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Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne was born #OTD in 1825.
He is best known for his adventure stories for young readers, his most famous work being The Coral Island (1858). This novel was particularly influential in the adventure genre and was a key predecessor to later classic adventure stories, including William Golding's Lord of the Flies. He also wrote The Young Fur Traders, The Dog Crusoe and His Master, The Lighthouse, The Lifeboat and Martin Rattler.
#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
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
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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
#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
📚 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 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
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
Italian mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra was born #OTD in 1860.
One of Volterra's most famous contributions came in the field of mathematical biology with his work on population dynamics. He formulated the The Lotka–Volterra equations which are frequently used to describe the dynamics of biological systems in which two species interact, one as a predator and the other as prey.
Books by Vito Volterra at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34164
Danish novelist, poet, and scientist Jens Peter Jacobsen died #OTD in 1885.
His literary career is highlighted by his two major novels: "Niels Lyhne" (1880) and "Fru Marie Grubbe" (1876). "Niels Lyhne" is an autobiographical novel that follows the life of its eponymous hero, who struggles with faith and existential doubt in a seemingly indifferent world.
Books by Jens Peter Jacobsen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2193
English poet, author and humorist Thomas Hood died #OTD in 1845.
His humorous works often included puns and wordplay, which became immensely popular. These works were frequently published in magazines, including Punch. Some of his well-known comic poems include "Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg" and "The Song of the Shirt", which highlights the dire conditions of the working class and is considered one of his best works.
Thomas Hood at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6181
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That's why I write #SpeculativeFiction things are always right if I'm making everything up 😜😂
Also, did you know to create a fictional world from scratch you have to start with creating the #Multiverse? At least that's what I've been told... 😅
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My wife doesn't run a fediverse account, so I'm alerting anyone interested that her new book is part of the itch.io bundle collated to bring awareness of #ADHD in writing for #ADHDAwarenessMonth. There's a whole bunch of different genres included and they're all either written by an ADHD author, or have an ADHD significant character.
"The Players Act 1" is both.
If you fancy $90 of ebooks for $25, please give it a look - all DRM-free.
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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
📚 The Grey Wolf by: Louise Penny
Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at the Sûreté, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. Reine-Marie watches with in...
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