#OTD in 1852.
Alexandre Dumas, fils's stage adaptation of his 1848 novel La Dame aux caméllias is premièred at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris.
Shortly thereafter, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi set about putting the story to music in the 1853 opera La traviata, with female protagonist Marguerite Gautier renamed Violetta Valéry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias
La dame aux camélias at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2419
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1608
#OTD in 1886.
The first performance of William Gillette's American Civil War drama Held by the Enemy is held at the Criterion Theater, Brooklyn, New York.
The play was a major step toward modern theater, in that it abandoned many of the crude devices of 19th-century melodrama and introduced realism into the sets, costumes, props, and sound effects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gillette
William Gillette at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38243
"There are very few who can think, but every man wants to have an opinion; and what remains but to take it ready-made from others, instead of forming opinions for himself?"
The Art of Controversy, and Other Posthumous Papers (ed. 1896)
~Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860)
Books by Arthur Schopenhauer at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3648
"I know that Beauty must ail and die,
And will be born again, — but ah, to see
Beauty stiffened, staring up at the sky!
Oh, Autumn! Autumn! — What is the Spring to me?"
Second April (1921)
~Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950)
Books by Edna St. Vincent Millay at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/70
#OTD in 1869.
Booth's Theatre opens on Manhattan with the owner, Edwin Booth, playing the male lead in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Some reports said it was one of the most elaborate productions of Romeo and Juliet ever seen in America; it was certainly the most popular, running for over six weeks and earning over $60,000 (equivalent to $1,000,000 in 2023).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet
Romeo and Juliet at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1513
What Are the 5 Most Influential English Ghost Stories?
Ghost stories are an ancient tradition, often carrying moral or religious messages. Over time, writers realized the power of crafting uniquely unsettling tales, and this list examines 5 of the most influential.
By Lauren Jones
https://www.thecollector.com/most-influential-english-ghost-stories/
All these ghost stories are available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/768
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1289
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14522
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8486
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/209
What Is the Diamond Sutra? The Oldest Printed Book in the World
We explore the fascinating story behind the Diamond Sutra, thought to be the oldest printed book in the world.
By Maysara Kamal
https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-the-diamond-sutra/
#OTD in 1920.
Federico García Lorca's first play, The Butterfly's Evil Spell (El maleficio de la mariposa) is poorly received at its première in Madrid.
With only four performances, very poorly received by the public, including booing, it was a total failure for its author. The text, written in verse, is a parable about frustration, love and death; recurring themes in Lorca's work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butterfly%27s_Evil_Spell
Garcia Lorca at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56772
#OTD in 1898.
Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
He was sentenced to jail and was removed from the Legion of Honour. To avoid jail time, Zola fled to England. He stayed there until the cabinet fell; he continued to defend Dreyfus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%27Accuse...!
J'Accuse at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20974
wants to read Estação Perdido
#Livros #Books #SciFi #NewWeird #ChinaMieville
#OTD in 1826.
In the Mexican Republic, lithographer Claudio Linati inaugurates El Iris, a "pocket sized" bi-weekly. It is in print until August 2, when its popularization of liberal ideas prompts the intervention of state censors.
It was founded as an illustrated literary review, with topics of interest to women. It included articles on poetry, theater and fashion, as well as portraits and biographies of heroes of the recent war of independence.
#OTD in 1859.
German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf identifies portions of the mid-4th century Codex Sinaiticus (an uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible) at Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in the Khedivate of Egypt and arranges for its presentation to his patron, Tsar Alexander II of Russia at Saint Petersburg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus
Tischendorf.IV.Monumenta Sacra Inedita. 1857-1870 at TIA:
https://archive.org/details/Tischendorf.iv.monumentaSacraInedita.newcollection.subscript.6vols.1857-1870/01.MonumentaSacraInedita.NCVA.FragEvangLucLibGen.v1.Tischendorf.Subsc.1857./mode/1up
#OTD in 1856.
Lewis Carroll chooses his pseudonym; on May 1 he takes up photography as a hobby. A romantic poem called "Solitude" appeared in The Train under the authorship of "Lewis Carroll". This pseudonym was a play on his real name: Lewis was the anglicised form of Ludovicus, which was the Latin for Lutwidge, and Carroll an Irish surname similar to the Latin name Carolus, from which comes the name Charles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll
From March 1 to October 15, 1919.
Publication runs of the American pulp magazine The Thrill Book are oriented towards the fantasy genre or science fiction. It includes the serialization of The Heads of Cerberus, written by Gertrude Barrows Bennett as Francis Stevens, with its early thematic use of an alternate time-track, or parallel worlds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thrill_Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heads_of_Cerberus
The Thrill Books is available at LibriVoX:
https://librivox.org/group/676?primary_key=676&search_category=group&search_page=1&search_form=get_results&search_order=alpha
#OTD in 1616.
Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair#Inquisition_and_first_judgment,_1616
Galileo Galilei at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=galileo+galilei&submit_search=Search
Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds? Leibniz vs. Voltaire
What does it mean for this world to be the “best possible world,” even with the obvious existence of evil? Leibniz and Voltaire weigh in.
By Mirjana Jojić
https://www.thecollector.com/is-this-best-all-possible-worlds-leibniz-voltaire/
I recently finished The Will of the Many. this story follows an orphaned prince surviving in the Republic that invaded his country in a Romanesque world that uses will based magic in all things. Vis finds himself stuck between a plot to tear down the Republic and a senator that adopts him to attend a school to solve the murder of his brother. This was a fun read but there were issues with the grammar that were frustratingly repetitive. ⭐⭐🌟 @bookstodon @fantasy #books #fantasy #books
'The truth is she did the right thing': The mystery of why Jane Austen's letters were destroyed – by her own sister
By Neil Armstrong
Books by Jane Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68
Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg was born #OTD in 1804 (Runeberg Day).
He is the author of the lyrics to Vårt land (Our Land, Maamme in Finnish) which became the Finnish national anthem. Runeberg was also involved in the modernization of the Finnish Lutheran hymnal and produced many texts for the new edition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg
Books by Johan Ludvig Runeberg at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2842
#OTD in 1913.
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera L'incoronazione di Poppea was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
Two versions of the musical score of L'incoronazione exist, both from the 1650s. The first was rediscovered in Venice in 1888, the second in Naples in 1930. The Naples score is linked to the revival of the opera in that city in 1651.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27incoronazione_di_Poppea
Books about Monteverdi at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=monteverdi&submit_search=Search
#OTD in 1920.
An inaugural meeting of the Bloomsbury Group's Memoir Club is arranged by Mary MacCarthy in London.
Among the people involved in the group were Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster, Vanessa Bell, and Lytton Strachey.
Virginia Woolf at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89
John Maynard Keynes:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6280
E. M. Forster:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/975
Lytton Strachey:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/576
"The only thing that we know is that we know nothing — and that is the highest flight of human wisdom."
Book V, Ch. I
In February 1865.
Publication of Leo Tolstoy's "1805", an early version of War and Peace, begins in the magazine Russkiy Vestnik. The version that was published in Russkiy Vestnik had a very different ending from the version eventually published under the title War and Peace in 1869.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace
War and Peace at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/2600
#OTD in 1936.
Charlie Chaplin's film Modern Times opened in New York City.
During a European tour promoting City Lights, Chaplin got the inspiration for Modern Times from both the lamentable conditions of the continent through the Great Depression, along with a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi in which they discussed modern technology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)
Books about or by Charlie Chaplin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=charlie+chaplin&submit_search=Search
Limited restock of all signed copies of my poetry books are now available at https://www.nihtgengapress.com
#poetry #books #indie
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Das erste Buch aus der #Bücherwabe ist „Ferdinand der Stier“. Es erschien 1936 und war radikal bzgl. seines Verständnisses von Männlichkeit und dem hohen Wert von Individualität. Auffällig ist, dass Ferdinand nie Teil einer Gesellschaft ist. Er ist der glückliche Außenseiter, der nicht kämpfen will, sondern viel lieber (allein) an Blumen riecht.
Ferdinands Pazifismus bleibt für ihn folgenlos, ganz im Gegenteil zu dem Buch, das wir als nächstes vorstellen. #books #literatur #politik #chemnitz
![Front line of the Chinese Diamond Sūtra, printed in the 9th year of the Xiantong era of the Tang dynasty, i.e. 868 CE, the oldest known dated printed book in the world. British Library
The colophon, at the inner end, reads: Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, CE 868 ].](/proxy/post_attachment/602825/abc3ab70ee.jpg "Front line of the Chinese Diamond Sūtra, printed in the 9th year of the Xiantong era of the Tang dynasty, i.e. 868 CE, the oldest known dated printed book in the world. British Library
The colophon, at the inner end, reads: Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, CE 868 ].")
