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Favorite go bag that fits a book?

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An Animal’s History of Humanity: A Brief History on the Exploitation of Animals

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German physicist Albert Einstein was born #OTD in 1879.

Best known for developing the theory of relativity, he also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, which contributed significantly to the foundation of quantum theory. He was also a prominent public figure & advocate for pacifism, civil rights, and social justice.

Albert Einstein at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=einstein&submit_search=Go%21

#books #physics

Albert Einstein during a lecture in Vienna in 1921

Einstein's 1905 dissertation, Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensione ("A new determination of molecular dimensions").

Cover image of the Ph.D. dissertation of Albert Einstein defended in 1905 at ETH Zürich.

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Zelda Fitzgerald died #OTD in 1948.

She was an American novelist, socialite, and the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda Fitzgerald herself was an important figure in the cultural scene of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her own writing, her artistic talents, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband. She struggled with mental health issues throughout her life and has been the subject of much fascination and analysis in literary and cultural circles.

#books #literature

Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald circa February 1920. According to Arthur Mizener's 1972 biography "Scott Fitzgerald and His World," page 43, this photograph was taken in February 1920 shortly before Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald were married.

A sketch by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald for The Beautiful and Damned drawn in 1921. She died in 1948.

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When you just can't decide what to read this morning. #Cats #Books

A tabby cat pulling books from the bottom shelf of a bookcase in order to see what might be hiding behind them.

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#OTD in 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig.

"Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Wilson

"Our Nig" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/584

#books #literature #africanamerican

Portrait of Harriet E. Wilson.

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Just a quick reminder...

If you’ve read my book, 'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt' I’d be grateful if you left a review wherever you prefer.

This isn’t a plea for 5 star ratings; it’s a request for honesty. Books are personal: I dislike plenty, feel neutral about many, and love a few. Whatever your response, reviews really help. A wall of 5-stars is wonderful, but it can also feel suspicious to readers. A mix of perspectives shows the book is being read seriously.

#Books #Bookstodon #Reading

A woman with short dark hair streaked with grey takes a selfie outdoors. She wears dark sunglasses, a nose stud, and a denim shirt with a backpack strap over one shoulder. Behind her is a rural scene with fields, trees, and cloudy sky.

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Book recommendations for a slow reader?

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Newly discovered portrait may depict ‘fair youth’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets

Earl of Southampton may have given writer the miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, which has defaced heart on its reverse

By Dalya Alberge

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/04/newly-discovered-portrait-of-shakespeares-patron-suggests-he-is-the-fair-youth-of-the-sonnets

Shakespeare’s sonnets at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4285

#art #books #history

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Kevin A. Young at the Binghamton Upstate Anarchist Book Fair Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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[Possible spoiler] Just finished The Stand.......and I’m wrecked

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Glory Edim on Jessie Redmon Fauset’s Remarkable—and Forgotten—Plum Bun

Remembering the Work of “The Crisis” Editor and Harlem Renaissance Writer

https://lithub.com/glory-edim-on-jessie-redmon-fausets-remarkable-and-forgotten-plum-bun/

Harlem Renaissance at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Harlem+Renaissance

#books #literature

From The New York Public Library:

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Jessie Redmon Fauset." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70706be0-c6dc-012f-dd26-58d385a7bc34

Fauset is posed in a straightforward, composed manner, facing slightly toward the camera.

She wears refined clothing typical of the early 20th century. Her dress is modest yet elegant, with soft fabric at the collar.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70706be0-c6dc-012f-dd26-58d385a7bc34?canvasIndex=0

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Kevin A. Young at the Binghamton Upstate Anarchist Book Fair Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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Johannes Gutenberg & the Invention of the Printing Press

Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the 15th century was one of the most important technological developments of the early modern period.

by Anisia Iacob

https://www.thecollector.com/johannes-gutenberg-printing-press/

Johannes Gutenberg at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Johannes+Gutenberg

#books #printingdevices

An early wooden printing press, depicted in 1568. Such presses could produce up to 240 impressions per hour.

Jost Amman - Woodcut illustration in the 1568 book "Ständebuch", reproduced in "Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. (p. 64)"

At the left in the foreground, a "puller" removes a printed sheet from the press. The "beater" to his right is inking the forme. In the background, compositors are setting type.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg#/media/File:Printer_in_1568-ce.png

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I wrote a book and i am sharing it with everyone. Email request access required (the web is a jungle right now)
https://humble.opticmystic.io/

pdf version available through email request (the web is a jungle right now).

some inspiration was taken from
@pluralistic @emilymbender

you may like @GeofCox @bodhipaksa
@aral

#humble #world #art #books #philosophy #puns #love #typography

Humble. A state of Openness

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King James I and the Macbeth Witches

The ever-pragmatic Shakespeare added witches to the Scottish play to please his new patron, King James I of England.

By: Emily Zarevich

https://daily.jstor.org/king-james-i-and-the-macbeth-witches/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4AA1HZHDFDF6ETVJ03399HB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Macbeth at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1533

#art #books #culture

Scene of Three Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth c. 1840 by
George Cattermole (1800–1868) .

The work depicts the three witches from Macbeth, characters.

The witches are grouped together in the foreground, forming a tight, triangular arrangement. Their figures are hunched and enveloped in heavy cloaks, their gestures mysterious and conspiratorial. One may be shown pointing, another in the act of casting or stirring, while the third leans forward as if whispering some secret.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Cattermole_-_Scene_of_Three_Witches_from_Shakespeare%27s_Macbeth_-_B1975.4.1056_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg

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Hear Joey Ramone Sing a Piece by John Cage Adapted from James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake

https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/hear-joey-ramone-sing-a-piece-adapted-from-james-joyces-finnegans-wake.html

“The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs"

#books #music #literature

Sheet music for “The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs”

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How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Become One of the Most Powerful Women of the Middle Ages?

Eleanor of Aquitaine carved her way into the English court through a series of cunning and tactical maneuvers.

by Erin Wrigh

https://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/

Eleanor of Aquitaine at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine

#books #history

Queen Eleanor by Frederick Sandys, 1858 National Museum Cardiff.

A disciple of Rossetti, Sandys specialised in half-length figures of beautiful but often destructive women. His meticulous attention to detail is typical of the Pre-Raphaelite school. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122–1204), the wife of the English King Henry II, was reputed to have murdered his mistress, Fair Rosamund, and appears here with a poisoned cup and dagger. The red cord in her left hand is that which showed the way through the maze to Rosamund's bower.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine#/media/File:Queen_Eleanor_(Frederick_Sandys,_1858).jpg

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#OTD in 1899.

Herbert Putnam is appointed Librarian of Congress in the United States, where he will introduce in practice the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme.

LCC is mainly used by large research and academic libraries, while most public libraries and small academic libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification

#books #library #catalogue

Herbert Putnam, 3/4-length portrait, holding an open book; Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939 Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

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Unusual war grave in Dalry Cemetery: father & son. Same names, same age at death, one fell in WWI, the other in WWII.

This inspired my short story for WWI charity anthology To End All Wars several years ago, illustrated by Kate Charlesworth, which you can read here on my blog https://www.woolamaloo.org.uk/memorial-to-the-mothers/

#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #AmWriting #History #Histoire

Marble British war grave headstone with the Royal Scots emblem, dedicated to James Allan, killed 1918, aged 29, and his son, also Janes Allan, killed 1940 in France, same regiment and age as his father.

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We’re so sorry to hear that Guppe Groups have shut down.

@FediTips/115164286964463451

Guppe was a really big influence on us when we first joined the Fediverse and served communities across the Fediverse.

Fortunately, conversations and communities can continue! Here are 3 ways how:

1/3 Keep the conversation going by hopping over to Newsmast Channels:

Bookstodon 👉 Follow @books & use #books

Histodons 👉 Follow @history & use #history

Academic Chatter 👉 Follow @academia & use #academia

Photography 👉 Follow @photography & use #photography

Faded mountain range at sunset with text overlay reading "Thank you Guppe, Community pioneers"

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My high school English syllabus, ranked.

By Brittany Allen

https://lithub.com/my-high-school-english-syllabus-ranked/

Ethan Frome & Bleak House at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023

#books #literature

Cover of the first edition of Ethan Frome (1911).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome#/media/File:Ethan_Frome_first_edition_cover.jpg

Cover of first serial of Bleak House, March 1852
Illustration from the New York Public Library Berg Collection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House#/media/File:Cover,_Bleak_House_(1852-3).png

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The Novel F. Scott Fitzgerald Never Wrote
A Romantic Drama Against the Backdrop of History

By Anne Margaret Daniel (from the archives)

https://lithub.com/the-novel-f-scott-fitzgerald-never-wrote/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4GXQHD1JQF3NSKDBWP4HAFN&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Fitzgerald at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420

#books #literature

A publicity photograph of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald circa 1921 published in The World's Work (June 1921 issue).

Fitzgerald is shown in a formal seated pose, turned slightly toward the camera. His expression is calm, alert, and composed.

He wears a dark three-piece suit with a tie, crisply pressed white shirt, and neatly combed hair parted at the middle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald#/media/File:F_Scott_Fitzgerald_1921.jpg

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A personal SMBC
Full strip here: http://smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family-dispute
#smbc #hiveworks #comics #webcomics #books

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Who Were the Knights of the Round Table? (Arthurian Legends)

"In the Arthurian legends, King Arthur has an alliance of mighty men known as the Knights of the Round Table. Who were Arthur’s knights?"

https://www.thecollector.com/who-were-knights-round-table/

Books about King Arthur and his knights at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=king+arthur

The Parting of Lancelot and Guinevere
by Julia Margaret Cameron

#books #literature

"In 1874 Tennyson asked Cameron to make photographic illustrations for a new edition of his Idylls of the Kings, a recasting of the Arthurian legends. Responding that both knew that “it is immortality to me to be bound up with you,” Cameron willingly accepted the assignment. Costuming family and friends, she made some 245 exposures to arrive at the handful she wanted for the book. Ultimately—and predictably—she was unhappy with the way her photographs looked reduced in scale and translated into wood engravings, and she chose to issue a deluxe edition, at her own risk, that included a dozen full size photographic prints in each of two volumes." - Internet Archive

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