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HINNEY, MY HONEY. A north country hinney, particularly a Northumbrian: in that county, hinney is the general term of endearment.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HINNEY, MY HONEY. A north country hinney, particularly a Northumbrian: in that county, hinney is the general term of endearment.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#OTD in 1905, O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi” is first published in The New York Sunday World.
The story at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7256
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HORNIFIED. Cuckolded.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORNIFIED. Cuckolded.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
LIVE LUMBER. A term used by sailors, to signify all landsmen on board their ships.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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LIVE LUMBER. A term used by sailors, to signify all landsmen on board their ships.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is all about mothers
Mothers don’t normally belong in Latin epics, which were meant to be devoted to warriors and warfare.
by Frances Myatt
Metamorphoses at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21765
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Page from the edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses published by Lucantonio Giunti in Venice, 1497.
A 1497 Venice printed page from Ovid's Metamorphoses, published by Lucantonio Giunti. Features elaborate Renaissance border decoration with mythological scenes, ornate floral patterns, decorative initial letters, and Italian text in two columns beneath a woodcut illustration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphoses#/media/File:Ovidius_Naso_-_Metamorphoses,_del_MCCCCLXXXXVII_Adi_X_del_mese_di_aprile_-_1583162_Carta_a1r.jpeg
JOCKUM GAGE. A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or member-mug. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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JOCKUM GAGE. A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or member-mug. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Beyond Winnie-the-Pooh: On A.A. Milne’s Romance Novels
Gyles Brandreth Explores the Adult Side of an Iconic Children’s Author
https://lithub.com/beyond-winnie-the-pooh-on-a-a-milnes-romance-novels/
Milne at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/730
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A. A. Milne, with his son Christopher Robin and the original Pooh Bear, at Cotchford Farm, their home in Sussex, photographed in the year that Winnie-the-Pooh was first published.
A 1926 sepia photograph by Howard Coster showing A.A. Milne with his young son Christopher Robin and the original Winnie-the-Pooh teddy bear at Cotchford Farm, taken the year Winnie-the-Pooh was published.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne#/media/File:A._A._Milne_with_his_son_Christopher_Robin_Milne_and_Pooh_Bear_-_Howard_Coster_-_NPG_P715.jpg
DOWSE ON THE CHOPS. A blow in the face.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DOWSE ON THE CHOPS. A blow in the face.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth
Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.
By Melissa Gray
Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68
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Back-view watercolour of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra Austen, 1804.
A delicate 1804 watercolor by Cassandra Austen showing her sister Jane Austen from behind, seated outdoors beneath a tree. Jane wears an elegant white empire-waist dress and bonnet, gazing at a pastoral landscape in soft, muted tones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen#/media/File:JaneAustenCassandraWatercolour.jpg
GALLOWS BIRD. A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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GALLOWS BIRD. A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Today Distributed Proofreaders celebrates the 50,000th unique title it has posted to Project Gutenberg: A dictionary of the art of printing by William Savage! Congratulations to everyone who has worked on this fascinating ebook.
SCREW. A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not bolted, but merely locked.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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SCREW. A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not bolted, but merely locked.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
FOOTMAN'S MAWND. An artificial sore made with unslaked lime, soap, and the rust of old iron, on the back of a beggar's hand, as if hurt by the bite or kick of a horse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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FOOTMAN'S MAWND. An artificial sore made with unslaked lime, soap, and the rust of old iron, on the back of a beggar's hand, as if hurt by the bite or kick of a horse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HOGO. Corruption of haut goust, high taste, or flavour; commonly said of flesh somewhat tainted. It has a confounded hogo; it stinks confoundedly.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HOGO. Corruption of haut goust, high taste, or flavour; commonly said of flesh somewhat tainted. It has a confounded hogo; it stinks confoundedly.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HOPKINS. Mr. Hopkins; a ludicrous address to a lame or limping man, being a pun on the word hop.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HOPKINS. Mr. Hopkins; a ludicrous address to a lame or limping man, being a pun on the word hop.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
STRAIT WAISTCOAT. A tight waistcoat, with long sleeves coming over the hand, having strings for binding them behind the back of the wearer: these waistcoats are used in madhouses for the management of lunatics when outrageous.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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STRAIT WAISTCOAT. A tight waistcoat, with long sleeves coming over the hand, having strings for binding them behind the back of the wearer: these waistcoats are used in madhouses for the management of lunatics when outrageous.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Six centuries of secularism
When the first ‘how-to’ books began to explain the way the world worked, they paved the way for science and secularism
by William Eamon
Secularism at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/21793
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Ramon Llull/Raimundus Lullus (1232? - 1316; Encyclopedist)
This is a historical engraving of Ramon Llull (also known as Raimundus Lullus), a 13th-14th century Majorcan philosopher, theologian, and encyclopedist (1232?-1316), depicted with flowing beard, ornate Renaissance-era clothing, and pipe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Llull#/media/File:Ramon_Llull.jpg
BLACK BOOK. He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regiments, wherein the names of all persons sentenced to punishment are recorded.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLACK BOOK. He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regiments, wherein the names of all persons sentenced to punishment are recorded.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
#OTD in 1875, poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke is born
Rilke "was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Maria_Rilke
Rilke at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/846
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DICKY. A woman's under-petticoat. It's all Dicky with him; i.e. it's all over with him.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKY. A woman's under-petticoat. It's all Dicky with him; i.e. it's all over with him.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE. An abandoned rogue or prostitute. Cant.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE. An abandoned rogue or prostitute. Cant.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BREECHES BIBLE. An edition of the Bible printed in 1598, wherein it is said that Adam and Eve sewed figleaves together, and made themselves breeches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BREECHES BIBLE. An edition of the Bible printed in 1598, wherein it is said that Adam and Eve sewed figleaves together, and made themselves breeches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HARMAN BECK. A beadle. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HARMAN BECK. A beadle. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BOWYER. One that draws a long bow, a dealer in the marvellous, a teller of improbable stories, a liar: perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BOWYER. One that draws a long bow, a dealer in the marvellous, a teller of improbable stories, a liar: perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Literary Maps: Real Maps for Imaginary Places
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/12/literary-maps-your-imaginary-guide-to-famous-fictional-places/
Treasure Island at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Treasure+Island
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Part of Robert Louis Stevenson's map of Treasure Island
Felix Salten: the Jewish author and hunter who created Bambi
Bambi is a beloved story which has entertained people for decades. Though the tale of the deer's life has been enjoyed by generations, many do not know the name of its author.
by Adrian Murphy
Salten at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35122
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Illustration showing the character of Bambi from Felix Salten’s Bambi novels.
This is a detailed black and white pen-and-ink illustration depicting a young roe deer (Bambi) from Felix Salten's novel "Bambi, a Life in the Woods." The artwork shows fine craftsmanship with careful cross-hatching and line work.
The deer is shown in profile, facing right, with a noble, alert expression. The illustration captures naturalistic details including the deer's delicate facial features, large expressive eye, and small antlers beginning to grow - indicating a young buck. The fur texture is rendered through careful pen strokes showing the direction and pattern of the coat.
In the lower right corner, there's a smaller vignette showing what appears to be the deer lying down in grass or foliage, providing a secondary scene or moment from the story.
The illustration is signed with the initials "H.B." in the lower right, likely standing for Hans Bertle, who created illustrations for early editions of Salten's Bambi stories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi,_a_Life_in_the_Woods#/media/File:Bambi-Hans-Bertle.jpg
HARRY. A country fellow. CANT.--Old Harry; the Devil.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HARRY. A country fellow. CANT.--Old Harry; the Devil.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CONFECT. Counterfeited.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CONFECT. Counterfeited.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
This month's Distributed Proofreaders (DP) Blog is a book that was one of the special projects to celebrate DP's 25th anniversary. "Here foloweth a lytell treatyse of the beaute of women" was published around 1525.
https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/01/on-the-beauty-of-women/
The book at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77124
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A woodcut "depicts a voluptuous woman wearing nothing but a fancy plumed hat and slippers, playing a lute to a jester sitting at her feet. The Latin inscription in its border, “Peccati forma femina est et mortis condicio,” can be translated roughly as, “Sin and death take the shape of woman.” - https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/01/on-the-beauty-of-women/
The Visual Art and Design of Famous Writers, Part 2
By Steven Brower via PrintMag (from the archives)
https://www.printmag.com/illustration-design/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers-part-2/
Part 1 is available here:
https://www.printmag.com/design-books/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers/
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This is the title page from Edward Lear's "A Book of Nonsense," published in Boston by Roberts Brothers in 1894. The page features clean, elegant typography with the title prominently displayed at the top.
Below the title and author attribution is the subtitle "WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL PICTURES AND VERSES" in italics.
The centerpiece is one of Lear's characteristic whimsical illustrations showing a rotund gentleman (the "Old Derry down Derry") surrounded by cheerful children and other figures who appear to be dancing or celebrating. The drawing is done in Lear's distinctive simple line-art style, full of energy and movement.
Beneath the illustration is a limerick that reads:
"There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry;
So he made them a Book, and with laughter they shook
At the fun of that Derry down Derry."
The publication information at the bottom shows this is an American edition from Roberts Brothers, a prominent 19th-century Boston publishing house.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/13646/13646-h/images/bookcovers/book1.gif
CREW. A knot or gang; also a boat or ship's company. The canting crew are thus divided into twenty-three orders, which see under the different words:
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CREW. A knot or gang; also a boat or ship's company. The canting crew are thus divided into twenty-three orders, which see under the different words:
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
BITER. A wench whose **** is ready to bite her arse; a lascivious, rampant wench.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BITER. A wench whose **** is ready to bite her arse; a lascivious, rampant wench.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
100 years on, T.S. Eliot’s The Hollow Men is a poem for our populist moment
His 1925 poem "The Hollow Men," published 100 years ago, bridges the nihilism of "The Waste Land" (1922) and his spiritual rebirth, reflecting his evolving faith journey.
by Luke Johnson
Eliot at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599
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T.S. Eliot with his sister and his cousin
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1934
The photograph is a vintage black-and-white snapshot from 1934, taken outdoors in what appears to be a garden or courtyard with tall brick buildings in the background. Three people sit at a table set for tea.
On the left, Eliot in a suit sits facing the camera, hands resting on the table. In the center, Eliot's cousin wearing a dark coat and hat sits slightly turned to the side, holding a cane. On the right, Eliot's sister in a patterned dress looks downward, her expression quiet and reserved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot#/media/File:Thomas_Stearns_Eliot_by_Lady_Ottoline_Morrell_(1934).jpg
TOAD. Toad in a hole; meat baked or boiled in pye-crust. He or she sits like a toad on a chopping-block; a saying of any who sits ill on horseback. As much need of it as a toad of a side-pocket; said of a person who desires any thing for which he has no real occasion.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TOAD. Toad in a hole; meat baked or boiled in pye-crust. He or she sits like a toad on a chopping-block; a saying of any who sits ill on horseback. As much need of it as a toad of a side-pocket; said of a person who desires any thing for which he has no real occasion.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
PUMP. A thin shoe. To pump; to endeavour to draw a secret from any one without his perceiving it. Your pump is good, but your sucker is dry; said by one to a person who is attempting to pump him.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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PUMP. A thin shoe. To pump; to endeavour to draw a secret from any one without his perceiving it. Your pump is good, but your sucker is dry; said by one to a person who is attempting to pump him.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers
Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable
By Ella Creamer
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Nora Summer's iconic portrait of Dylan Thomas. Taken in Blashford in 1937, it was soon to gain an international circulation.
Dylanis is wearing a distinctive thick, cable-knit cardigan with a textured pattern, and what appears to be a scarf around his neck.
He was photographed from the side, looking downward with his eyes cast down, holding a cigarette to his lips. His hair is characteristically curly and somewhat disheveled.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas#/media/File:Dylan_Thomas_icon_Blashford_1937.jpg
CROOK YOUR ELBOW. To crook one's elbow, and wish it may never come straight, if the fact then affirmed is not true--according to the casuists of Bow-street and St. Giles's, adds great weight and efficacy to an oath.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CROOK YOUR ELBOW. To crook one's elbow, and wish it may never come straight, if the fact then affirmed is not true--according to the casuists of Bow-street and St. Giles's, adds great weight and efficacy to an oath.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CHITTERLINS. The bowels. There is a rumpus among my bowels, i.e. I have the colic. The frill of a shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHITTERLINS. The bowels. There is a rumpus among my bowels, i.e. I have the colic. The frill of a shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
52 Years Later, Agatha Christie’s Forgotten Final Book Remains Untouched
By Florencia Aberastury
https://www.cbr.com/agatha-christie-postern-of-fate-deserves-adaptation/
Agatha Christie at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451
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Illustration by Arthur Ferrier of Tommy and Tuppence from the December 1923 issue of The Grand Magazine and the first-known image of the characters.
The drawing shows a stylish young couple in early-1920s fashion. Tommy stands on the left, dressed in a neat suit with a bow tie, his posture upright and confident. Tuppence stands beside him, slightly angled toward him, wearing a fashionable cloche hat and a long, elegant coat. Her expression is lively and self-assured.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_and_Tuppence#/media/File:T&T1923.jpg
FREEZE. A thin, small, hard cider, much used by vintners and coopers in parting their wines, to lower the price of them, and to advance their gain. A freezing vintner; a vintner who balderdashes his wine.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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FREEZE. A thin, small, hard cider, much used by vintners and coopers in parting their wines, to lower the price of them, and to advance their gain. A freezing vintner; a vintner who balderdashes his wine.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
STAYTAPE. A taylor; from that article, and its coadjutor buckram, which make no small figure in the bills of those knights of the needle.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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STAYTAPE. A taylor; from that article, and its coadjutor buckram, which make no small figure in the bills of those knights of the needle.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories
Many of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories examine male characters facing emotional catastrophe, betrayal and moral dilemmas.
by Emma Linford
Conan Doyle at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69
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Arthur Conan Doyle in 1914
by Walter Benington
Conan Doyle is seen from the chest up, seated and angled slightly to his left while looking directly at the camera.
He wears a dark suit with a high-collared shirt and tie, and his neatly groomed mustache is prominent. His hair is combed back, and the lighting highlights the contours of his face.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle#/media/File:Arthur_Conan_Doyle_by_Walter_Benington,_1914.png
BREEZE. To raise a breeze; to kick up a dust or breed a disturbance.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BREEZE. To raise a breeze; to kick up a dust or breed a disturbance.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TRIP. A short voyage or journey, a false step or stumble, an error in the tongue, a bastard. She has made a trip; she has had a bastard.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TRIP. A short voyage or journey, a false step or stumble, an error in the tongue, a bastard. She has made a trip; she has had a bastard.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
#OTD in 1859, Wilkie Collins’s novel, The Woman in White, begins serialization in the magazine "All the Year Round". This magazine was edited by Charles Dickens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)
The novel at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/583
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Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania
Ed Simon Considers the Many Different Ways an Obsession Can Manifest
https://lithub.com/nothing-better-than-a-whole-lot-of-books-in-praise-of-bibliomania/
Bibliomania at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1095
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Engraving titled The Bibliomaniac from Navis Stultifera (The Ship of Fools) by Sebastian Brandt, 1497.
The bibliomaniac stands inside a cramped room, framed by Gothic arches and narrow windows.
It depicts a frantic, book-obsessed figure amid an exaggerated scene of literary excess. At the center, a man wearing a fool’s cap clutches several large books, his expression strained with desperation or greed. More books spill across the floor and fill the surrounding shelves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliomania#/media/File:Brief_History_of_Wood-engraving_Ship_of_Fools_Bibliomaniac.png
DICK. That happened in the reign of queen Dick, i. e. never: said of any absurd old story. I am as queer as Dick's hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don't know what ails me.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICK. That happened in the reign of queen Dick, i. e. never: said of any absurd old story. I am as queer as Dick's hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don't know what ails me.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)