetry so revolutionary? Read about the life and works of this major Romantic poet."

                                                                        thecollector.com/william-words

                                                                        Books by Wordsworth at PG:

                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/28

                                                                        Portrait of William Wordsworth, by William Shuter, 1798.

                                                                        Alt...Portrait of William Wordsworth, by William Shuter, 1798.

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                                                                          GEORGE. Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf.

                                                                          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): GEORGE. Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf. 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): GEORGE. Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                            “A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying

                                                                            “I realized he was kin in telling this complicated, complex story that is Mississippi.” (from the archives)

                                                                            lithub.com/a-conflicted-imperf

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

                                                                            Faulkner in 1954 by Carl Van Vechten - Van Vechten Collection at Library of Congress Faulkner is photographed in profile, seated and turned to his left, gazing off into the distance with a contemplative expression. It shows him with Graying hair, neatly combed back a well-groomed mustache, also gray and a slight receding hairline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner#/media/File:William_Faulkner_1954_(2)_(photo_by_Carl_van_Vechten).jpg

                                                                            Alt...Faulkner in 1954 by Carl Van Vechten - Van Vechten Collection at Library of Congress Faulkner is photographed in profile, seated and turned to his left, gazing off into the distance with a contemplative expression. It shows him with Graying hair, neatly combed back a well-groomed mustache, also gray and a slight receding hairline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner#/media/File:William_Faulkner_1954_(2)_(photo_by_Carl_van_Vechten).jpg

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                                                                              CAMPBELL'S ACADEMY. The hulks or lighters, on board of which felons are condemned to hard labour. Mr. Campbell was the first director of them. See ACADEMY and FLOATING ACADEMY.

                                                                              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): CAMPBELL'S ACADEMY. The hulks or lighters, on board of which felons are condemned to hard labour. Mr. Campbell was the first director of them. See ACADEMY and FLOATING ACADEMY. 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): CAMPBELL'S ACADEMY. The hulks or lighters, on board of which felons are condemned to hard labour. Mr. Campbell was the first director of them. See ACADEMY and FLOATING ACADEMY. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                NEWMAN'S TEA GARDENS. Newgate.

                                                                                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): NEWMAN'S TEA GARDENS. Newgate. 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): NEWMAN'S TEA GARDENS. Newgate. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                  Why René Descartes Believed That Machines Will Never Be Able to Genuinely “Think”

                                                                                  According to René Descartes, no matter how advanced or sophisticated, machine intelligence remains fundamentally inferior to the complexity and depth of human intelligence.

                                                                                  by Scott Mclaughlan

                                                                                  thecollector.com/descartes-par

                                                                                  Descartes at PG:
                                                                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44

                                                                                  René Descartes at his desk. Dscartes is shown seated in three-quarter view, turned slightly toward the viewer while positioned at an ornate writing desk or table. His right hand gestures toward or rests near an open book or manuscript on the desk. Descartes is portrayed with long, dark hair falling past his shoulders and a prominent mustache. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes?uselang=fr#/media/File:Descartes3.jpg

                                                                                  Alt...René Descartes at his desk. Dscartes is shown seated in three-quarter view, turned slightly toward the viewer while positioned at an ornate writing desk or table. His right hand gestures toward or rests near an open book or manuscript on the desk. Descartes is portrayed with long, dark hair falling past his shoulders and a prominent mustache. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes?uselang=fr#/media/File:Descartes3.jpg

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                                                                                    What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?

                                                                                    If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like?

                                                                                    by Konstantine Panegyres

                                                                                    theconversation.com/what-were-

                                                                                    Ancient world at PG:
                                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                                                                    Initiation ritual into the Mysteries. Detail of the fresco in the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii, painted in the “second style” of Pompeii, circa 60 BC. The fresco is designed as a panel with an elaborate architectural frame. At the top runs a decorative border featuring a Greek key (meander) pattern in gold and brown tones against a light background. The main scene is set against a vibrant red (Pompeian red) background and is flanked by dark maroon or purple-brown vertical columns on either side, with additional decorative borders in green/teal creating a sophisticated framing system. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_fresco_Villa_dei_Misteri_Pompeii_001.jpg

                                                                                    Alt...Initiation ritual into the Mysteries. Detail of the fresco in the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii, painted in the “second style” of Pompeii, circa 60 BC. The fresco is designed as a panel with an elaborate architectural frame. At the top runs a decorative border featuring a Greek key (meander) pattern in gold and brown tones against a light background. The main scene is set against a vibrant red (Pompeian red) background and is flanked by dark maroon or purple-brown vertical columns on either side, with additional decorative borders in green/teal creating a sophisticated framing system. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_fresco_Villa_dei_Misteri_Pompeii_001.jpg

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                                                                                      BUGGY. A one-horse chaise.

                                                                                      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): BUGGY. A one-horse chaise. 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): BUGGY. A one-horse chaise. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                        “Open Me Carefully.” Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson

                                                                                        "A Look Inside the Poet’s Personal Life and the Making of Her Mythical Reclusiveness"

                                                                                        lithub.com/open-me-carefully-e

                                                                                        Books by Dickinson at PG:

                                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/996

                                                                                        Emily Dickinson seated by a table with a tablecloth and two books stacked on top.

                                                                                        Alt...Emily Dickinson seated by a table with a tablecloth and two books stacked on top.

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                                                                                          JACOB. A soft fellow. A fool.

                                                                                          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): JACOB. A soft fellow. A fool. 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): JACOB. A soft fellow. A fool. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                            "Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. "

                                                                                            ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’: The raunchy banned book that became a best-seller and helped to launch counterculture

                                                                                            by Paulina Subia

                                                                                            faroutmagazine.co.uk/raunchy-b

                                                                                            Lady Chatterley’s Love at PG:
                                                                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/73144

                                                                                            A photo of Lawrence by Lady Ottoline Morrell in November 1915. Lawrence stands in a formal, frontal pose facing the camera directly, with his body slightly stiff and arms at his sides. Lawrence has a distinctive full beard that covers much of his lower face, and his hair is parted and styled in the fashion of the Edwardian period. He is dressed formally in what appears to be: A dark jacket or suit coat with visible buttons down the front Light-colored trousers Dark shoes or boots What appears to be a white collar visible at the neck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._H._Lawrence#/media/File:D.H._Lawrence,_29_November_1915.jpg

                                                                                            Alt...A photo of Lawrence by Lady Ottoline Morrell in November 1915. Lawrence stands in a formal, frontal pose facing the camera directly, with his body slightly stiff and arms at his sides. Lawrence has a distinctive full beard that covers much of his lower face, and his hair is parted and styled in the fashion of the Edwardian period. He is dressed formally in what appears to be: A dark jacket or suit coat with visible buttons down the front Light-colored trousers Dark shoes or boots What appears to be a white collar visible at the neck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._H._Lawrence#/media/File:D.H._Lawrence,_29_November_1915.jpg

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                                                                                              Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:..."

                                                                                              Lewis Carroll’s Personal Copy of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ Returns to its ‘Spiritual Home’ in Oxford

                                                                                              The book has been donated jointly to Christ Church and the Bodleian Library, which are both part of the University of Oxford

                                                                                              by Sarah Kuta

                                                                                              smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

                                                                                              Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at PG:
                                                                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/11

                                                                                              Cover of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The cover has a beige or cream-colored background with the title "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" displayed at the top in a bold, serif typeface in dark blue or black. At the bottom, "LEWIS CARROLL" appears in the same typeface and color. The main image is contained within a dark blue border and depicts a whimsical garden scene featuring two central figures: On the right stands Alice, portrayed as a young girl with shoulder-length blonde hair with bangs. She wears a classic white pinafore dress over a white blouse, with the dress featuring a decorative orange or coral-colored hem with a scalloped pattern. Her expression is calm and pleasant. On the left is a rotund figure in elaborate costume consisting of: An enormous round red or orange hat or headdress that dominates the upper portion A smiling, chubby face with rosy cheeks An orange and yellow striped collar or ruff A flowing orange robe or dress decorated with circular patterns and ornate details The figure has a jovial, almost comical appearance https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11/pg11-images.html

                                                                                              Alt...Cover of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The cover has a beige or cream-colored background with the title "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" displayed at the top in a bold, serif typeface in dark blue or black. At the bottom, "LEWIS CARROLL" appears in the same typeface and color. The main image is contained within a dark blue border and depicts a whimsical garden scene featuring two central figures: On the right stands Alice, portrayed as a young girl with shoulder-length blonde hair with bangs. She wears a classic white pinafore dress over a white blouse, with the dress featuring a decorative orange or coral-colored hem with a scalloped pattern. Her expression is calm and pleasant. On the left is a rotund figure in elaborate costume consisting of: An enormous round red or orange hat or headdress that dominates the upper portion A smiling, chubby face with rosy cheeks An orange and yellow striped collar or ruff A flowing orange robe or dress decorated with circular patterns and ornate details The figure has a jovial, almost comical appearance https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11/pg11-images.html

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                                                                                                "Call me Ishmael."

                                                                                                Readers dive into New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th 'Moby-Dick' marathon

                                                                                                by Andrea Shea

                                                                                                wbur.org/news/2026/01/01/new-b

                                                                                                Moby-Dick at PG:
                                                                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701

                                                                                                Cover of the book Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville. The middle section features a simple but evocative illustration of a white whale, presumably Moby Dick himself. The whale is shown in profile, breaching or swimming at the surface of stylized ocean waters. The illustration shows: The whale's distinctive white body rendered in light coloring against the gray background A spray or spout coming from the whale's blowhole The whale's tail (fluke) visible, suggesting movement Horizontal lines representing the ocean's surface Simple linework giving texture to the whale's body and the water https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2701/pg2701-images.html

                                                                                                Alt...Cover of the book Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville. The middle section features a simple but evocative illustration of a white whale, presumably Moby Dick himself. The whale is shown in profile, breaching or swimming at the surface of stylized ocean waters. The illustration shows: The whale's distinctive white body rendered in light coloring against the gray background A spray or spout coming from the whale's blowhole The whale's tail (fluke) visible, suggesting movement Horizontal lines representing the ocean's surface Simple linework giving texture to the whale's body and the water https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2701/pg2701-images.html

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                                                                                                  BUS-NAPPER. A constable. 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): BUS-NAPPER. A constable. 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): BUS-NAPPER. A constable. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                    TRADING JUSTICES. Broken mechanics, discharged footmen, and other low fellows, smuggled into the commission of the peace, who subsist by fomenting disputes, granting warrants, and otherwise retailing justice; these nuisances are by no means so common as formerly.

                                                                                                    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): TRADING JUSTICES. Broken mechanics, discharged footmen, and other low fellows, smuggled into the commission of the peace, who subsist by fomenting disputes, granting warrants, and otherwise retailing justice; these nuisances are by no means so common as formerly. 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): TRADING JUSTICES. Broken mechanics, discharged footmen, and other low fellows, smuggled into the commission of the peace, who subsist by fomenting disputes, granting warrants, and otherwise retailing justice; these nuisances are by no means so common as formerly. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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