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<p>English writer of children's stories Juliana Horatia Ewing died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1885.</p><p>Ewing's writing career began in the late 1860s, and she quickly gained recognition for her charming and insightful stories that often featured children and their adventures. Some of Ewing's most popular works include "Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances" (1869), "Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls" (1875), and "Jackanapes" (1884). </p><p>Books by Juliana Horatia Ewing at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1803" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1803"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1803</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>

Juliana Horatia Ewing

Portrait of a woman sitting sideways, with her hair in a bun at the back of her head, wearing a black dress with lace on the sleeves and on her sill, with a pendant around her neck and apparently writing something in her notebook.

Illustration: THREE LITTLE NEST BIRDS.

Title: Verses for Children, and Songs for Music

Author: Juliana Horatia Ewing

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<p>📚 Tourist Season by: Brynne Weaver</p><p>Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever.</p><p>You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest hell, and I will still drag you out. Even the devil can’t save you from me.</p><p>Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. With tourists comes...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/tourist-season" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/tourist-season"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/tourist-se</span><span class="invisible">ason</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/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/romanticcomedy/" rel="tag">#romanticcomedy</a></p>

$Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever. You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest hell, and I will still drag you out. Even the devil can’t save you from me. Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. With tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary—and her aging mentor with a fading memory—at any cost. Troublesome tourists don’t check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper’s award-winning flowerbeds. But Nolan Rhodes isn’t your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And he’s saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling. The problem? Harper isn’t the monster he expected. And she won’t go down without a fight. When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she’ll keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage—including their fragile love. Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn, enem$

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<p>When you erase words, you erase worlds that were, and worlds to come.</p><p>Readers resist. </p><p><a href="/tags/bannedbooksweek/" rel="tag">#BannedBooksWeek</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofexpression/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfExpression</a> <br><a href="/tags/edinburgh/" rel="tag">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="/tags/edimbourg/" rel="tag">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="/tags/independentbookshops/" rel="tag">#IndependentBookshops</a> <a href="/tags/bookcensorship/" rel="tag">#BookCensorship</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofspeech/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookshops/" rel="tag">#bookshops</a> <a href="/tags/librairies/" rel="tag">#librairies</a></p>

A view of the large, front window of the Edinburgh Bookshop, with the Banned Books Week display

A close up of the bookshop window for Banned Books Week, books arrayed in the display, sporting an explanation of some of the ways people have tried to have them banned.

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span> has a 70% off sale at the moment! I bagged myself four fascinating books:<br>- The Mirror and the Mind: A History of Self-Recognition in the Human Sciences<br>- The Network of Life: A New View of <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a><br>- Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built<br>- Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing across Time<br> <br><a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#Psychology</a> <a href="/tags/neuroscience/" rel="tag">#Neuroscience</a> <a href="/tags/neurobiology/" rel="tag">#Neurobiology</a> <a href="/tags/embryology/" rel="tag">#Embryology</a> <a href="/tags/developmentalbiology/" rel="tag">#DevelopmentalBiology</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <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>

A photo of four books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books, part of the beech-coloured laminate floor, and a red curtain covering the door.

From left to right, we have:
- The Mirror and the Mind, which divides its cover into a white and silver-coloured half and plays tricks by mirroring the title and author name;
- The Network of Life, showing a close-up of a leaf's vein pattern, the colours grading from yellow through green to blue;
- Zero to Birth, which shows a diagram of a human embryo inside the capital B of Birth, and the outline of a human brain in coloured dots that are connected by many lines;
- and Long Problems, which shows a dark blue background with the title in bold white letters, printed at a ninety-degree angle and narrowing towards the top, imitating the Star Wars title crawl.

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<p>Fred Hoyle's The Black Cloud is the most ultra-realistic science fiction I've ever read. It is dated and very white-man-British biased, but the insight it provides into the machinations of the government and academia of the day (circa 1957) is fascinating.</p><p><a href="https://khleedril.org/dale-mellor/bookblog/?review=the-black-cloud" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="khleedril.org/dale-mellor/bookblog/?review=the-black-cloud"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">khleedril.org/dale-mellor/book</span><span class="invisible">blog/?review=the-black-cloud</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span></p>

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<p>📚 All These Things I've Done by: Gabrielle Zevin</p><p>In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to scho...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/all-these-things-ive-done" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/all-these-things-ive-done"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/all-these-</span><span class="invisible">things-ive-done</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend.

That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family.

From Gabrielle Zevin—the author of the critically acclaimed Elsewhere—comes the first book in the Birthright series, All These Things I've Done, a masterful novel about an impossible romance, a mafia family, and the ties that forever bind us.

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<p>Launch Day!<br>The Squad has landed & the galaxy will never be the same. Blast off with the most ridiculous disasters in the Sol. Escape starts now! <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/booklaunch/" rel="tag">#booklaunch</a> <br><a href="https://buff.ly/3RSVeUX" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/3RSVeUX</a></p>

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The Kafka Challenge: Translating the Inimitable

the-kafka-challenge

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1794.</p><p>Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.</p><p>The day after Lavoisier's execution, the great mathematician Louis de Lagrange commented: "It only took them a moment to knock that head off, and perhaps a hundred years won't be enough to reproduce a similar one".</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/frenchrevolution/" rel="tag">#frenchrevolution</a></p>

The Arrest of Lavoisier, a fantastical representation created in 1876 by history painter Ludwig von Langenmantel.

Black and white historical painting depicting a group of animated colonial figures in a lively debate (The Arrest of Lavoisier), with one stately man standing reservedly at the right (Lavoisier).

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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>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>“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” <br>Carl Jung</p><p><a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/quoteoftheday/" rel="tag">#quoteoftheday</a> <a href="/tags/quotesoftheday/" rel="tag">#quotesoftheday</a> <a href="/tags/jung/" rel="tag">#Jung</a> <a href="/tags/carljung/" rel="tag">#CarlJung</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/chemistry/" rel="tag">#chemistry</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/psyche/" rel="tag">#psyche</a> <a href="/tags/psychologie/" rel="tag">#psychologie</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literatura/" rel="tag">#literatura</a> <a href="/tags/literatur/" rel="tag">#literatur</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <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/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/booktalk/" rel="tag">#BookTalk</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/psychoanalysis/" rel="tag">#psychoanalysis</a> <a href="/tags/bookstadon/" rel="tag">#bookstadon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/social/" rel="tag">#social</a> <a href="/tags/personalgrowth/" rel="tag">#personalgrowth</a> <a href="/tags/contacts/" rel="tag">#contacts</a></p>

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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>"Destiny stands behind people, veiled in a veil of mystery, and in her hand she holds a quiver with a thousand events..."<br>Gloria Victis</p><p>Polish novelist Eliza Orzeszkowa died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1810.</p><p>Orzeszkowa was a leading writer of the Positivism movement during foreign Partitions of Poland. In 1905, together with Henryk Sienkiewicz, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.</p><p>Books by Eliza Orzeszkowa at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9367" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9367"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/9367</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Eliza Orzeszkowa

(Coloured) Black and white photograph of a woman in red dress reading a book.

Cover of Marta by Eliza Orzeszkowa

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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.

Edited 315d ago

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? October 07

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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>British poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1835.</p><p>Some of her most famous poems include "Casabianca," which begins with the memorable line "The boy stood on the burning deck," and "The Homes of England," which celebrates the virtues of home and family. Hemans also wrote historical and romantic poetry, drawing inspiration from literature, history, and mythology.</p><p>Books by or about Felicia Hemans at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21</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>

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Felicia Hemans – English poet (1793-1835)

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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>Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how an obscure version of colour photography beat quantum theory to the most prestigious prize in physics</p><p>by Margaret Harris</p><p><a href="https://physicsworld.com/a/nobel-prizes-youve-never-heard-of-how-an-obscure-version-of-colour-photography-beat-quantum-theory-to-the-most-prestigious-prize-in-physics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="physicsworld.com/a/nobel-prizes-youve-never-heard-of-how-an-obscure-version-of-colour-photography-beat-quantum-theory-to-the-most-prestigious-prize-in-physics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">physicsworld.com/a/nobel-prize</span><span class="invisible">s-youve-never-heard-of-how-an-obscure-version-of-colour-photography-beat-quantum-theory-to-the-most-prestigious-prize-in-physics/</span></a></p><p>Qunatum theory at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/20207" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/20207"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/20207</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/nobelprize/" rel="tag">#nobelprize</a></p>

Gabriel Lippmann. (Courtesy: Nobel Foundation archive).

This formal portrait photograph of Gabriel Lippmann depicts the French physicist and inventor best known for developing color photography based on the interference of light.

Lippmann is shown from the chest upward, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and bow tie. His groomed beard and mustache frame a composed, intellectual expression. His hair is neatly parted, and his gaze is directed slightly to one side, giving the portrait a dignified, reflective tone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Lippmann#/media/File:Gabriel_Lippmann2.jpg

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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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