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<p>Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure criticised university elitism – it still rings true today</p><p>by Shelley Galpin</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/thomas-hardys-jude-the-obscure-criticised-university-elitism-it-still-rings-true-today-266009" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/thomas-hardys-jude-the-obscure-criticised-university-elitism-it-still-rings-true-today-266009"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/thomas-har</span><span class="invisible">dys-jude-the-obscure-criticised-university-elitism-it-still-rings-true-today-266009</span></a></p><p>Jude the Obscure at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/153" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/153</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Hardy - Jude the Obscure, 1896.

The illustration depicts a dramatic indoor scene with three figures. On the left, partially visible through what appears to be a doorway, is a man in formal Victorian attire with a bow tie, holding what looks like a candle or lamp, illuminating the scene. In the center and right of the composition stand two other figures - a man in dark clothing and a woman in a light-colored blouse or dress with a dark skirt, both dressed in typical late 19th-century fashion.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jude_the_Obscure#/media/File:Hardy_-_Jude_the_Obscure,_1896_(page_135_crop).jpg

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<p>Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death</p><p>Volcanic eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe.</p><p>by Jennifer Ouellette </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/how-volcanoes-helped-spark-the-black-death/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/how-volcanoes-helped-spark-the-black-death/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/how-volcanoes-helped-spark-the-black-death/</span></a></p><p>Original paper:<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02964-0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02964-0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/s43247</span><span class="invisible">-025-02964-0</span></a></p><p>The Black Death at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/698" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/698"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/698</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/epidemiology/" rel="tag">#epidemiology</a></p>

Pieter Bruegel's The Triumph of Death reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed the plague in medieval Europe.

A moral work depicting Death's triumph over worldly things, symbolized by a great army of skeletons ravaging the Earth. In the background is a barren landscape where scenes of destruction continue to unfold. In the foreground, Death, riding a red horse at the head of his armies, destroys the world of the living, who are led to an enormous coffin with no hope of salvation. All social classes are included in the composition, with neither power nor devotion able to save them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#/media/File:The_Triumph_of_Death_by_Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder.jpg

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<p>"Thus, after pursuing those images, I overtook them. Now I know that I invented them. But inventing is a creation, not a lie."<br>La coscienza di Zeno (1923)</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1928.</p><p>Italo Svevo (Aron Schmitz), returning from an Alpine resort to Trieste, suffers a car accident. He dies next day leaving his novel Il Vegliardo (The Old Man) unfinished in mid-word.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Svevo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Svevo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Sv</span><span class="invisible">evo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Italo Svevo with the preliminary draft of A Life (1892).

Svevo is depicted as a refined, intellectual figure. He has a well-groomed mustache and an intense, thoughtful gaze, reflective of his literary persona and introspective writing style.

Svevo is dressed in formal, period-appropriate clothing, including:
A dark suit jacket and waistcoat.

A white shirt and bow tie, which enhance the formality of his appearance.

A stylish boater hat, which adds a touch of elegance and aligns with late 19th-century European fashion trends.

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<p>"THE times that tried men's souls," are over- and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily accomplished."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1776.</p><p>Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis". Paine signed the pamphlets with the pseudonym, "Common Sense".</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Crisis" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Crisis"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amer</span><span class="invisible">ican_Crisis</span></a></p><p>The American Crisis at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3741" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3741</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

An image of the first page from the first edition of The American Crisis, a pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine.

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<p>What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance</p><p>Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost and wind.</p><p>by Nathan Waddell</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-january-taught-george-orwell-about-control-and-resistance-272860" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/what-january-taught-george-orwell-about-control-and-resistance-272860"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/what-janua</span><span class="invisible">ry-taught-george-orwell-about-control-and-resistance-272860</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Picture of George Orwell which appears in an old accreditation for the BNUJ.

Orwell has dark, neatly combed hair swept back from a high forehead, a thin moustache, and a slender face with pronounced cheekbones. His expression is serious and composed, with a direct, steady gaze. He appears to be wearing a jacket over a collared shirt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell#/media/File:George_Orwell_press_photo.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1864 (until April 16).</p><p>James Payn publishes his most popular story, Lost Sir Massingberd, in Chambers's Journal. He follows it in the magazine (August 6 – December 24) by Married Beneath Him. Lost Sir Massingberd was published as a book in two volumes in 1864.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Sir_Massingberd" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Sir_Massingberd"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Sir</span><span class="invisible">_Massingberd</span></a></p><p>Lost Sir Massingberd at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37170" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37170</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37171" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37171</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page of Lost Sir Massingberd.

The book is in two volumes, with this being Volume I.
Published in London by Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, located at 14, Ludgate Hill, in 1864.
It includes the note: "[The Right of Translation is Reserved.]".

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<p>Peter Kropotkin’s Memoirs of a Revolutionist (1899)</p><p>“Many a man and many a woman have accomplished a great life-work without having led a great life”, the influential Danish literary critic Georg Brandes wrote in his introduction to Peter Kropotkin’s 1899 Memoirs of a Revolutionist. “Many people are interesting, although their lives may have been quite insignificant and commonplace. Kropotkin’s life is both great and interesting”.</p><p>Book at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73882" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73882</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Drawing of Peter Kropotkin.

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<p>Another notable & interesting title mentioned in our April's newsletter:</p><p>A brief outline of the history of libraries by Justus Lipsius<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78256/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78256/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78256</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>Written in 1602, Lipsius's Syntagma de Bibliothecis is a short Latin scholarly treatise tracing the history of libraries from antiquity. It surveys the great libraries of the ancient world — Egyptian, Greek, and Roman — describing their origins, collections, and fates.</p><p>PG's April newsletter:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bibliography/" rel="tag">#bibliography</a></p>

A decorative title page printed in red and black. An architectural frame is flanked by two classical draped female figures holding garlands with tassels. At the top, a medallion contains a bust of Athena wearing a helmet. At the bottom, stacks of books flank an oval cartouche bearing the publisher's details.
The title reads: Literature of Libraries in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, V, edited by John Cotton Dana and Henry W. Kent, published by A. C. McClurg and Company, Chicago, 1907.

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<p>"Nothing is stranger to man than his own image."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1921.</p><p>World premiere of the science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti) by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a theater in Hradec Králové. It introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R</a>.</p><p>R.U.R. at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/59112" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/59112</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Cover of the first edition of R.U.R. by Karel Čapek.

Unknown author - Karel Čapek: R.U.R.: Rosumovi Univerzální Roboti. Vydalo Aventinum, Prague 1920. via answcdn.com

This is the cover of the first edition of "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, a Czech playwright and author. Published in 1920, this science fiction drama is famous for introducing the word "robot" to the world. The play explores themes of industrialization, artificial intelligence, and the potential dangers of technological advancement.

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<p>Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2026: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2026/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/tbr/" rel="tag">#TBR</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>

Drawing of the outside of a blue multi-story building. Snow is falling gently outside as the street lamp glows dimly.Inside a window on the second story of this building, a pale-skinned man and woman who both have black hair sit by the window wearing sweaters and reading books in companionable silence.

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<p>"Every human institution (Justice included) will stretch a little, if you only pull it the right way."</p><p>From January 4 till August 8 1868.</p><p>Wilkie Collins' epistolary novel The Moonstone: a Romance is serialised in All the Year Round (U.K.), being published in book format in July by Tinsley Brothers of London. It is seen as a precursor of full-length mystery fiction and the psychological thriller.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moonstone" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moonstone"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon</span><span class="invisible">stone</span></a></p><p>The Moonstone at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/155" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/155</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition title page.

The title, The Moonstone, prominently displayed in a serif typeface, with the author's name, Wilkie Collins, positioned below.

It includes a subtitle describing the novel, such as "A Romance".

Details of the original publisher, Tinsley Brothers, are found at the bottom of the title page, indicating the publication city, London, and sometimes the publication year.

The layout and typography are straightforward, avoiding elaborate ornamentation, characteristic of 19th-century literature.

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<p>Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon</p><p>Harry Tanner Explores Queerness and Homophobia in the Hellenistic Period</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/alexander-the-great-ancient-gay-icon/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/alexander-the-great-ancient-gay-icon/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/alexander-the-great</span><span class="invisible">-ancient-gay-icon/</span></a></p><p>Alexander the Great at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3864" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3864"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/3864</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1767).

At the center of the composition stands Alexander, shown as a youthful. He wears a metal breastplate, a short tunic, and a flowing blue cloak. With one arm extended, he raises a sword, poised mid-action as he decisively cuts the knot rather than attempting to untie it.

Around him, several figures react with surprise and tension. To the right, men kneel or lean forward, their bodies twisted toward the knot, hands outstretched as if caught between disbelief and awe. To the left, older figures and attendants watch intently, one bearded man appearing contemplative, while a child looks on with curiosity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great#/media/File:Alexander_cuts_the_Gordian_Knot.jpg

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? January 13

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<p>New review: A nicely balanced collection of essays with long-lived trees from around the globe that provides ten different answers to the question: "And what else can you learn from tree rings?"</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/01/14/book-review-in-the-circle-of-ancient-trees-our-oldest-trees-and-the-stories-they-tell/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/01/14/book-review-in-the-circle-of-ancient-trees-our-oldest-trees-and-the-stories-they-tell/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/</span><span class="invisible">01/14/book-review-in-the-circle-of-ancient-trees-our-oldest-trees-and-the-stories-they-tell/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/dendrochronology/" rel="tag">#Dendrochronology</a> <a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#Trees</a> <a href="/tags/wood/" rel="tag">#Wood</a> <a href="/tags/forests/" rel="tag">#Forests</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#Plants</a> <a href="/tags/botany/" rel="tag">#Botany</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</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>J. J. Thomson, who was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1856, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 for his discovery of the electron, the first subatomic particle to be found.</p><p>Thomson was also a teacher, and seven of his students went on to win Nobel Prizes: Ernest Rutherford, Lawrence Bragg, Charles Barkla, Francis Aston, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Owen Richardson and Edward Victor Appleton.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Thomson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Thomson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Th</span><span class="invisible">omson</span></a></p><p>Books by J.J. Thomson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38322" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38322"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/38322</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

J.J. Thomson, Nobel Prize photograph (1906).

Nobel foundation - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1906/thomson-bio.html

Joseph John Thomson (1856–1940), often referred to as J.J. Thomson, is shown in a candid pose, engrossed in writing or drawing, likely related to his scientific work.

He is depicted as a middle-aged man with receding hair, a neatly groomed mustache, and a composed, intellectual demeanor.

Thomson is wearing formal attire typical of the early 20th century:
A dark tweed suit jacket with a subtle texture.

A high-collared white shirt and a decorative tie or cravat.

A pocket square neatly tucked into his breast pocket, adding to the formal appearance.

He is wearing round spectacles, which were characteristic of the period and contributed to his scholarly appearance.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1893.</p><p>The first story featuring the private detective character Sexton Blake, "The Missing Millionaire", appears in Alfred Harmsworth's new boys' story paper The Halfpenny Marvel, written by Harry Blyth under the pen-name Hal Meredeth.</p><p>Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications from 1893 to 1978, comprising more than 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexton_Blake" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexton_Blake"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexton_B</span><span class="invisible">lake</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Blyth" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Blyth"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bl</span><span class="invisible">yth</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/pulpfiction/" rel="tag">#pulpfiction</a></p>

The cover of the first Sexton Blake tale, published in The Halfpenny Marvel in 1893, introduces the iconic detective Sexton Blake to readers, presenting an aesthetic typical of late 19th-century pulp fiction.

The title prominently features "The Halfpenny Marvel" in bold, eye-catching font at the top, emphasizing the magazine's affordability and accessibility.

Below the publication name, the story’s title—likely something dramatic like The Missing Millionaire—is highlighted, immediately drawing attention to the thrilling nature of the tale.

Taglines or subtitles, such as “A Sensational Detective Story,” may be included to emphasize the excitement and mystery.

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<p>"What remains?" cried Ivanhoe; "Glory, maiden, glory! which gilds our sepulchre and embalms our name."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1819.</p><p>Walter Scott's popular Waverley Novel Ivanhoe is published anonymously in 3 volumes by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh, dated 1820. A chivalric romance set in 12th-century England, it represents a move away from Scott setting his fiction in Scotland.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe</a></p><p>Ivanhoe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/82" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/82</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page of Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, 1st edition.

The text is presented in an elegant serif font, reflecting the formal and refined style of the period.

The title, Ivanhoe, appears prominently at the top, likely in larger font to draw attention, followed by the subtitle A Romance, emphasizing the book's genre.

Walter Scott's name does not appear on the title page because, at the time of publication, the novel was released anonymously. Instead, it is attributed to "The Author of Waverley", connecting it to Scott's earlier works.

Figure caption:
Whether from love of form, or from curiosity, the marshals paid no attention to his expressions of reluctance, but unhelmed him by cutting the laces of his casque, and undoing the fastening of his gorget.

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<p>📚 Call Me Ishmaelle by: Xiaolu Guo</p><p>I must work on a ship as a man... I must find freedom on the seas.<br>1843. Ishmaelle is born in a small village on the stormy Kent coast where she grows up swimming with dolphins. After her parents and infant sister die, her brother, Joseph, leaves to find work as a sailor. Abandoned and de...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/call-me-ishmaelle" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/call-me-ishmaelle"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/call-me-is</span><span class="invisible">hmaelle</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/feministfiction/" rel="tag">#feministfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

I must work on a ship as a man... I must find freedom on the seas.
1843. Ishmaelle is born in a small village on the stormy Kent coast where she grows up swimming with dolphins. After her parents and infant sister die, her brother, Joseph, leaves to find work as a sailor. Abandoned and desperate for a life at sea, Ishmaelle disguises herself as a cabin boy and travels to New York.

Years later, as the American Civil War breaks out, Ishmaelle boards the Nimrod, a whaling ship led by the obsessive Captain Seneca, a Black free man of heroic stature who is haunted by a tragic past. Here, she finds protectors amidst the bloody male violence of whaling and discovers a mysterious bond between herself and the white whale who claimed Seneca’s leg.

Built on the bones of Melville’s classic, Call Me Ishmaelle is a dynamic new tale, imbued with an eclectic crew—from a Polynesian harpooner to a Taoist Monk—and a powerful exploration of human nature, gender, man’s place among the animals, and the nature of home.

A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A propulsive powerhouse of a read. Marie Claire (UK)
Ambitious, brave, and strange. Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan
From the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author, a feminist reimagining of Herman Melville’s classic Moby-Dick through the eyes of one inimitable woman and a diverse, swashbuckling crew

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<p>The Ebook of Sky Children is now available for purchase! Print copies will be available on Friday, January 3rd!</p><p>You can learn more at my website:<br><a href="https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/sky-children.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.us/books/sky-children/sky-children.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">owentyme.us/books/sky-children</span><span class="invisible">/sky-children.html</span></a></p><p>Or go straight to the store links:<br><a href="https://books2read.com/SkyChildren" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SkyChildren</a></p><p><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a></p>

The cover of the novel Sky Children, by Owen Tyme.

The cover shows the dark silhouette of a man against a night sky consisting of a view of the Milky Way, in more stunning detail than it's usually seen.

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<p>I got to the part where I ugly cried in this book. <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kennedy-ryan/score/9781538769676/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kennedy-ryan/score/9781538769676/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.hachettebookgroup.com/titl</span><span class="invisible">es/kennedy-ryan/score/9781538769676/</span></a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/romancelandia/" rel="tag">#RomanceLandia</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

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<p>On Henry James and the Enduring Lessons of Love</p><p>Katherine J. Chen Rediscovers James (and Falls in Love)</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/on-henry-james-and-the-enduring-lessons-of-love/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/on-henry-james-and-the-enduring-lessons-of-love/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/on-henry-james-and-</span><span class="invisible">the-enduring-lessons-of-love/</span></a></p><p>Books by Henry James at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/113</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>

Portrait of Henry James, charcoal drawing by John Singer Sargent (1912)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James#/media/File:Portrait_of_Henry_James_1913.jpg

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<p>📚 One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by: Omar El Akkad</p><p>On October 25th, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: "One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/one-day-ev</span><span class="invisible">eryone-will-have-always-been-against-this</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/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> <a href="/tags/politicalideologies/" rel="tag">#politicalideologies</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>

$On October 25th, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: "One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this." This tweet was viewed more than ten million times. One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This chronicles the deep fracture that has occurred for Black, brown, Indigenous Americans, as well as the upcoming generation, many of whom had clung to a thread of faith in Western ideals, in the idea that their countries, or the countries of their adoption, actually attempted to live up to the values they espouse. This book is a reckoning with what it means to live in the West, and what it means to live in a world run by a small group of countries—America, the UK, France, and Germany.  It will be The Fire Next Time for a generation that understands we're undergoing a shift in the so-called “rules-based order,” a generation that understands the West can no longer be trusted to police and guide the world, or its own cities and campuses. It draws on intimate details of Omar's own story as an emigrant who grew up believing in the Western project, who was catapulted into journalism by the rupture of 9/11. This book is El Akkad's heartsick breakup letter with the West. It is a breakup we are watching all over the United States, on college campuses, on city streets, and the consequen$

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1895.</p><p>The première of Oscar Wilde's comedy An Ideal Husband takes place at the Haymarket Theatre in London. In April, on the last day of the Haymarket run, Wilde was arrested for gross indecency; his name was removed from the playbills and programmes when the production transferred to the Criterion Theatre, where it ran for a further 13 performances, from 13 to 27 April.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Ideal_Husband" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Ideal_Husband"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Ideal</span><span class="invisible">_Husband</span></a></p><p>An Ideal Husband at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/885" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/885</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Act II: Mrs Cheveley, centre, denounces Sir Robert Chiltern to his wife, 1895 premiere

Henry Wright (artist) - Illustrated London News, p. 44

"Mr. Oscar Wilde's New Play, 'An Ideal Husband', at the Haymarket Theatre": Mrs Chevely accuses Sir Robert

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1846.</p><p>Fyodor Dostoevsky's first original novel, Poor Folk, is published in the St. Petersburg Collection.</p><p>The first English translation was provided by Lena Milman in 1894, with an introduction by George Moore, cover art design by Aubrey Beardsley and publication by London's Mathews and Lane. It is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, written over the span of nine months between 1844 and 1845.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Folk" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Folk"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Fol</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p><p>Poor Folk at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/2302" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/2302</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First English language edition of Poor Folk by Fedor Dostoiesvsky.

The first English-language edition of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Poor Folk" was published in 1894 by Elkin Mathews and John Lane in London, and Roberts Brothers in Boston. This edition featured a distinctive cover designed by Aubrey Beardsley, a prominent English illustrator and author associated with the Aesthetic Movement.

The book was bound in original yellow pictorial cloth, a design choice reminiscent of the quarterly "Yellow Book," for which Beardsley served as art director. The cover and title page bore Beardsley's illustrations, including his "key monogram" on the spine and rear cover. This monogram, a stylized design incorporating his initials, was a signature element in many of Beardsley's works.

The yellow cloth binding, combined with Beardsley's distinctive black ink illustrations, gave the book a striking appearance that stood out among publications of the time.

This edition was part of Mathews and Lane's Keynotes Series and included an introduction by Irish novelist George Moore.

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