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<p>French poet, dramatist, and novelist Jean Aicard died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1921.</p><p>He was associated with the Parnassian movement, which emphasized formalism, craftsmanship, and the use of classical mythology and historical themes in poetry. He was also a prolific playwright and novelist. One of Aicard's most famous works is the novel "Le Roi de Camargue" (The King of Camargue), was published in 1872.</p><p>Books by Jean Aicard at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6209" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6209"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6209</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Jean Aicard (1848 - 1921), french poet from Provence c. 1880.

Book cover of Maurin des Maures by Jean Aicard

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<p>“She dies from never having experienced a love of her own volition.”</p><p>German writer Margarete Böhme was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1867.</p><p>She is best known for her controversial and highly successful novel, "Tagebuch einer Verlorenen", first published in 1905. It purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution. A movie was made based on this book (Tabea, stehe auf! 1922).</p><p>Books by Margarete Böhme at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margarete+B%C3%B6hme&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margarete+B%C3%B6hme&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margarete+B%C3%B6hme&submit_search=Go%21</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Black and white photograph of Margarete Böhme.

Portrait of a seated woman, looking to her left, with short, curly hair, wearing a V-neck dress with short sleeves and her arms crossed at her waist.

Cover of "Tagebuch einer Verlorenen" edition 1907.

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<p>“Feindre d’ignorer ce qu’on sait, de savoir tout ce que l’on ignore... voilà toute la politique.”<br>Le Mariage de Figaro (1778)</p><p>French polymath cha died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1799.</p><p>He is best known for his classic plays, particularly "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro," which form part of the Figaro trilogy. These works were adapted into famous operas by Gioachino Rossini and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart respectively.</p><p>Books by Pierre Beaumarchais at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7962" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7962"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7962</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Depicted person: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), French dramatist.
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier

Image of a man in red jacket holding a book in a painting.

Illustratiion dans l'édition originale du Mariage de Figaro de Beaumarchais

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<p>British mathematician, logician, philosopher, & public intellectual Bertrand Russell was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1872.</p><p>One of Russell's most significant achievements is the co-authorship of "Principia Mathematica" (1910-1913) with Alfred North Whitehead. His works, such as "The Problems of Philosophy" (1912) & "Our Knowledge of the External World" (1914), explored issues related to knowledge, perception, & the scientific method.</p><p>Books by Bertrand Russell at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/355" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/355"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/355</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

52 years old Bertrand Russell in America (1924). The main purpose of his visit was to propagate the cause of socialism & world peace.

A monochrome image featuring a well-dressed man in a suit, exuding elegance and sophistication.

Cover of Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.

Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy is a book (1919 first edition) by philosopher Bertrand Russell, in which the author seeks to create an accessible introduction to various topics within the foundations of mathematics. According to the preface, the book is intended for those with only limited knowledge of mathematics and no prior experience with the mathematical logic it deals with. Accordingly, it is often used in introductory philosophy of mathematics courses at institutions of higher education.

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<p>American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1864.</p><p>Hawthorne's early career was marked by relative obscurity. He self-published his first work, a novel titled "Fanshawe," in 1828, but later sought to suppress it. Throughout the 1830s and 1840s, he wrote numerous short stories and sketches which were later collected in volumes such as "Twice-Told Tales" (1837, 1842).</p><p>Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/28" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/28"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/28</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photographic portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s
Mathew Benjamin Brady - Library of Congress

Black and white photograph featuring a man with a well-groomed mustache.

Cover of Mosses from an old manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Mosses from an Old Manse is a short story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1846.

The collection includes several previously published short stories, and was named in honor of The Old Manse where Hawthorne and his wife lived for the first three years of their marriage. The first edition was published in 1846.

Hawthorne seems to have been paid $75 for the publication.

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<p>English self-taught mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1850.</p><p>He invented a new technique for solving differential equations, independently developed vector calculus, and rewrote Maxwell's equations in the form commonly used today. He significantly shaped the way Maxwell's equations are understood and applied in the decades following Maxwell's death. His practical experience in telegraphy provided a foundation for his later theoretical work.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Oliver Heaviside.

A man with a beard and suit standing in front of a building.

Cover of Electromagnetic theory
by Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925

Publication date 1922
Topics Electromagnetic theory, Vector analysis, Electric waves
Publisher London : Benn

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<p>Book number 3 on my <a href="/tags/stephenking/" rel="tag">#StephenKing</a> re-read journey. </p><p>This was a lot of fun to revisit. Another one I read decades ago. This has so many of my favorite short SK stories in it. Many many classics. </p><p>This book turned out a remarkable ELEVEN movie + tv adaptations. Absolutely insane. Talk about legendary. </p><p>Really hard to pick a favorite but Battleground is so much fun. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/@stephenkingjourney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stephenkingjourney</span></a></span></p>

Night Shift by Stephen King. A green paperback with a skeleton on the cover.

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<p>Dutch poet, literary critic, & essayist Albert Verwey was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1865.</p><p>Verwey was a central figure in the Dutch literary movement known as the Tachtigers, which sought to revolutionize Dutch poetry by emphasizing individualism, emotion, and innovative language and form. The Tachtigers rejected the conventional poetic styles & themes of their time, advocating for a more personal and introspective approach to poetry.</p><p>Books by Albert Verwey at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38843" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38843"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/38843</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Albert Verwey by Jan Veth (1885)

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Cover of Holland en de oorlog by Albert Verwey

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1916.</p><p>Natsume Sōseki's novel Light and Darkness (明暗, Mei An) begins to be serialized in the Tokyo and Osaka editions of the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, but will remain unfinished at the author's death on December 9, aged 49.</p><p>Works by Natsume Sōseki at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2905" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2905"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2905</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait of the Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki（夏目漱石）on 13 September 1912 (day of Emperor Meiji's funeral)

Ogawa Kazumasa - 1. Jiten , 2. The Japan Times article, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts

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<p>Anime Review: Kaiju No. 8 — Season 2<br>A shift from character and comedy to action and intensity<br>Ann Michelle Harris has our review at the NOAF blog:<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/anime-review-kaiju-no-8-season-2.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/anime-review-kaiju-no-8-season-2.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/</span><span class="invisible">anime-review-kaiju-no-8-season-2.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1926.</p><p>C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien first meet in Oxford. </p><p>Both men served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction and encouraged the writing of fantasy.</p><p>C.S. Lewis at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/782" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/782"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/782</span></a></p><p>J.R.R. Tolkien at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42379" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42379"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/42379</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Author C. S. Lewis as an undergraduate at University College, Trinity Term in 1917.

Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1920s on leaving Leeds University

Unknown photo studio commissioned by Tolkien's students 1925/6 (private communication from Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist, Bodleian Library) - Epistle of Dude, Photos from the lives of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, probably originally sourced from John Garth, Tolkien and the Great War.

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<p>"There is an ideal standard somewhere and only that matters and I cannot find it. Hence the aimlessness."<br>The Letters of T.E. Lawrence</p><p>British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer T. E. Lawrence died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1935.</p><p>He is famously known as "Lawrence of Arabia" due to his extraordinary role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.</p><p>T. E. Lawrence as a translator at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65161" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65161</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

British Army File photo of T.E. Lawrence.

A man in uniform standing proudly in a black and white photo.

Bedouins of the Syrian Desert.
(JOHN SARGENT. R.A.)

Frontispiece of Syria, the Desert & the Sown

Author: Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Illustrator: John Singer Sargent

Available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63731

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<p>Danish-born Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1882.</p><p>Born in Denmark and raised in Norway, Undset had her first books of historical fiction published in 1907. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after World War II ended in 1945.</p><p>Books by Sigrid Undset at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35742" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35742"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35742</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Sigrid Undset on her first working day at Bjerkebæk. This was the place where she finished her trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter" during the years 1920 – 1922.

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<p>📚 The Pumpkin Spice Café by: Laurie Gilmore</p><p>When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.</p><p>Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's ar...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-pumpkin-spice-caf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-pumpkin-spice-caf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-pumpki</span><span class="invisible">n-spice-caf</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryfiction/" rel="tag">#contemporaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/holidayfiction/" rel="tag">#holidayfiction</a> <a href="/tags/workplacefiction/" rel="tag">#workplacefiction</a></p>

When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes...

The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!
Tropes:
* Grumpy x Sunshine
* Small town
* Found family
* Spicy

Readers have fallen for Dream Harbor, will you?
'This is everything I love! Cozy small town romance, fall vibes, coffee house vibes, and grumpy x sunshine trope that was done perfectly!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice'
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'I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate, the cast of people around Jeanie and Logan amazing, the story soooo heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Ooohh I adored this! Fall setting, small town, coffee

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<p>French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher Edmond de Goncourt was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1822.</p><p>He was the founder of the Académie Goncourt. Some of his work was written in collaboration with his brother, Jules. Until his death in 1870, Jules was the main author of the Journal, which was then continued by Edmond, who remained alone. It consists of a collection of notes, generally brief, taken from day to day.</p><p>Books by Edmond de Goncourt at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5693" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5693"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5693</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Edmond de Goncourt
by Nadar — Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

An elderly man with a mustache sits on a chair in this vintage photograph.

La femme au dix-huitième siècle by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt

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<p>Deadly Night Shade by Keirston Harding is an interesting read. Dariel Matador is attempting to get closer to his choice of victims, Serena Kyle. His obsession with her is absolutely dark.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?r</span><span class="invisible">ef=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1</span></a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

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<p>📚 Flip by: Ngozi Ukazu</p><p>SENIOR YEAR BUCKET LIST? SWITCH BODIES WITH YOUR CRUSH.</p><p>Chi-Chi Ekeh has one huge problem: She keeps having crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who receives Chi-Chi’s private video proposal to go to senior prom.</p><p>But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi in front of their entire class, what happens...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/flip" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/flip</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a></p>

SENIOR YEAR BUCKET LIST? SWITCH BODIES WITH YOUR CRUSH.

Chi-Chi Ekeh has one huge problem: She keeps having crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who receives Chi-Chi’s private video proposal to go to senior prom.

But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi in front of their entire class, what happens next is completely unexpected: Chi-Chi—shy nerd and scholarship student—switches bodies with Flip. Suddenly Chi-Chi is 6’1” and cool, while Flip gets a crash course on Chi-Chi’s life—that is, k-pop, hair-braiding, and being a poor kid of color at a rich white private school.

With graduation looming and their body swaps lasting longer and longer, Chi-Chi and Flip must form the most unlikely friendship their school has ever seen. But will they survive senior year? And, most importantly, can they find a way back to themselves?

From bestselling author of Check, Please! comes Flip, a thrilling and fantastical tale about self-acceptance, black girlhood, and how walking a mile in someone else’s shoes can teach you how to finally see yourself.

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<p>A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of</p><p>The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today</p><p>By Elizabeth Landau</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-century-ago-pioneering-astrophysicist-cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-showed-us-what-stars-are-made-of-180986193/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-century-ago-pioneering-astrophysicist-cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-showed-us-what-stars-are-made-of-180986193/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/science</span><span class="invisible">-nature/a-century-ago-pioneering-astrophysicist-cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-showed-us-what-stars-are-made-of-180986193/</span></a></p><p>Stellar Atmospheres is available at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astrophysics/" rel="tag">#astrophysics</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninStem</a></p>

Photograph of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979) at Harvard College Observatory Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1326]

Taken during the early to mid-20th century, the image portrays Payne-Gaposchkin in a thoughtful pose, dressed in a modest sweater, with natural light softly illuminating her face. In the background, shelves and filing cabinets filled with papers and scientific documents suggest an academic setting deeply immersed in research and discovery.

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<p>Who Is the Man Who Discovered the Universe?</p><p>A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos</p><p>by Damond Benningfield</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2025/09/30/who-is-the-man-who-discovered-the-universe/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2025/09/30/who-is-the-man-who-discovered-the-universe/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/a</span><span class="invisible">ir-space-museum/2025/09/30/who-is-the-man-who-discovered-the-universe/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Edwin Hubble at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54776" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54776"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/54776</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

Studio Portrait of Edwin Powell Hubble. Photographer: Johan Hagemeyer, Camera Portraits Carmel. Photograph signed by photographer, dated 1931.

Hubble is shown from the chest up, wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and tie.

His face is calm, focused, and serious. He holds a pipe.

Johan Hagemeyer - http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/129

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble#/media/File:Studio_portrait_photograph_of_Edwin_Powell_Hubble_(cropped).JPG

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<p>On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead</p><p>“It is a bummer to me that Proust occupies such a rarefied, even elitist, realm in the culture.”</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/on-translating-proust-and-the-art-of-not-reading-ahead/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/on-translating-proust-and-the-art-of-not-reading-ahead/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/on-translating-prou</span><span class="invisible">st-and-the-art-of-not-reading-ahead/</span></a></p><p>Marcel Proust (who was also a translator himself) at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a></p>

Jacques-Émile Blanche, Portrait de Marcel Proust (1892), Paris, musée d'Orsay.

Proust wears a formal black suit with a white waistcoat and bow tie.

Proust’s delicate, pale face—with finely arched eyebrows, dark hair, and a faint mustache—is turned slightly toward the viewer.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust#/media/Fichier:Jacques-Emile_Blanche_Portrait_de_Marcel_Proust_1892.jpg

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<p>"Of the life of Benjamin Button between his twelfth and twenty-first year I intend to say little. Suffice to record that they were years of normal ungrowth."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1922.</p><p>F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is published in The Smart Set magazine. It was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's 1922 book Tales of the Jazz Age.</p><p>Tales of the Jazz Age at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/6695" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/6695</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in Collier's Magazine, May 27, 1922, New York. Vol. 69, No. 21. Illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg. Front cover illustration by James Montgomery Flagg.

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<p>American lexicographer, editor, and author Noah Webster died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1843.</p><p>His early contributions to education include a series of textbooks known collectively as the "Blue-Backed Speller." His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, was published in 1806. However, his most significant achievement came with the publication of An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/139" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/139"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/139</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/dictionaries/" rel="tag">#dictionaries</a> <a href="/tags/lexicography/" rel="tag">#lexicography</a></p>

Title page of "A Dictionary of the English Language," written by Noah Webster, L.L.D. Springfield, Mass. Published by G. & C. Merriam. State Street.

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Lost Jack Kerouac story found among assassinated mafia boss' belongings <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://sopuli.xyz/post/35434900">See Original Page</a> </small>

lost-jack-kerouac-chapter-found-mafia-boss-estate-21098566.php

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<p>Famous Books I Don’t Plan to Read: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-famous-books-i-dont-plan-to-read-2/1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-famous-books-i-dont-plan-to-read-2/1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-week</span><span class="invisible">ly-blogging-challenge-famous-books-i-dont-plan-to-read-2/1</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Photo of a road closed sign that has been erected in the middle of a road that looks like it’s headed toward the beach.

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<p>Clytemnestra, in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, and the half-sister of Helen of Troy.</p><p>In Aeschylus' Oresteia, she murders Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom Agamemnon had taken as a war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's Odyssey, her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14417" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14417</a></p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1728" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/1728</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/mythology/" rel="tag">#mythology</a></p>

Clytemnestra by John Collier, 1882..

Classic artwork featuring a woman with long hair holding a large axe.

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