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<p>Literary Maps: Real Maps for Imaginary Places</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/12/literary-maps-your-imaginary-guide-to-famous-fictional-places/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/12/literary-maps-your-imaginary-guide-to-famous-fictional-places/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/12/lite</span><span class="invisible">rary-maps-your-imaginary-guide-to-famous-fictional-places/</span></a></p><p>Treasure Island at PG: </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Treasure+Island" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Treasure+Island"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Treasure+Island</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Part of Robert Louis Stevenson's map of Treasure Island

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<p><a href="/tags/speakingoutofplace/" rel="tag">#SpeakingOutOfPlace</a> welcomes <a href="/tags/fatemehjamalpour/" rel="tag">#FatemehJamalpour</a>, co-author w/ <a href="/tags/nilotabrizy/" rel="tag">#NiloTabrizy</a> of <a href="/tags/forthesunafterlongnights/" rel="tag">#ForTheSunAfterLongNights</a>, a chronicle of the <a href="/tags/womanlifefreedom/" rel="tag">#WomanLifeFreedom</a> protests in <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> following the murder of <a href="/tags/mahsajinaamini/" rel="tag">#MahsaJinaAmini</a>.</p><p><a href="https://speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18155378-for-the-sun-after-long-nights-iranian-women-leading-fight-for-freedom" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18155378-for-the-sun-after-long-nights-iranian-women-leading-fight-for-freedom"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.</span><span class="invisible">com/2084729/episodes/18155378-for-the-sun-after-long-nights-iranian-women-leading-fight-for-freedom</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/iranprotests/" rel="tag">#IranProtests</a> <a href="/tags/iranianwomen/" rel="tag">#IranianWomen</a> <a href="/tags/staterepression/" rel="tag">#stateRepression</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></p>

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<p>Australian writer Miles Franklin died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1954.</p><p>She is best known for her pioneering novel "My Brilliant Career". She was an outspoken advocate for women's rights and played a key role in advancing Australian literature, particularly through her contributions to the depiction of rural life in Australia. The Miles Franklin Award was set up according to the her will.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Franklin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Franklin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Fr</span><span class="invisible">anklin</span></a></p><p>Books by Miles Franklin at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4051" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4051"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4051</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait of Miles Franklin.

Franklin is frequently shown with a composed, thoughtful expression, indicative of her intellectual depth and dedication to her craft. Her gaze is direct, often looking slightly away from the camera or artist, which gives her an air of contemplation and seriousness. Her eyes convey both determination and introspection, qualities that defined her literary and social activism.

Franklin is typically dressed modestly but with an air of sophistication, often in the styles of the late 19th or early 20th centuries. Whether in a simple blouse or high-collared dress, her clothing underscores her no-nonsense attitude towards her work and life.

Franklin's hair is usually styled in a manner fitting the period, often pinned up or in a short, practical cut. She is not heavily adorned with jewelry or accessories, which reflects her pragmatic, feminist ideals and her rejection of conventional, restrictive norms for women at the time.

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<p>New York Public Library, public library system in New York City. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York</span><span class="invisible">_Public_Library</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>

A photo of or from a library from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.

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<p>“I met people who gave me books, who handed me a thousand lives so that I might learn to live my own”</p><p>—Andrew O’Hagan, on why he supports the Scottish Book Trust Christmas appeal</p><p><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/25609921.andrew-ohagan-join-scottish-book-trusts-appeal-change-lives/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/25609921.andrew-ohagan-join-scottish-book-trusts-appeal-change-lives/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.heraldscotland.com/busines</span><span class="invisible">s_hq/25609921.andrew-ohagan-join-scottish-book-trusts-appeal-change-lives/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/charity/" rel="tag">#charity</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback : <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?</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><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Troll Song, by Owen Tyme, Illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

There's a woman in mud spattered white, leather armor crossing a pair of short swords against the neck of a terrified, shirtless dwarf.

The woman has white hair and a darker skin tone on the left side of her face. Her left eye is green and her right eye is blue.

The dwarf's hair and beard are blond.

The background is a green forest, with some flowers among the tall grass.

(Right) The background is a snow-covered forest, with a pair of dark silhouettes in it, one small and the other large, like a giant. The smaller silhouette is of a young woman walking away and the interior is filled with musical symbols, in green, white and two shades of blue. The larger silhouette is a woman wielding two swords and the interior is full of blood spatter. The larger one appears to be chasing the smaller one.

The following text is laid over the scene:

“I can’t die until Lyra takes her last breath! She’ll regret betraying her sisters!”

“There’s no price I won’t pay to see that happen, no pain I won’t endure and I’d sacrifice the whole world to seal her fate!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TrollSong

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<p>The Visual Art and Design of Famous Writers, Part 2</p><p>By Steven Brower via PrintMag (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.printmag.com/illustration-design/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers-part-2/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.printmag.com/illustration-design/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers-part-2/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.printmag.com/illustration-</span><span class="invisible">design/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers-part-2/</span></a></p><p>Part 1 is available here:<br><a href="https://www.printmag.com/design-books/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.printmag.com/design-books/the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.printmag.com/design-books/</span><span class="invisible">the-visual-art-and-design-of-famous-writers/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/illustration_design/" rel="tag">#illustration_design</a></p>

This is the title page from Edward Lear's "A Book of Nonsense," published in Boston by Roberts Brothers in 1894. The page features clean, elegant typography with the title prominently displayed at the top.
Below the title and author attribution is the subtitle "WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL PICTURES AND VERSES" in italics.

The centerpiece is one of Lear's characteristic whimsical illustrations showing a rotund gentleman (the "Old Derry down Derry") surrounded by cheerful children and other figures who appear to be dancing or celebrating. The drawing is done in Lear's distinctive simple line-art style, full of energy and movement.

Beneath the illustration is a limerick that reads:
"There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry;
So he made them a Book, and with laughter they shook
At the fun of that Derry down Derry."

The publication information at the bottom shows this is an American edition from Roberts Brothers, a prominent 19th-century Boston publishing house.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/13646/13646-h/images/bookcovers/book1.gif

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Forget Lolita: Vladimir Nabokov’s real masterpiece [Pale Fire] has been overlooked <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/39716199">See Original Page</a> </small>

forget-lolita-vladimir-nabokov-s-real-masterpiece-has-been-overlooked-20251125-p5ni4x.html

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<p>"A poet of one mood in all my lays,<br>Ranging all life to sing my only love,<br>Like a west wind across the world I move,<br>Sweeping my harp of floods mine own wild way."</p><p>British writer and poet Alice Meynell was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1847.</p><p>She was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom twice, first in 1892 on the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and later in 1913 on the death of Alfred Austin, but was never appointed to the position.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/546" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/546"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/546</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Alice Meynell in 1912

Published by Herder, MO, USA - https://archive.org/details/poetschantry00bregiala

In the portrait, Meynell is depicted as an elegant woman in her early fifties, with a composed and introspective expression. Her features are soft yet defined, capturing her intellectual depth and delicate beauty. She has an oval-shaped face, with high cheekbones and expressive eyes that give her a thoughtful, almost meditative look.

Meynell’s hair is styled in the fashion of the time, pulled back neatly and coiled into a bun.

She is dressed in a high-collared blouse or dress, typical of early 20th-century women's fashion.

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<p>French writer Juliette Adam was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1836.</p><p>She gave an account of her childhood, rendered unhappy by the dissensions of her parents, in Le roman de mon enfance et de ma jeunesse. She published in 1858 her Idées antiproudhoniennes sur l'amour, la femme et le mariage, in defense of Daniel Stern (pen name of Marie d'Agoult) and George Sand.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Adam" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Adam"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette</span><span class="invisible">_Adam</span></a></p><p>Books by Juliette Adams at PG:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Adam" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Adam"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette</span><span class="invisible">_Adam</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of Juliette Adam (1836–1936) French author and feminist.

Nadar — Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie

In this photograph, Adam is captured in a dignified, poised manner that reflects her strength and intellectual presence. Her attire and posture convey a sense of elegance and authority, which was typical of portraits of prominent women during this time period. Nadar, famous for his portraits of notable individuals, captured her with a soft focus and lighting that emphasizes her facial features, giving her an air of wisdom and intensity.

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<p>Did you hear about David Carrico’s book about the Orthodox Jewish vampire and think, “I really hope he wanders around in the weeds of Halacha”? If so, my book might be for you! Check out ME on Nice Jewish Books:</p><p><a href="https://jewishlibraries.org/immortal-gifts-tales-of-a-jewish-vampire-with-katherine-villyard/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jewishlibraries.org/immortal-gifts-tales-of-a-jewish-vampire-with-katherine-villyard/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jewishlibraries.org/immortal-g</span><span class="invisible">ifts-tales-of-a-jewish-vampire-with-katherine-villyard/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/vampirebooks/" rel="tag">#vampirebooks</a> <a href="/tags/nicejewishbooks/" rel="tag">#nicejewishbooks</a> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Books@mstdn.social</span></a></span> <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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<p>I’m Lauren, a creative professional and writer in Cape Town. </p><p>I love all things <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> & <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> - I have a <a href="/tags/communications/" rel="tag">#communications</a> and <a href="/tags/graphicdesign/" rel="tag">#GraphicDesign</a> business & many <a href="/tags/creative/" rel="tag">#creative</a> interests</p><p>I’m <a href="/tags/selfpublishing/" rel="tag">#SelfPublishing</a> soon!</p><p>After connecting with the <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> community I made a series of <a href="/tags/canva/" rel="tag">#canva</a> <a href="/tags/tutorials/" rel="tag">#tutorials</a> to help them design and market their <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p>My flagrant use of tags here is a good representation of my approach - full enthusiasm at max speed 😂</p><p>I look forward to connecting! </p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1802.</p><p>The Edinburgh Review, a reforming quarterly, is first published.</p><p>Among the most notable of the foreign publications it observed was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality, which Adam Smith reviewed in the journal's second and final issue, published in March 1756.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Review" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Review"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburg</span><span class="invisible">h_Review</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>

The Edinburgh review

Related Names
Smith, Sydney, 1771-1845.
Language(s)
English
Published
Edinburgh : A. and C. Black, 1803-1929
Note
Sydney Smith, though not formally an editor, superintended the first three numbers. Cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 53, p. 120
Imprint varies
Title from caption
Also issued online
Bancroft AQ E4: From the Reinhard S. Speck Collection of Harriet Martineau

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000530182

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<p>Books About Seasonal Affective Disorder: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-about-seasonal-affective-disorder/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-about-seasonal-affective-disorder/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-books-about-seasonal-affective-disorder/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/seasonalaffectivedisorder/" rel="tag">#SeasonalAffectiveDisorder</a> <a href="/tags/winterblues/" rel="tag">#WinterBlues</a> <a href="/tags/seasonalaffective/" rel="tag">#SeasonalAffective</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>

A person’s hand holding up a very bright lightbulb that does not appear to be attached to any power source!

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<p>Book Review: Rumor Has It by Cat Rambo<br>The Disco Space Opera (a.k.a. You Sexy Thing) universe continues with more relationship-based SF, this time at an amazing space station</p><p><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> has our review!</p><p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/book-review-rumor-has-it-by-cat-rambo.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/book-review-rumor-has-it-by-cat-rambo.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-rumor-has-it-by-cat-rambo.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>This month's Distributed Proofreaders (DP) Blog is a book that was one of the special projects to celebrate DP's 25th anniversary. "Here foloweth a lytell treatyse of the beaute of women" was published around 1525.</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/01/on-the-beauty-of-women/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/01/on-the-beauty-of-women/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/01/on-th</span><span class="invisible">e-beauty-of-women/</span></a></p><p>The book at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77124" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77124</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A woodcut "depicts a voluptuous woman wearing nothing but a fancy plumed hat and slippers, playing a lute to a jester sitting at her feet. The Latin inscription in its border, “Peccati forma femina est et mortis condicio,” can be translated roughly as, “Sin and death take the shape of woman.” - https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/01/on-the-beauty-of-women/

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1869.</p><p>Model, poet and artist Elizabeth Siddal (d. 1862) is exhumed at Highgate Cemetery in London in order to recover the manuscript of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Poems buried with her.</p><p>Rossetti then published the contents in Poems (1870). These became part of Rossetti's sonnet sequence entitled The House of Life. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Siddal#After_Siddal's_death" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Siddal#After_Siddal's_death"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabet</span><span class="invisible">h_Siddal#After_Siddal's_death</span></a></p><p>The House of Life at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3692" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3692</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>

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal 1854

Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Marsh, Jan (1996). The Pre-Raphaelites: Their Lives in Letters and Diaries. London: Collins & Brown

In the portrait, Siddal is shown with her characteristic long, flowing red hair, which became a hallmark of Rossetti's paintings. Her features are soft but marked by a melancholy or introspective expression, reflecting the delicate and enigmatic quality she embodied in much of Rossetti’s work. The artist’s use of line and color accentuates her pale complexion and ethereal beauty, while her elongated neck and serene posture give her an almost otherworldly grace.

Rossetti’s portrayal of Siddal in this piece emphasizes her as an idealized figure of beauty and fragility, embodying the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of the "tragic muse." Siddal was often depicted by Rossetti in this way, reflecting both her personal struggles with illness and her symbolic role in his artistic vision.

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<p>American illustrator, author and naturalist William Hamilton Gibson was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1850.</p><p>Gibson illustrated S. A. Drake's In the Heart of the White Mountains, and E. P. Roe's Nature's Serial Story; and his own books, The Complete American Trapper; Pastoral Days; Highways and Byways; Happy Hunting Grounds; Strolls by Starlight and Sunshine; Sharp Eyes; and My Studio Neighbours.</p><p>Books illustrated or by W. Hamilton Gibson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=W.+Hamilton+Gibson&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=W.+Hamilton+Gibson&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=W.+Hamilton+Gibson&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/illustrations/" rel="tag">#illustrations</a></p>

Harvested from the Book "William Hamilton Gibson; artist--naturalist--author" (1901) by John Coleman Adams. This is the frontispiece from the book. The book is in the public domain and scans can be found at https://archive.org/details/williamhamiltong00adam

CONWAY MEADOWS. By W. HAMILTON GIBSON

Engraved by W. H. Morse

In: The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery by Samuel Adams Drake

Available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42447

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<p>📚 The Ministry of Time by: Kaliane Bradley</p><p>In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering expats from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible for the body, but also for the fabric...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ministry-of-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-ministry-of-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-minist</span><span class="invisible">ry-of-time</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering expats from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a bridge: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as 1847 or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as washing machines, Spotify, and the collapse of the British Empire. But with an appetite for discovery, a seven a day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry's project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.

An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, Th

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<p>📚 The Electric State by: Simon Stålenhag</p><p>A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Fallout and Black Mirror.</p><p>In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her small yellow toy robot travel west through a strange American landscape where the ruins of gigantic battle drones...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-electric-state" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-electric-state"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-electr</span><span class="invisible">ic-state</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/conceptual/" rel="tag">#conceptual</a></p>

A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Fallout and Black Mirror.

In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her small yellow toy robot travel west through a strange American landscape where the ruins of gigantic battle drones litter the countryside, along with the discarded trash of a high-tech consumerist society addicted to a virtual-reality system. As they approach the edge of the continent, the world outside the car window seems to unravel at an ever faster pace, as if somewhere beyond the horizon, the hollow core of civilization has finally caved in.

The inspiration for Netflix blockbuster starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.

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<p>Ebook and paperback : <a href="https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky</a></p><p>Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it's hard to say which will win.</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><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following text is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

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Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://reddthat.com/post/55275779">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>📚 My Friends by: Fredrik Backman</p><p>Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to fi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/my-friends" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/my-friends</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/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/friendship/" rel="tag">#friendship</a></p>

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love.

Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that

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<p>French illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist Albert Robida died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1926.</p><p>He was an early pioneer of science fiction and founding father of science fiction art. He edited and published La Caricature magazine for 12 years. Through the 1880s, he wrote an acclaimed trilogy of futuristic novels. In the 1900s he created 520 illustrations for Pierre Giffard's weekly serial La Guerre Infernale.</p><p>Albert Robida at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1043" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1043"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1043</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a></p>

Notre-Dame de Paris. Illustration by Albert Robida published in Le Rire, no. 382, “À l'occasion du centenaire de Victor Hugo”, March 1, 1902.

Albert Rodida - La Vie Electrique

Map flanked by vignettes of major cities. Includes notes. Published as a supplement of La Caricature. Map of Europe with cartoon-like allegorical and human figures representing individual countries.

Albert Robida — https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/scanned-maps/44-990142735370203941

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