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I can't speak for you, but I've been a Mr. Collins a time or two in my life.

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

Two rows of characters from 2005 Pride and Prejudice. Top row, left to right, Elizabeth Bennet with "Your Crush" below her. Middle is Mr. Bennet with "Her Dad" written below him. The last square is Mr. Fitzwilliam, with "Her friend" written below him. In the bottom row, it's Wickham with "Her First Love" below him. In the middle is Mr Darcy with "Her Man," and in the last square is Mr. Collins with "You" written below him.

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Instead we're still busy exploring the depths of human cruelty... 😒

@scifi @bookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble

#SciFiMemes #SciFi #Memes
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels
#Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing
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I love old science fiction because it's all like “IT'S THE DISTANT YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND THREE AND MAN IS EXPLORING THE DEEP CORNERS OF THE UNIVERSE" like god bless you old sci-fi you had such high hopes for us...

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266d

I have an absolute and sudden craving to read everything by Jules Verne. 🌍

#reading #books

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I'm going to request having all books featruing humans banned, on the grounds that humans are boring 😜😂

@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon
@scifi @bookbubble @humour

#Human #Ban #ToBeFair
#Book #Books #BookMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Novel #Novels #Bookshelf
#Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

A cartoon of three dogs at a library desk looking expectant as the librarian speaks to them saying, "The library rejected your request to ban all books on cats and squirrels. But, to be fair, it was no dumber than all the other book ban requests we get."

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#HaymarketBooks event

#TheaRiofrancos and activist-historian Gabriel Winant for a conversation on Riofrancos’s new book, #Extraction.

live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mw5gu4LOas

#extractivism #greenCapitalism #greenwashing #energyTransition #politicalTheory #geoeconomy #environment #lithium #lithiumMining #mining #books @bookstodon

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276d

Mostly, I avoid people, but yes 😂

@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading

#Book #Books #BookMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Novel #Novels #Bookshelf
#Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing
#Repost #From #Old #Account

Cartoon of a sleepy owl, with a bg book under one wing, a cup of something hot in the other, and wearing a nightcap.
Caption:
That's what I do, I read books, I avoid people, and I known things.

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264d

The Mystery of Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved: 6 Possible Candidates

Discover a love letter filled with passion and heartache; 200 years later, Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved may have been identified…

by Andrew Olsen

https://www.thecollector.com/beethoven-immortal-beloved-mystery/

Beethoven at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=beethoven

#books #art #music

Letter by Ludwig van Beethoven to his “Immortal Beloved,” Ludwig van Beethoven, 1712. Source: Library of Congress

This is a handwritten letter penned by Ludwig van Beethoven, addressed to his mysterious “Immortal Beloved.” The letter, dated from the early 19th century (often cited as July 6-7, 1812), reveals Beethoven’s intense and passionate emotions through flowing cursive script on aged, slightly yellowed paper.

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276d

The light beyond sight

Only a tiny sliver of the Universe’s light can be seen by human eyes. But today we’re catching glimpses of the invisible

By Corey S Powell

https://aeon.co/essays/william-herschels-sensors-let-us-see-the-invisible-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=180c8189f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

Herschel at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=william+herschel

#books #science #astronomy

William Herschel by Lemuel Francis Abbott c1785.

Herschel is shown seated or half-length, turned slightly to one side, with a calm yet intense gaze that suggests intellectual depth and curiosity. His expression is serious and reflective, as though engaged in thought or observation.

Attire: He wears formal 18th-century clothing, typically a dark coat and waistcoat with a white cravat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herschel#/media/File:William_Herschel01.jpg

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276d

Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Grandson

Simon Tolkien on the Double-Edged Sword of a Mighty Literary Inheritance

https://lithub.com/finding-your-way-into-writing-fiction-as-j-r-r-tolkiens-grandson/

More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

#books #literature

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

Tolkien appears clean-shaven, and neatly dressed in formal, early 20th-century attire. He typically wears a suit and tie.

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien#/media/File:J._R._R._Tolkien,_ca._1925.jpg

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264d

On Thursday 19th we will be celebrating the launch of Dark Crescent by #Edinburgh scribe @lyndseycroal , with tales inspired by #Scottish folklore, published by Luna Press
https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/lyndsey-croal-dark-crescent-book-launch

#books #livres #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #LyndseyCroal #BookLaunch #BookEvent #AuthorEvent #DarkCrescent #Fantasy #Scotland #Ecosse #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon

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237d

Dual opposing opinions on books?

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263d

After last week's debacle of a quote misattributed, I'm going to be more diligent in double-checking if the quotes are correct!

Anyway, I'm really feeling this quote this week. What do you think?

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

A blue background with the top half an image of the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen on the other half. Below them, it says, "A mind lively and at ease can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does no answer." Below that it says, "Emma by Jane Austen."

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263d

Cents and Sensibility by Sandra Cisneros

How does a woman writer make her own money? How does she find the time to write?

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/10/cents-and-sensibility/

Sense and Sensibilty at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21839

#books #literature

In ch. 9 of Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen Novel) Willoughby comes to Marianne rescue, and carries her home.

The picture depicts a dramatic and emotionally charged moment from Chapter 9 of Sense and Sensibility. In the scene, John Willoughby, a dashing young man with a commanding presence, is shown mid-action, carrying Marianne in his arms with care and urgency. His expression is intense yet gentle. Marianne, in a flowing Regency dress, appears pale and vulnerable, her arm loosely around his shoulder.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Sands-brock-06.jpg

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262d

The wisdom of surrender

Samuel Beckett turned an obscure 17th-century Christian heresy into an artistic vision and an unusual personal philosophy

by Andy Wimbush

https://aeon.co/essays/how-samuel-beckett-sought-salvation-in-the-midst-of-suffering?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8829cb6bbe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

#books #literature #philosophy

Photo of Samuel Beckett in 1977.

His hair is silver-gray, brushed back or tousled, and his eyes are intense, often staring directly into the camera or cast down in thought.

The expression is contemplative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett#/media/File:Samuel_Beckett,_Pic,_1_(cropped).jpg

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237d

Sweet-Smelling Lies

We are discreet sheep, says Mark Twain.

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/freedom/sweet-smelling-lies

The Autobiography of Mark Twain at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+Autobiography+of+Mark+Twain

#Books #Literature

A portrait of the American writer Mark Twain taken by A. F. Bradley in New York, 1907.

Twain sits in a three-quarter view, gazing slightly off-camera with a thoughtful, almost pensive look. His trademark bushy white hair and sweeping mustache give him a leonine, distinguished appearance.

He is dressed in his characteristic light-colored white suit, paired with a waistcoat and tie, which became his signature attire in the final decades of his life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#/media/File:Mark_Twain_by_AF_Bradley.jpg

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262d

Read the Original 32-Page Program for Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)

https://www.openculture.com/2025/06/read-the-original-32-page-program-for-fritz-langs-metropolis.html

The book "Metropolis" by Thea von Harbou (wife of Fritz Lang) at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73727

#sciencefiction #film #books

Movie poster of Metropolis showing the head of the robot. The poster says:

Metropolis
Wardour Films Limited
Premier Presentation
Marble Arch Pavilion W.I.
Monday, March 21[*unclear]
Special Season

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262d

How Jane Austen Pulled It Off: On Emma

One of Jane Austen’s many mind-bending skills was her ability to wrest so much drama from a world that was, by present-day standards, almost unfathomably static.

By Jennifer Egan

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Emma at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158

#books #literature

Colour illustration of a 1909 edition of Emma (Jane Austen's novel), by C. E. Brock (died 1938).

Emma explains that it was she who planned Miss Taylor's wedding all along.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emma_CE_Brock_1909_Vol_I_chapter_I.jpg

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261d

#introductory post #new to mastodon

She/her

Hello all. I'm new to the fediverse. Had to bug out of the FB environment. I'm baking in a southern red state but dreaming blue. In the past was in the library world but now enjoying a more unstructured environment.

#bluecrabs #crabcakes #tulips #cats #laughter #books

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Dive Into Over 10,000 Historical Children’s Books Thanks to This Fascinating Database

Children’s books are some of the first things that form us. The University of Florida’s Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature traces that transformation, encompassing some of the world’s finest examples of what is now affectionately referred to as “kid lit.”

By Eva Baron

https://mymodernmet.com/baldwin-library-of-historical-childrens-literature-database/?

Children literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=children+literature

#Books #Literature

Sleeping Beauty and the palace dwellers under a century-long sleep enchantment (The Sleeping Beauty by Sir Edward Burne-Jones).

David Nash Ford - http://www.berkshirehistory.com/odds/briar_rose.html

"The Rose Bower" from the "Legend of Briar Rose" by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, located at Buscot Park, Oxfordshire.

The painting depicts the moment from the Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose) legend, where the princess lies asleep with her ladies-in-waiting. The entire court has been overtaken by the enchanted sleep.

In this panel, the princess lies elegantly on a carved wooden bed, her delicate form draped in flowing, richly colored robes. Around her, maids and attendants rest in languid poses, some slumped in chairs or on cushions, their heads drooping in enchanted slumber.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty#/media/File:The_Rose_Bower_Buscot_Park.jpg

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“How could we let them get away with it for so long?” But the question, of course, contained its own answer: We let them get away with it. Power is more often surrendered than seized." -- from 'Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir' by John Banville

#BookQuote #books #reading @bookstodon

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"Project Gutenberg users have been experiencing intermittent "504 Gateway Tiimeout" errors. This appears to be due to unusually heavy traffic at our hosting provider; their staff has been working to understand the problem."

https://www.gutenberg.org/

#books #publicdomain

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261d

The Dogs of Mariupol: Russia’s Invasion and the Forging of Ukraine’s Iron Generation by Tom Mutch, 2025

It painstakingly documents the immense human catastrophe wrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought and those who fled.

@bookstodon
@ukraine
#books
#nonfiction
#Ukraine
#Mariupol

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Kateryna hung up her dresses, Oksana and Stanislav put down their lawyers' briefs and Oksen slammed shut his philosophy textbooks. Alongside thousands of their fellow citizens, they strapped on armour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the freedom and independence of their homeland. Many would never return. Journalist Tom Mutch woke up in Kyiv on 24 February to a world changed for ever. Making a fateful choice to stay and cover the invasion, he witnessed the forging of an 'iron generation' of young Ukrainians. With first-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, The Dogs of Mariupol recounts the war's notorious encounters, such as the Battle of Kyiv and the Siege of Mariupol, but also uncovers untold stories, like the 1st Tank Brigade's desperate defence of Chernihiv and the civilian guerrilla army fighting overwhelming odds in Sumy. This is not a triumphalist account of Ukraine's fight, however. It painstakingly documents the immense human catastrophe wrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought and those who fled. It also delves deeper into events to answer important historical questions: could the Russian plan to capture Kyiv have succeeded? Did Ukraine make a fatal error by committing for so long to the defence of Bakhmut? And with more western support, could Ukraine have won this terrible war outright?

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Life in Jane Austen’s Goshen

“This is Goshen,” my mother and father would frequently say. The idea was simple, perhaps, but it said as much about my parents’ perceptions of the outside world as it did about their vision for our home.

By Caleb Gayle

Mansfield Park at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/141

#books #literature