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<p>American author, humorist, editor & columnist Irvin S. Cobb was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1876.</p><p>At the age of 17, Cobb began working for the Paducah Daily News, where he quickly made a name for himself with his keen observations & humorous writing style. In 1904, he moved to New York City and joined the staff of the New York Evening Sun. His work as a journalist & columnist gained him national recognition. He was one of the most widely read humorists of his time.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/559" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/559"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/559</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Irvin S. Cobb.

An elderly man wearing a formal suit, posing for a photograph.

Cover of Cobb's Bill-of-Fare by Irvin S. Cobb.

"Cobb's Bill-of-Fare" is a collection of essays and short stories by Irvin S. Cobb, showcasing his signature humor and storytelling style. Published in 1913, this book is a delightful exploration of Cobb's thoughts on various topics, often centered around food and dining, but also touching on other aspects of everyday life.

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<p>Enshittification, o livro (Cory Doctorow) - Resenha </p><p><a href="https://curadoria.bearblog.dev/enshittification-o-livro-cory-doctorow/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="curadoria.bearblog.dev/enshittification-o-livro-cory-doctorow/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">curadoria.bearblog.dev/enshitt</span><span class="invisible">ification-o-livro-cory-doctorow/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/corydoctorow/" rel="tag">#CoryDoctorow</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="/tags/smallweb/" rel="tag">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="/tags/surfandoweb/" rel="tag">#SurfandoWeb</a> <a href="/tags/blogsbr/" rel="tag">#BlogsBR</a> @blogsbr <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/tecnofeudalismo/" rel="tag">#Tecnofeudalismo</a> <a href="/tags/technofeudalism/" rel="tag">#Technofeudalism</a> <a href="/tags/technofeudalism/" rel="tag">#Technofeudalism</a> <a href="/tags/yanisvaroufakis/" rel="tag">#YanisVaroufakis</a> <a href="/tags/rentismo/" rel="tag">#Rentismo</a> <a href="/tags/bigtechs/" rel="tag">#BigTechs</a> <a href="/tags/antitrust/" rel="tag">#Antitrust</a> <a href="/tags/curadoriadainternet/" rel="tag">#CuradoriaDaInternet</a></p>

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<p>📚 Anathema (The Eating Woods) by: Keri Lake</p><p>There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell,the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/anathema-the-eating-woods" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/anathema-the-eating-woods"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/anathema-t</span><span class="invisible">he-eating-woods</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></p>

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell,the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that’s as dangerous as it is alluring. It’s there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he’d sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe. If only he could. Maevyth’s blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything. Including himself.

Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods duology. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.

From the author of Nocticadia comes a spellbinding gothi

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? March 24

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My brothers copy of X-Wing - Solo Command was torn and folded before cutting.

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<p>German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1724.</p><p>He is best known for his epic poem "Der Messias" which was heavily influenced by John Milton's "Paradise Lost" but distinguished itself with its intense emotionality and religious fervor. Klopstock also wrote numerous odes and lyric poems that celebrated themes of friendship, patriotism, nature, and spirituality. Notable collections include "Odes" and "Poetische Werke".</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6558" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6558"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6558</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>

Klopstock by Johann Caspar Füssli (1750)
Johann Caspar Füssli - Das Jahrhundert der Freundschaft. Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim und seine Zeitgenossen, ed. Ute Pott (Göttingen: Wallstein, 2004), p. 25.

Image of a man with white hair and a red tie in a painting.

Titelblatt der Erstausgabe der ersten drei Gesänge des Messias (1749).

Klopstock began writing "Der Messias" in 1748. This epic poem, written in unrhymed hexameters, is a religious and lyrical masterpiece that narrates the life and mission of Jesus Christ. It was heavily influenced by John Milton's "Paradise Lost" but distinguished itself with its intense emotionality and religious fervor.

The first three cantos were published in 1748, and the poem was eventually completed in 1773. The work was groundbreaking for its time, emphasizing religious devotion and the sublime rather than the rationality and order typical of Enlightenment literature.

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<p>Grand days out</p><p>There's something magical about Swallows and Amazons. <br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/09/grand-days-out/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/09/grand-days-out/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/09/grand-days-out/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

First edition dust jacket cover of Swallows and Amazons novel by English author Arthur Ransome, 1930.

The 1930 first edition dust jacket of "Swallows and Amazons" by Arthur Ransome, featuring a charming hand-drawn map showing lakes, islands, and sailing routes. The whimsical illustration includes decorative cartouches with children in boats, nautical elements, and place names rendered in a playful, storybook style that captures the adventure of children's sailing expeditions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallows_and_Amazons#/media/File:ArthurRansome_SwallowAndAmazons.jpg

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<p>📚 The Shining by: Stephen King</p><p>Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic lo...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-shining" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-shining"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-shinin</span><span class="invisible">g</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/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/supernaturalfiction/" rel="tag">#supernaturalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/ghost/" rel="tag">#ghost</a></p>

Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel’s dark secrets begin to unravel.

“An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” —The Washington Post

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J’ai lu récemment le dernier roman de David Bry, Échos stellaires, publié aux éditions Fleuve. Et pour une première incursion dans le genre de la SF, on peut dire que c’est réussi. Même imparfait, le roman nous embarque dans une aventure trépidante sur plus de 500 pages, où souffle le vent de la révolte.<br>Retrouvez mon avis complet sur le blog: <a href="https://yuyine.be/node/1353" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>yuyine.be/node/1353</a><br><br><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/critique/" rel="tag">#critique</a> <a href="/tags/critiquelitteraire/" rel="tag">#critiquelitteraire</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/livre/" rel="tag">#livre</a> <a href="/tags/lecture/" rel="tag">#lecture</a> <a href="/tags/pixelbook/" rel="tag">#pixelbook</a> <a href="/tags/sfff/" rel="tag">#SFFF</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/echosstellaires/" rel="tag">#EchosStellaires</a> <a href="/tags/davidbry/" rel="tag">#DavidBry</a> <a href="/tags/fleuve/" rel="tag">#Fleuve</a> <a href="/tags/spaceopera/" rel="tag">#spaceopera</a> <br><br>[Livre reçu en service de presse, avis non rémunéré.]

Livre posé avec autour des étoiles et un petit vaisseau spatial. La couverture d’Échos stellaires montre un très grand vaisseau spatial entouré de missiles et filant à vive allure dans un ciel orangé et rose.

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<p>Book Review: The Subtle Art of Folding Space<br>A story of two sisters and their tangled relationship, plus maintenance of the laws of the universe<br>A <span class="h-card"><a href="['https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/princejvstin.com', 'https://princejvstin.com/', 'http://bsky.social/']" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princejvstin.com</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> review at the blog:<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/book-review-subtle-art-of-folding-space.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/book-review-subtle-art-of-folding-space.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-subtle-art-of-folding-space.html</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

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<p>New <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: "Why I love horror." <br><a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-why-i-love-horror.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-why-i-love-horror.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/10/book-review-why-i-love-horror.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <br>🩸📚<br>💙📚</p><p>Book published by <a href="/tags/sagapress/" rel="tag">#SagaPress</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> <br>@bookstodon@a.gup.pe <br>@librarians</p>

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90 years of Penguin Books: The origin myth that may not be true <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://leminal.space/post/27957933">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Are you reading Nobody's Girl by Virginia Guiffre? How are you doing it?

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<p>The Americas’ oldest book is an intricate work of Maya astronomy</p><p>Created in the 11th or 12th century, the Códice Maya de México (the Maya Codex of Mexico) is the oldest of these works and the only one to predate the arrival of the conquistadors in the 16th century.</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/videos/the-americas-oldest-book-is-an-intricate-work-of-maya-astronomy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/videos/the-americas-oldest-book-is-an-intricate-work-of-maya-astronomy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/videos/the-americas-ol</span><span class="invisible">dest-book-is-an-intricate-work-of-maya-astronomy</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

Page 9 of the Grolier Codex, a supposedly pre-Columbian Maya screenfold book, the authenticity of which is disputed.

A standing deity figure dominates the page, facing left, highly stylized with elaborate headdress and glyphic adornment.

To the left margin is a column of Maya day-signs or numerals — a vertical series of repeating glyph blocks, likely used for calendrical or Venus-cycle notation.

The deity holds or is interacting with what appears to be a stone projectile or weapon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Codex_of_Mexico#/media/File:Grolier_Codex,_page_9.jpg

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<p>American author and journalist Rebecca Harding Davis was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1831.</p><p>"Life in the Iron Mills" (1861): Davis´s most famous work, originally published anonymously in the Atlantic Monthly, is considered one of the earliest examples of American realism. It depicts the harsh realities of life for industrial workers and is noted for its empathetic portrayal of the working class.</p><p>Books by Rebecca Harding Davis at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/186" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/186"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/186</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

American novelist Rebecca Harding Davis.

A monochrome photograph featuring a woman with long hair, from the past.

Cover page of Life in the Iron-Mills; Or, The Korl Woman by Rebecca Harding Davis.

"Life in the Iron Mills; or, The Korl Woman" is a novella by Rebecca Harding Davis, first published in 1861 in the Atlantic Monthly. It is considered a pioneering work of American realism and is notable for its social critique and empathetic portrayal of the working class during the Industrial Revolution.

The novella is set in a dreary industrial town and revolves around the lives of Hugh Wolfe, a furnace tender in an iron mill, and his cousin Deborah, who works in a cotton mill. The story is narrated by an unnamed observer who provides a grim depiction of the industrial environment and the dehumanizing conditions faced by the workers.

"Life in the Iron Mills" remains a seminal work in American literature, celebrated for its empathetic portrayal of the working class and its pioneering role in the development of literary realism.

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<p>Victorian Horror and the Search for Truth</p><p>by Emily Erwin</p><p><a href="https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/victorian-horror-and-the-search-for-truth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wordonfire.org/articles/victorian-horror-and-the-search-for-truth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wordonfire.org/articles/vi</span><span class="invisible">ctorian-horror-and-the-search-for-truth/</span></a></p><p>The Woman in White at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/583" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/583</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Walter Hartright's first encounter with 'The Woman in White'. Illustration by Thomas Eyre Macklin.

Illustration for The Woman in White, a lithograph by Thomas Eyre Macklin RBA (1867–1943), a British artist, illustrator and sculptor.

It depicts the haunting nighttime meeting between the young drawing master Walter Hartright and the mysterious woman dressed entirely in white, from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

The scene shows the two figures standing on a dimly lit country road. Walter, dressed in formal Victorian attire with a tall hat and cloak, looks toward the woman with a mix of surprise and concern. The woman in white, her expression anxious and imploring, gestures toward the distance as she asks, “Is that the road to London?” Her light gown and bonnet stand out against the shadowed background and cloudy night sky, enhancing her spectral presence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)#/media/File:Illustration_by_Thomas_Eyre_Macklin_for_The_Woman_in_White_(1).jpg

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<p>Scary Books I’ve Recommended and Why: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-scary-books-ive-recommended-and-why/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-scary-books-ive-recommended-and-why/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-week</span><span class="invisible">ly-blogging-challenge-scary-books-ive-recommended-and-why/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</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>

Black and white sketch of a ghost who is floating through the air with their arms outstretched. They look like a cartoon ghost covered in a white sheet with two eye holes cut into the sheet. Very cute.

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<p>Release day!! Space Trash is Trash You'll Want to Bring In! Off the curb and into your hands. <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mYJlro" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/u/mYJlro</a><br><a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> <a href="/tags/kobo/" rel="tag">#Kobo</a> <a href="/tags/nook/" rel="tag">#Nook</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/googleplay/" rel="tag">#GooglePlay</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/mustread/" rel="tag">#mustread</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

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<p>Meet the Real Dr. Frankenstein</p><p>The Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the battery</p><p>By Molly Glick</p><p><a href="https://nautil.us/meet-the-real-dr-frankenstein-1245010/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nautil.us/meet-the-real-dr-frankenstein-1245010/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nautil.us/meet-the-real-dr-fra</span><span class="invisible">nkenstein-1245010/</span></a></p><p>Galvani and Frankenstein at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27281" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27281"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/27281</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

Luigi Galvani - De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari commentarius, Tav. 1

Luigi Galvani experiment on frogs legs.

In this 18th-century scientific engraving, Galvani demonstrates how electricity can cause muscular movement in a dissected frog’s legs. The scene typically shows frog limbs connected by metal wires to an electrical source or to a metal arc, producing visible contractions when the circuit is completed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani#/media/File:Luigi_Galvani_Experiment.jpeg

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History: Class, Labour, & Leftism — Booklist | Z-Library

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<p>It's the Fedi Book Fair this weekend. Follow the hashtag for book posts from lots of fediverse indie authors (or filter it to avoid the posts).</p><p>My books are mostly low-key fantasy with queer romance. Find out more at <a href="https://wendypalmer.au" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wendypalmer.au</a></p><p>You’ll find them at all your favourite ebook retailers and online bookstores. And also at libraries, Hoopla, or your Kobo or Everand subscriptions.</p><p>This weekend, the ebooks are 25% off direct from me (via Payhip):<br><a href="https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>payhip.com/WendyPalmer</a></p><p>And at Smashwords:<br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/profile/vie</span><span class="invisible">w/wendylpalmer</span></a></p><p>***</p><p>As as a special bonus just for the <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookFair</a>, I've made my new release, officially released 16 November, available direct:<br><a href="https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>payhip.com/b/A3P2i</a></p><p>It comes with a free 2026 calendar featuring relevant public-domain nineteenth-century artworks :)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#gayromance</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/historicals/" rel="tag">#historicals</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a><br><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>

Cover of Grace & Favour. Blue and brass-yellow colours predominant. The title is in fancy font at the top, and there's what looks like a photo portrait in an ornate frame, of two men, one in a top hat, one holding a pocket watch, and a large white dog. In the background of the photo (actually a daguerreotype, but anachronistically in colour), there is the faint impression of a woman, transparent...you could say, almost ghostly...

Mood board for Grace & Favour. Has a painting by Turner (a watercolour of Hampton Court Palace from across the river), a daguerreotype in a case, a ghost postcard, a Scots phrasebook, and a big picture of Max, a Maremma livestock guard dog, big, white and fluffy.

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<p>“That’s Why We Become Witches”: Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes (1926)</p><p>"A novel about a woman who throws off the yoke of patriarchy to become a witch."</p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/lolly-willowes/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="publicdomainreview.org/collection/lolly-willowes/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/collect</span><span class="invisible">ion/lolly-willowes/</span></a></p><p>The book at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72223" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72223</a></p><p><a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/supernatural/" rel="tag">#supernatural</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Halloween: illustration shows a witch riding on a broom with a black cat.

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<p><a href="/tags/larb/" rel="tag">#LARB</a> Radio Hour | The Shit Show </p><p>"[H]ow <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> dreams – from iPhones to <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialMedia</a> to <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> – have become nightmares.</p><p>"How did these decade-defining innovations end up making modern life feel sadder, lonelier, and scarier?"</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> discussed <br>⦁ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>'s <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a> <br>⦁ Paul Kingsnorth’s <a href="/tags/againstthemachine/" rel="tag">#AgainstTheMachine</a></p><p><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/av/the-shit-show/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lareviewofbooks.org/av/the-shit-show/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lareviewofbooks.org/av/the-shi</span><span class="invisible">t-show/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/techfutures/" rel="tag">#techFutures</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>

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background image (photo): from Dennis Oppenheim's performance artwork, "Parallel Stress"

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<p>The Evil Library. 🦉 📚 💀 ✨ 👻 </p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/conceptart/" rel="tag">#conceptart</a> <a href="/tags/commission/" rel="tag">#commission</a> <a href="/tags/videogame/" rel="tag">#videogame</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/spooky/" rel="tag">#spooky</a> <a href="/tags/evil/" rel="tag">#evil</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Created in March 2017 for an unannounced game.
https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Evil-Library-Concept-Art-672550674

The spooky piano room with lots of books full of magic spells. A fireplace with a cozy armchair with pictures of ghostly landscapes on the wall. Candles and colorful lamps create a mysterious atmosphere.

Created in March 2017 for an unannounced game.
https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Evil-Library-Concept-Art-672550674

Magic potions in various glass carafes and staffs were put in bookshelves. A treasure map and amulets show big plans. A desk with candles, quill, ink and a notebook show that someone is working hard on new enigmatic inventions.

Created in March 2017 for an unannounced game.
https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Evil-Library-Concept-Art-672550674

We can see thunder outside the window. This is where magic, technology and chemistry are combined into a machine. Cables and parts are leading in various directions.

If you look at the last picture of this post with the library overview, you can also see an area where experiments are conducted, e.g. a spider will be transformed into a new creature.

Created in March 2017 for an unannounced game.
https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Evil-Library-Concept-Art-672550674

The full library can be seen here. Next to the previous mentioned piano, poisons and machine room, we can see the main library with thousands of books protected by a wise owl "Boo hoo boo hoo!" and intricate skull decor.

Another part of the artwork shows the mirror room. Even the mirrors seem alive and love to spook around. Watch out! :) Taxidermied animals with glowing eyes can be found on the right side (lion, eagle, bear, rhino, hippo, warthog, bull, tiger). In a glass vitrine, precious animal skulls and bones are preserved.

In the upper right corner is a haunted dusty attic with spider webs, rusty tools and weapons ,a loom, old cloth, a still functioning gramophone, a forgotten coffin. Windows show the outside area with dead looking trees and a rather dark atmosphere.

..and then there is the ghostly maintenance staff room. Full of cleaning products, brooms, shovels, a warning sign for clean wet floors illuminated by a colder halogen light.

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<p>📚 The World Jones Made by: Philip K. Dick</p><p>Precognition; a world ruled by Relativism; giant alien jellyfish. The World Jones Made is a classic Philip K. Dick mash-up, taking deep philosophical musings and infusing them with wild action.</p><p>Floyd Jones has always been able to see exactly one year into his future...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-world-jones-made" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-world-jones-made"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-world-</span><span class="invisible">jones-made</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorousfiction/" rel="tag">#humorousfiction</a> <a href="/tags/arthurianfiction/" rel="tag">#arthurianfiction</a></p>

Precognition; a world ruled by Relativism; giant alien jellyfish. The World Jones Made is a classic Philip K. Dick mash-up, taking deep philosophical musings and infusing them with wild action.

Floyd Jones has always been able to see exactly one year into his future, a gift and curse that began one year before he was even born. As a fortune-teller at a post-apocalyptic carnival, Jones is a powerful force, and may just be able to force society away from its paralyzing Relativism. If, that is, he can avoid the radioactively unstable government hitman on his tail.

PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly.

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