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<p>The Sociopolitical Impact of A Passage to India</p><p>E. M. Forster’s novel captured not only the tensions between colonizers and colonized but also the fraught internal politics that shaped India’s fight for independence.</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-sociopolitical-impact-of-a-passage-to-india/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-sociopolitical-impact-of-a-passage-to-india/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-sociopolit</span><span class="invisible">ical-impact-of-a-passage-to-india/</span></a></p><p>A Passage to India at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition cover of A Passage To India, 1924.

The cover has a simple and minimalistic design, featuring a beige or light brown background with red lettering.

The title, A Passage to India, is prominently displayed at the top in bold, capital letters, while the author's name, E. M. Forster, appears at the bottom in a smaller but similarly styled red font.

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<p>Kerry Ferrand is a New Zealander making book review videos, covering both fiction and non-fiction. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already seven videos uploaded, you can browse them all at <a href="https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/</span><span class="invisible">videos</span></a></p><p>The videos have subtitles in English, click CC to see them.</p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#BookReviews</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#NonFiction</a> <a href="/tags/newzealand/" rel="tag">#NewZealand</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>

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<p>How an Obscure German Noblewoman Influenced the Way Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary </p><p>Biographer Ruth Franklin on the Value of a Careful Eye and Fresh Perspective</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/how-an-obscure-german-noblewoman-influenced-the-way-anne-frank-wrote-her-diary/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/how-an-obscure-german-noblewoman-influenced-the-way-anne-frank-wrote-her-diary/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/how-an-obscure-germ</span><span class="invisible">an-noblewoman-influenced-the-way-anne-frank-wrote-her-diary/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/biography/" rel="tag">#biography</a></p>

The last known photograph of Anne taken in May 1942, taken at a passport photo shoot. (Photo collection Anne Frank House, Amsterdam. Public Domain Work)]

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America’s History of Fear-Based Governance: A review of Patrick G. Eddington, “The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower”

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1853.</p><p>Charlotte Brontë's novel, Villette, appears, its publication having been delayed in order to allow Ruth, by her friend Elizabeth Gaskell, to be given a head start in the press.</p><p>Villette was Charlotte Brontë's third & last novel published during her life. It was preceded in writing by The Professor (her posthumously published 1st novel, of which Villette is a reworking, though still not very similar), Jane Eyre, & Shirley.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villette_(novel)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villette_(novel)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villette</span><span class="invisible">_(novel)</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/9182" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/9182</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Title page of the first edition of Villette by Charlotte Brontë, 1853.

By Currer Bell, Author of "Jane Eyre", "Shirley", etc.

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Maisonneuve: The Winter 2025 Book Room <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ca/post/59018635">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Before Newton: How the Islamic Golden Age Shaped the Physics We Know</p><p>Remarkable discoveries were made during the Islamic Golden Age, which laid the foundation for the study of physics as we know it.</p><p>by Matt Whittaker</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/how-did-physics-begin-islamic-golden-age/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/how-did-physics-begin-islamic-golden-age/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/how-did-p</span><span class="invisible">hysics-begin-islamic-golden-age/</span></a></p><p>Books in Physics at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/103" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/103"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/103</span></a></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> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works, explains the different phases of the Moon, with respect to the position of the Sun, from manuscript of the Kitab al-Tafhim by Al-Biruni (973-1048).

The illustration demonstrates:
The Moon's orbit shown by the elliptical path with red lines;
Different phases of the Moon represented by the circles divided into black and illuminated (red/white) portions;
The Sun's position (indicated by the Farsi text on the right: "âftâb" meaning "the sun");
Geometric lines showing the relationship between the Sun's light and the Moon's appearance from Earth;
Arabic annotations explaining the astronomical concepts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni#/media/File:Lunar_phases_al-Biruni.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1863.</p><p>Jules Verne's novel Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen (Cinq semaines en ballon) is published in Paris. It will be the first of Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires. This was Verne's first novel to be published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel, following the rejection of Voyage en Angleterre et en Écosse.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Weeks_in_a_Balloon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Weeks_in_a_Balloon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Wee</span><span class="invisible">ks_in_a_Balloon</span></a></p><p>Five Weeks in a Balloon at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/3526" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/3526</a><br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/4548" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/4548</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Jules Verne "Five Weeks in a Balloon" front cover.

One of the most famous versions includes an ornate red or blue cloth binding with gold and black embossed decorations.

The cover often prominently displays an illustration of a grand hot air balloon soaring over an African landscape, emphasizing the novel’s central theme of exploration.

The balloon is depicted above exotic terrain, with figures in the balloon's basket scanning the horizon.

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<p>Undead reader. <a href="/tags/grickledoodle/" rel="tag">#grickledoodle</a> <a href="/tags/vampire/" rel="tag">#vampire</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a></p>

A cartoon illustration of a vampire laying on his couch reading a book while surrounded by ghosts and bats. Caption reads "He was a sucker for mysteries and true crime."

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<p>Where to start with: Jane Austen</p><p>From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen</p><p>By John Mullan</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/20/where-to-start-with-jane-austen" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/20/where-to-start-with-jane-austen"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2025</span><span class="invisible">/feb/20/where-to-start-with-jane-austen</span></a></p><p>Jane Austen at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/68</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait of Jane Austen, from the memoir by J. E. Austen-Leigh (1798-1874). All other portraits of Austen are generally based on this, which is itself based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen#/media/File:Jane_Austen,_from_A_Memoir_of_Jane_Austen_(1870).jpg

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Or alternatively Douglas Adams <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/41972079">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1909.</p><p>The first issue appears of La Nouvelle Revue Française, a literary magazine founded in Paris by André Gide, Jacques Copeau, Jean Schlumberger, Gaston Gallimard, and others.</p><p>Established writers such as Paul Bourget and Anatole France contributed to the magazine from its early days. The first published works by André Malraux and Jean-Paul Sartre were in the pages of the Revue.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouvelle_Revue_Fran%C3%A7aise" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouvelle_Revue_Fran%C3%A7aise"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouvelle</span><span class="invisible">_Revue_Fran%C3%A7aise</span></a></p><p>Nouvelle Revue Française is available at UPenn:<br><a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=nouvellerevfr" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=nouvellerevfr"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/</span><span class="invisible">webbin/serial?id=nouvellerevfr</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Cover of the first issue of La Nouvelle Revue Française, February 1909.

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<p>7 Legal Ways To Get Free eBooks</p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/legal-ways-to-get-free-ebooks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.howtogeek.com/legal-ways-to-get-free-ebooks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.howtogeek.com/legal-ways-t</span><span class="invisible">o-get-free-ebooks/</span></a></p><p>(just skip Amazon for obvious reasons)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#ebooks</a></p>

Reading a Borrowed Book in an ereader

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> (to March 17) in 1877</p><p>Robert Louis Stevenson's first published work of fiction, the novella "An Old Song", appears anonymously in four episodes in the magazine London. It is first attributed to Stevenson in 1980.</p><p>Books by Robert Louis Stevenson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of Robert Louis Stevenson at 35 in 1885.

Stevenson is shown seated at a desk, writing with a pen in his right hand. He has a thin face with prominent cheekbones, a mustache, and wavy, somewhat unkempt hair.

His expression is intense and focused, with deep-set eyes gazing directly at the camera.

He is dressed in a formal suit with a tie and vest, and his left hand rests on the desk near an inkwell.

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<p>Hey.</p><p>You should check out my dark fantasy book Bloodspinner, because I'm writing a spin-off about my oversexed, brat-tacular imp Lura.</p><p>Yep, that's my high-effort pitch 😄 </p><p>KINDLE: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Ch</span><span class="invisible">ris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR</span></a></p><p>KOBO: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/blood</span><span class="invisible">spinner</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/kobo/" rel="tag">#KOBO</a> <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

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<p>After some fixes and more than 400+ commits, I'd like share my repo on UI Design now having a better life on Codeberg.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/tipoqueno/UI-Design" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/tipoqueno/UI-Design"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/tipoqueno/UI-Desi</span><span class="invisible">gn</span></a></p><p>You'll get a huge list of resources to learn & practice User Interface Design (and more) </p><p>I started this in 2017 on Github but was archived 3 years ago because I started to dislike BS from Github and Microsoft.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><a href="/tags/uidesign/" rel="tag">#uidesign</a> <a href="/tags/frontend/" rel="tag">#frontend</a> <a href="/tags/ux/" rel="tag">#ux</a> <a href="/tags/html/" rel="tag">#html</a> <a href="/tags/css/" rel="tag">#css</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Banner from the UI Design repository, with a purple background and the inscription "UI Design" in a rounded font

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<p>New Ebook release: <a href="https://books2read.com/StoneProphet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/StoneProphet</a></p><p>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.</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><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

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<p>The Bloomsbury Group: A Reading List</p><p>In 1905, a group of writers and painters gathered in a London home and began a conversation on politics, love, sex, and art that lasted decades.</p><p>By: Jenny Noyce </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/bloomsbury-group-reading-list/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/bloomsbury-group-reading-list/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/bloomsbury-gro</span><span class="invisible">up-reading-list/</span></a></p><p>Bloomsbury Group at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/89</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/975" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/975"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/975</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54154" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54154</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4565" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4565"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4565</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Left to right: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Maria Nys, Lytton Strachey, Duncan Grant, and Vanessa Bell, July 1915 via Wikimedia Commons

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<p>Sure, but does anyone start reading the classics? Reading on any level should be encouraged 😊 </p><p>@reading @bookstodon @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#YA</a> <br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#Bookrecommendation</a><br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>

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‘reading classics doesn’t make you any better than wattpad readers’ okay it does a little come on now

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As a society, we need to stop pretending that YA is a decent genre when it's the literary equivalent of a marvel movie.

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<p>Niels Fredrik Dahl and “Reality Literature”: Writing to Become Visible to Yourself</p><p>What does it mean to write truth into literature? In recent decades, books that are largely autobiographical but also explicitly include fictional elements have become a very popular genre in Scandinavia.</p><p>by Linnea Gradin</p><p><a href="https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/01/21/niels-fredrik-dahl-and-reality-literature-writing-to-become-visible-to-yourself/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KFJX49SHZWE60334HQRV1RSS&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/01/21/niels-fredrik-dahl-and-reality-literature-writing-to-become-visible-to-yourself/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KFJX49SHZWE60334HQRV1RSS&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/</span><span class="invisible">2026/01/21/niels-fredrik-dahl-and-reality-literature-writing-to-become-visible-to-yourself/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KFJX49SHZWE60334HQRV1RSS&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Realism at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=realism" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=realism"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=realism</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>

Ornament from a 1923 magazine.

A pen-and-ink illustration depicting various objects associated with reading and writing:

An open book prominently displayed on what appears to be a book rest or stand
A rolled scroll or manuscript
Other books stacked or arranged around the central open volume

https://archive.org/details/storyworldphotod51phot

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1922.</p><p>In a "savage creative storm" of less than three weeks beginning today at Château de Muzot in Switzerland, Rainer Maria Rilke writes his Sonnets to Orpheus (Die Sonette an Orpheus) and completes his Duino Elegies (Duineser Elegien).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_to_Orpheus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_to_Orpheus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_</span><span class="invisible">to_Orpheus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_Elegies" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_Elegies"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_El</span><span class="invisible">egies</span></a></p><p>Books by Rainer Maria Rilke at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/846" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/846"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/846</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></p>

First edition book cover of Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus) (1923) by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Cover of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duineser Elegien (1923)

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<p>"There is not past, no future; everything flows in an eternal present."</p><p>James Joyce was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1882.</p><p>Together with Virginia Woolf and Dorothy Richardson, he is credited with the development of the stream of consciousness technique in which the same weight is given to both the internal world of the mind and the external world of events and circumstances as factors shaping the actions and views of fictional characters.</p><p>James Joyce at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/10</span><span class="invisible">39</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1920.</p><p>Beyond the Horizon, Eugene O'Neill's second full-length play, opens with a Morosco Theatre matinée in New York City, partly as a producer's experiment and partly to quiet the actor Richard Bennett, who sought to play the lead. Reviewers hail the play and O'Neill gains fame. It won the 1920 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Horizon_(play)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Horizon_(play)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_t</span><span class="invisible">he_Horizon_(play)</span></a></p><p>Beyond the Horizon at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58569" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58569</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

First edition cover of Beyond The Horizon.

The book has a simple yet classic design, with an orange dust jacket and black text. The title, Beyond The Horizon, is prominently displayed at the top in bold font.

Below the title, there is a quote that reads, "Can You Recall More Enthusiastic Comment Than This?" followed by a passage praising the significance and dramatic power of the play.

The book cover contains additional text describing the play as an "absorbing, significant, and memorable tragedy" and highlights Eugene O'Neill’s dramatic skill.

Towards the bottom, the author’s name, Eugene O'Neill, is displayed along with a mention of his previous work, The Moon of the Caribbees.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1852.</p><p>Alexandre Dumas, fils's stage adaptation of his 1848 novel La Dame aux caméllias is premièred at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris.</p><p>Shortly thereafter, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi set about putting the story to music in the 1853 opera La traviata, with female protagonist Marguerite Gautier renamed Violetta Valéry.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady</span><span class="invisible">_of_the_Camellias</span></a></p><p>La dame aux camélias at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2419" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2419</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1608" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1608</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Alphonse Mucha's poster for a performance of the theatrical version, with Sarah Bernhardt (1896).

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1886.</p><p>The first performance of William Gillette's American Civil War drama Held by the Enemy is held at the Criterion Theater, Brooklyn, New York.</p><p>The play was a major step toward modern theater, in that it abandoned many of the crude devices of 19th-century melodrama and introduced realism into the sets, costumes, props, and sound effects. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gillette" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gillette"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_</span><span class="invisible">Gillette</span></a></p><p>William Gillette at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38243" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38243"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/38243</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Portrait of William Gillette, stage actor

Warner, Hartford - Storms, A. D. , ed. (1901) The Players Blue Book, Worcester, Mass: Sutherland & Storms

He is dressed in formal 19th-century theatrical or gentleman’s attire, possibly including a high-collared coat, waistcoat, and cravat.

Given the style of actor portraits of that era, he have a composed, dignified expression, gazing slightly away from the camera to convey a sense of character and gravitas.

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