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#OTD in 1852.
Roget's Thesaurus, created by retired British physician Peter Mark Roget, is first published as Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition in London.
Roget's Thesaurus at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10681
7 authors in a dark, gothic horror fantasy 👼😈
7 spotlights to introduce them! ✍️📖
Also wanna about the stories.
I'll start the ball rolling. 😁 Call me Etaski.
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Book Covers That Give Off Fall Vibes: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-book-covers-that-give-off-fall-vibes/
"#HowardFrench’s stunning new book, #TheSecondEmancipation, is an epic of the 20th century’s most consequential years with #Africa’s sudden #decolonisation intertwined with the US #civilRightsMovement, through the many layered portrait of #Ghana’s visionary independance leader #KwameNkrumah."
https://afriquexxi.info/Nkumah-s-epic-from-Ghana-to-Harlem
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![[rubric] INTERVIEW
Nkrumah's epic from Ghana to Harlem
VICTORIA BRITTAIN
background image (photo): President John F. Kennedy Meets with the President of the Republic of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Washington, 8th of March 1961. ©Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston](/proxy/post_attachment/880907/d390373742.png "[rubric] INTERVIEW
Nkrumah's epic from Ghana to Harlem
VICTORIA BRITTAIN
background image (photo): President John F. Kennedy Meets with the President of the Republic of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Washington, 8th of March 1961. ©Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston")
Brazilian writer José de Alencar was born #OTD in 1829.
He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Some of his most celebrated works include: "O Guarani" (1857), "Iracema" (1865), "Senhora" (1875), "Ubirajara" (1874), "Til" (1871).
Books by José de Alencar at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33653
English essayist, poet, playwright Joseph Addison was born #OTD in 1672.
In 1711, he co-founded "The Spectator" with Steele. Unlike their earlier venture, "The Tatler," which Steele had begun in 1709, "The Spectator" was more focused and systematic. His plays, such as "Cato, a Tragedy" (1713), also left a mark on English literature, influencing figures such as Voltaire and George Washington.
Books by Joseph Addison at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1024
📚 A Court of Wings and Ruin by: Sarah J. Maas
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom no...
https://bookblabla.com/book/a-court-of-wings-and-ruin
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EBOOK SALE – Seeds of Solidarity Funding Drive for Sudanese & Palestinian Farmers
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EBOOK SALE – Seeds of Solidarity Funding Drive for Sudanese & Palestinian Farmers
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#OTD in 1901.
Publication of Maurice Maeterlinck's The Life of the Bee in Belgium.
He infuses his observations of bees with reflections on human society, mortality, and the universe, using the hive as a metaphor for human society. The book discusses various aspects of bee life, including the architecture of the hive, the life cycle of the bees, their social organization, and their production of honey.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38527
Book Review: Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley [ from @WTPress ]
A new and modern approach to fantasy of manners.
@Princejvstin has our review at the NOAF blog.
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-of-emperors-kindness-by.html
#books #review #fantasy #bookstodon @bookstodon
#OTD in 1915.
The rondeau "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian poet John McCrae is written; it is first published on December 8 in the London magazine Punch. He was inspired to write it, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it.
In Flanders Fields at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/353
Did you know that misunderstanding books is a fun and easy activity you can do at home 😜😂 But don't worry metaphors are hard for everyone 😊
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📚 An Immense World by: Ed Yong
The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world.
In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us...
https://bookblabla.com/book/an-immense-world
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Tonight I’m wishing that Becky Chambers would add more books to the Monk and Robot Series. I’d love to learn more about that calm, hopeful world.
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#OTD in 1897.
J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
Thomson showed that cathode rays were composed of previously unknown negatively charged particles (now called electrons), which he calculated must have bodies much smaller than atoms and a very large charge-to-mass ratio.
#OTD in 1905. Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
Titled "Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen", he calculated the size of sugar molecules in solution and from this a value for the Avogadro constant. It is related to his work on Brownian motion, published in the same year, and supported the atomic hypothesis, which was still controversial among leading physicists at the time.
Books by Albert Einstein at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630
American author E. E. Smith was born #OTD in 1890.
E. E. "Doc" Smith is considered a major figure in the history of science fiction literature, particularly for his development of the space opera genre. His first major work, "The Skylark of Space" (1928), is often considered one of the first space operas. Perhaps his most famous work, the Lensman series, began with "Triplanetary" in 1934.
Books by E. E. Smith at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9515
English sociologist, economist, feminist and social reformer Beatrice Webb died #OTD in 1943.
Some of her key works, often co-authored with her husband, include The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and Industrial Democracy (1897). One of her most significant research endeavors was her study of the British poor, which resulted in the seminal work The Poor Law Report of 1909.
Books by Beatrice Webb at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42231
"The burning soul, the burden'd mind,
In books alone companions find."
American writer and editor Sarah Josepha Hale died #OTD in 1879.
She initially gained recognition with the publication of her novel "Northwood: Life North and South" (1827), which addressed the issue of slavery in America. Under her leadership, the magazine "Godey's Lady's Book" became one of the most influential women's magazines in America.
Books by Sarah Josepha Hale at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/43680
The Cat’s Maew: Thai Treatise on Auspicious Felines (19th Century)
English writer and poet Edith Nesbit died #OTD in 1924.
She published over 60 books for children, including novels, collections of stories, and picture books. Among her most famous works are "The Railway Children," "Five Children and It," and "The Phoenix and the Carpet." Her work is seen as a precursor to the modern children's fantasy literature genre, influencing later writers such as C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling.
Books by Edith Nesbit at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/407
English novelist and poet Charlotte Smith was born #OTD in 1749.
Smith's first significant literary success came with the publication of "Elegiac Sonnets" in 1784. In addition to her poetry, Smith wrote several novels: her first novel, "Emmeline, or The Orphan of the Castle" (1788), was followed by others such as "Ethelinde" (1789), "The Old Manor House" (1793), and "Desmond" (1792).
Books by Charlotte Smith at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41281
“You always need a bit more hope than worries. Anything else would be pointless, wouldn’t it?” -- from 'The Café With No Name' by Robert Seethaler, trans. Katy Derbyshire