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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
The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.
Amazon - https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries
Other Retailers - https://books2read.com/LornaPeel
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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
American archeologist Esther Boise Van Deman died #OTD in 1937.
She utilized detailed measurements and meticulous documentation of building materials and techniques, which enabled a more precise understanding of the chronological development of Roman construction practices. One of her most notable contributions was her work on the Roman concrete construction technique known as "opus caementicium."
Can anyone recommend any Black Death dramas? I'm kind of fascinated by the enormity of it.
I have seen and love The Decamaron. Would prefer less of a comedy, though. Book recs also good.
Specifically looking for fiction here. I have consumed a lot of up-to-the-minute research on this, I want to explore it imaginatively now.
[Edit:] not The Doomsday Book 😅 for reasons.
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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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#OTD in 1715.
A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy. He also drew a predictive map showing the path of totality across Great Britain. The original map was about 20 miles off the observed eclipse path, mainly due to his use of inaccurate lunar ephemeris. After the eclipse, he corrected the eclipse path, and added the path and description of the 1724 total solar eclipse.
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.
https://itch.io/b/3300/adhd-awareness-month-fiction
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New report from PEN America: The Normalization of Book Banning (published Oct 1, 2025)
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country. Never before have so many states passed laws or regulations to facilitate the banning of books, including bans on specific titles statewide. Never before have so many politicians sought to bully school leaders into censoring according to their ideological preferences, even threatening public funding to exact compliance. Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children."
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The Cat’s Maew: Thai Treatise on Auspicious Felines (19th Century)
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
📚 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...
https://bookblabla.com/book/the-grey-wolf
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Any people writing books here? Do you use AI to edit?
Polish Physicist Albert A. Michelson died #OTD in 1931
His most famous experiment - Michelson-Morley experiment, was conducted in 1887 in collaboration with Edward Morley. Their experiment for the expected motion of the Earth relative to the æther, the hypothetical medium in which light was supposed to travel, resulted in a null result. Their results leaded H. Lorentz to devise his Lorentz contraction equations as a means of explaining the null result.
Newly unearthed Virginia Woolf stories to be published
📚 Enshittification by: Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it.
We’re living through the Enshittocene, the Great Enshittening, a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit. It’s frustra...
https://bookblabla.com/book/enshittification
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Newly unearthed Virginia Woolf stories to be published
Caliban and the Witch: Women, The Body And Primitive Accumulation - Silvia Federici (AK Press)
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#OTD in 1921.
The première of Luigi Pirandello's Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore at the Teatro Valle in Rome divides the audience.
An absurdist metatheatric play about the relationship among authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners, it premiered at the Teatro Valle in Rome to a mixed reception, with shouts from the audience of "Manicomio!" and "Incommensurabile!", a reaction to the play's illogical progression.
