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<p>"If there's any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1904.</p><p>Anton Chekhov's last play, The Cherry Orchard, opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski.</p><p>Written in 1903, it was first published by Znaniye, and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cher</span><span class="invisible">ry_Orchard</span></a></p><p>Cherry Orchard at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7986" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7986</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Scene from The Cherry Orchard, Moscow Art Theater, 1904. The MAT setting demonstrates a conscious attempt to avoid the stiffness and artificiality of the perfectly symmetrical box set. Variation of planes and glimpses into other rooms in the house continue the environment beyond the stage room and help to combat unintentional rigidity.

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<p>Perpetual Movement: Francis Picabia’s 391 Review (1917–1924).</p><p>Francis Picabia, like his close friend and collaborator Marcel Duchamp, was a man of many names. While Duchamp famously went by his feminine alter ego Rrose Sélavy and signed his 1917 Fountain with the pseudonym R. Mutt, Picabia adopted numerous aliases across his literary and artistic practice. </p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/francis-picabia-391-review/?utm_source=newsletter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="publicdomainreview.org/collection/francis-picabia-391-review/?utm_source=newsletter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/collect</span><span class="invisible">ion/francis-picabia-391-review/?utm_source=newsletter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/391-vol-1-19" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/391-vol-1-19"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/391-vol-1-</span><span class="invisible">19</span></a></p><p>Picabia at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=picabia&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=picabia&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=picabia&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/dada/" rel="tag">#dada</a></p>

“La Sainte-Vierge” from the 12th volume of 391 (1920).

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<p>Do you track your reading habits? "Like the things we eat or the ways we move our bodies, the books we consume get talked about as yet another avenue for self-improvement," writes Tajja Isen for The Walrus. Here's her story about the problem with reading lists, and a way to make them useful and even lead to more enjoyment. Tell us in the comments what you think — and if you track, why.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/AEiSjN" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/AEiSjN</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readinglists/" rel="tag">#ReadingLists</a> <a href="/tags/goodreads/" rel="tag">#Goodreads</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="70 votes">30%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">I meticulously track all the books I read</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="53 votes">23%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">I somewhat track my reading</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="104 votes">45%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">I don't track my reading</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="3 votes">1%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Something else — explain in the comments</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">230 votes</span> — <span class="vote-end">Ended 1y ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

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<p>"Shackleton's Dream: Fuchs, Hillary and the Crossing of Antarctica" by Stephen Haddelsey. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Kindle Edition, 639 pages.</p><p>Book description: In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on what he called 'The last great polar journey' - the crossing of Antarctica. His expedition ended in disaster, with the Endurance crushed and the frozen corpses of three explorers left on the Antarctic plateau. Forty years later Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary, the hero of Everest, set out to succeed where Shackleton had failed. Despite the passage of four decades, the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-58 encountered many of the obstacles that had so hindered Shackleton - a chronic shortage of funds, inadequate equipment and an early onset of pack-ice. Even more disastrously, it also suffered from a clash of personalities so sever that it came close to destroying the expedition from within.</p><p>i read my share of books about exploration, and I would put this one near the top of the list of such books I've experienced. Not only is it extraordinarily detailed, it focuses on the personalities of those involved, so it is far from just putting down the what and when details of history.</p><p><a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/exploration/" rel="tag">#exploration</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</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>📚 Death of the Author by: Nnedi Okorafor</p><p>Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in medicine or law, Zelu has always felt like the outcast of her large Nigerian family. Then her life is upended when, in the middle of her sister’s lavish Caribbean wedding, she’s...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/death-of-the-author" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/death-of-the-author"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/death-of-t</span><span class="invisible">he-author</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/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sagasfiction/" rel="tag">#sagasfiction</a></p>

Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in medicine or law, Zelu has always felt like the outcast of her large Nigerian family. Then her life is upended when, in the middle of her sister’s lavish Caribbean wedding, she’s unceremoniously fired from her university job and, to add insult to injury, her novel is rejected by yet another publisher. With her career and dreams crushed in one fell swoop, she decides to write something just for herself. What comes out is nothing like the quiet, literary novels that have so far peppered her unremarkable career. It’s a far-future epic where androids and AI wage war in the grown-over ruins of human civilization. She calls it Rusted Robots.

When Zelu finds the courage to share her strange novel, she does not realize she is about to embark on a life-altering journey—one that will catapult her into literary stardom, but also perhaps obliterate everything her book was meant to be. From Chicago to Lagos to the far reaches of space, Zelu’s novel will change the future not only for humanity, but for the robots who come next.

A book-within-a-book that blends the line between writing and being written, Death of the Author is a masterpiece of metafiction that manages to combine the razor-sharp commentary of Yellowface with the heartfelt humanity of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Surprisingly funny, deeply poignant, and endlessly discussable, this is at once the tale of a woman on t

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<p>What Is Infinity? A Philosophical Approach</p><p>Infinity shapes philosophy, science, and ethics, challenging our understanding of reality, existence, and the limits of human thought.</p><p>By Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-infinity-philosophical-approach/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/what-is-infinity-philosophical-approach/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/what-is-i</span><span class="invisible">nfinity-philosophical-approach/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

The Celestial Map-Northern Hemisphere, Albrecht Dürer, 1515.

The constellations are illustrated as mythological figures and animals, following classical traditions.

The map is based on Ptolemaic astronomy, using data from ancient Greek and Islamic scholars. Heinfogel, an astronomer, provided the positional accuracy of the stars.

The chart is centered on the North Pole and displays major star formations visible from the northern hemisphere.

Dürer’s celestial map was published as a pair—one for the northern hemisphere and another for the southern hemisphere—creating a comprehensive sky chart.

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What *is* literary fiction?

<p>Could you explain literacy fiction? I come from scifi/fantasy land and am confused.</p><p>There’s this definition that feels like “genre fiction has some recognizable theme/trope/rule/setting/whatever. Literary fiction is just the stuff that doesn’t fit easily.” I guess that’s a fine definition. Useful! Though I think my library just calls that “fiction” or “general fiction”.</p><p>But there’s this other “literature makes you think” definition. That’s the definition I feel like people mean when they say the word with reverence. There’s some “genre is popcorn and literature is vegetables” there too. Genre is of plot driven literature character driver. Literature examines the human condition and has complex story structure.</p><p>So, like, Use of Weapons and Chasm City are just about the most scifi books to ever scifi. I’m not as into war fiction, but Catch 22 counts, right? They use they’re complex narrative structure to make you feel a way. In service of their examination of war/time/identity. I dunno. Slaughterhouse Five leans on scifi to process war.</p><p>Never Let Me Go uses it’s simple structure and scifi tropes to examine a very complex theme. That book is not candy.</p><p>Ender’s Game taught me more about empathy than religion ever managed to.</p><p>There is certainly plot driven scifi with not great characters that’s super duper scifi. Three Body Problem, 2001, Childhood’s End. I don’t tend to like those as much. But they sure have things to say about the human condition.</p><p>We’re living in some terrible mashup of Snowcrash, The Diamond Age, Neuromancer, and The Fifth Season. And they wrote those books because they saw it coming. Or wanted to explain that I was already here. Hell, there’s even the classic “we built the torment nexus from the classic book don’t build the torment nexus” meme.</p><p>I’m just… What even is literature?</p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://programming.dev/post/44253465">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1812.</p><p>Lord Byron takes his seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.</p><p>These parlamentary experiences inspired Byron to write political poems such as Song for the Luddites (1816) and The Landlords' Interest, Canto XIV of The Age of Bronze. Examples of poems in which he attacked his political opponents include Wellington: The Best of the Cut-Throats (1819) and The Intellectual Eunuch Castlereagh (1818).</p><p>Books by Lord Byron at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1708" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1708"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1708</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait of Byron by Richard Westall, completed in 1813.

Byron is shown in a slightly turned pose, gazing to the side with a thoughtful and introspective expression.

He wears an open-collared white shirt with a rich, red cloak or drape, which enhances his aristocratic elegance.

His hair is styled in soft, dark curls, framing his face, which was considered emblematic of beauty during the period.

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<p>Have you ever read a book set at a magical boarding school in England and wondered why the adult staff aren't doing anything about the supernatural problems the site faces? Well, then I recommend The Incandescent by Emily Tesh to you. Turns out competent adults can make a difference!</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> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> </p><p>1/2</p>

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<p>Book Review: Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka<br>Of all the versions of you in all universes, can you live with being this one?<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ohai.social/@carturo222" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>carturo222</span></a></span> has our review<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-self-portrait-with-nothing.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-self-portrait-with-nothing.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-self-portrait-with-nothing.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>Norwegian folklorist, writer, and zoologist Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1812.</p><p>He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore. The most famous collection, "Norske Folkeeventyr" ("Norwegian Folktales"), was co-published with Moe starting in 1841. He worked as a zoologist and forestry expert, publishing writings on nature and the environment.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Christen_Asbj%C3%B8rnsen" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Christen_Asbj%C3%B8rnsen"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ch</span><span class="invisible">risten_Asbj%C3%B8rnsen</span></a></p><p>Books by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34177" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34177"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/34177</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait of norwegian author Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885). Belongs to Kunstnerforeningen.

Asbjørnsen is portrayed in a formal, seated pose, exuding a sense of dignity and intellectual depth.

He is dressed in formal 19th-century attire, depicted in a dark suit or coat with a waistcoat, befitting his status as a respected author and intellectual.

The portrait captures Asbjørnsen’s distinctive features, such as his broad forehead, thick, wavy hair, and full beard, emphasizing his mature and wise demeanor.

Norwegian Folktales, a collection of Norwegian folktales and legends by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, published in Copenhagen 1896.

This second illustrated edition is known as the "Huldrebindet", after the picture of the Huldra on the front page.

The first illustrated edition (from 1879) is known as the "nissebindet", after the Nisse pictured on it.

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<p>📚 The Love Wager by: Lynn Painter</p><p>Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she s...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-love-wager" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-love-wager"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-love-w</span><span class="invisible">ager</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/contemporaryfiction/" rel="tag">#contemporaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a></p>

Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she snuck out of.

After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realize they’re each other’s perfect wing-person in their searches for The One. They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don’t go well, the two of them can get tacos afterward.

Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together.

Discouraged by the lack of prospects, Jack and Hallie make a wager to see who can find true love first, but when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they both struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with.

Two people make a wager on who can find love first, not realizing what they should be betting on is each other, in this new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Wrong Number.

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<p>The Explorer Who Faked His Way Through the Hajj</p><p>Englishman Richard Burton wore several disguises, ranging from merchant to doctor to pilgrim in the holy city of Mecca.</p><p>By Kayla Johnson</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-explorer-who-faked-his-way-through-the-hajj/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_01302026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-explorer-who-faked-his-way-through-the-hajj/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_01302026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-explorer-w</span><span class="invisible">ho-faked-his-way-through-the-hajj/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_01302026</span></a></p><p>Richard Burton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/898" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/898"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/898</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>

Portrait of Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar, c. 1863, by Ernest Edwards, from vintage albumen print in the publication Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with Biographical Memoirs, Edwards, Ernest, and Lovell Reeve, State Library of New South Wales, DSM/920.042/P

Burton is dressed in Middle Eastern/Ottoman attire:
Fez or tarbush (traditional cap)
Flowing robes and kaftan
Sash around the waist
Dagger visible at his waist
Oriental setting: Seated on cushions with draped fabric and tent-like backdrop
His characteristic intense gaze and prominent mustache
A pose suggesting his famous ability to "pass" as a native in various cultures

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg/960px-Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg

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Massacre in the Clouds : An American Atrocity and the Erasure of History - Anna’s Archive <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/44183022">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Virginia Woolf poems, written for niece and nephew, have been discovered</p><p>By Andrew Limbong</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5260964/virginia-woolf-poems-niece-nephew" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5260964/virginia-woolf-poems-niece-nephew"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">260964/virginia-woolf-poems-niece-nephew</span></a></p><p>Books by Virginia Woolf at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/89</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/41890838">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Who could use a laugh?<br>Space Worms is here. Chaos is inevitable. Space Squad 51 is unstoppable. Get it now! <a href="https://buff.ly/N02v1f5" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/N02v1f5</a> <br><a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> <a href="/tags/kobo/" rel="tag">#Kobo</a> <a href="/tags/nook/" rel="tag">#Nook</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/googleplay/" rel="tag">#GooglePlay</a><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1904.</p><p>J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up premières at the Duke of York's Theatre in London with Nina Boucicault in the title rôle and Gerald du Maurier as Captain Hook and Mr Darling; du Maurier is the uncle of the Llewellyn Davies boys, who inspired the story.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pa</span><span class="invisible">n</span></a></p><p>Peter Pan at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/16" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/16</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Playbill for opening run in London

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1853.</p><p>Charles Dickens gives the first of his public readings of his own works, in Birmingham Town Hall (England) to the Industrial and Literary Institute, repeated three days later to an audience of working people and including an adaptation of A Christmas Carol; these are very successful and Dickens continues public readings until the year of his death.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations_of_A_Christmas_Carol" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations_of_A_Christmas_Carol"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptati</span><span class="invisible">ons_of_A_Christmas_Carol</span></a></p><p>Christmas Carol at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. Title page.

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<p>Oh, there's something like <a href="/tags/portfolioday/" rel="tag">#portfolioDay</a> ! Okay, so, I'm an <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a>, <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> host and data privacy expert with a strong focus on <a href="/tags/itsecurity/" rel="tag">#ITsecurity</a> awareness. I write <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a>, crime and <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> in German and English. The last two years I mainly spent with making <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> and podcasts for others, like the lovely Eltville <a href="/tags/weinschreibereien/" rel="tag">#WeinSchreibereien</a> anthology and podcast.</p><p><a href="https://www.zotzmann-koch.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.zotzmann-koch.com/</a></p>

Photo of a shelf of books that were either entirely written by me or have short stories or articles by me inside, sorted chronologically from left to right.

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<p>Hello Fediverse! (as we've learned :) )</p><p>Thank you for your warm welcome.</p><p>In our shop there is a display-window for which we pick a topic that is important to us. There we place all kinds of books beside each other. Poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, childrens' books and essays. There only has to be an association which connects them. We call this our "Wabe", our honey-comb.</p><p>We'll start posting on it next week. Are there and important hashtags we should use? <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

A photograph of the bookshop "Buchhandlung am Brühl" from the outside. You can see three large display-windows with books and handmade craft-art from the ore mountains.

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<p>"Nothing can come of nothing: speak again."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1838.</p><p>William Macready opens a performance of King Lear at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, restoring most of Shakespeare's original text, including the character of the Fool.</p><p>The restored character of the Fool was played by Priscilla Horton. And Helen Faucit's final appearance as Cordelia, dead in her father's arms, became one of the most iconic of Victorian images.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lea</span><span class="invisible">r</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1532" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1532</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Lear and Cordelia in Prison c1779 N 05189 B 53 Pen and watercolour 123×175 by William Blake.

It depicts a poignant scene from William Shakespeare’s King Lear, where the aging King Lear and his devoted daughter, Cordelia, are imprisoned together.

In this work, Blake captures the deep sorrow and tenderness between Lear and Cordelia. Lear, frail and distressed, appears to lean toward his daughter, who remains calm and resolute.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1817.</p><p>English painter Benjamin Haydon introduces John Keats to William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb at a dinner in London to celebrate progress on his painting Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, in which all feature.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Haydon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Haydon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin</span><span class="invisible">_Haydon</span></a></p><p>Book about Benjamin Hydon at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6756" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6756</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a></p>

Ppainting titled "Christ's Entry into Jerusalem" by Benjamin Robert Haydon. The artwork depicts the biblical event of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, celebrated as Palm Sunday in Christian tradition.

Jesus at the center, highlighted with a serene and divine presence, seated on a donkey, symbolizing humility and peace.
A crowd surrounding Jesus, expressing a range of emotions, from reverence and awe to excitement and devotion. Some individuals are laying down cloaks and branches, an act of homage.

Dynamic composition, with figures in various poses and expressive gestures, adding drama and movement to the scene.

Rich colors and dramatic lighting, which emphasize the spiritual significance and emotional intensity of the event.

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<p>Irish astronomer Agnes Mary Clerke died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1907.</p><p>During her career she wrote reviews of many books, including some written in French, German, Greek, or Italian. In 1885, she published her best known work, A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. This book became commonly used for its discussion of the spectroscope.<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Ma</span><span class="invisible">ry_Clerke</span></a></p><p>Books about or by Agnes Mary Clerke at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Agnes+Mary+Clerke&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Agnes+Mary+Clerke&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Agnes+Mary+Clerke&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninStem</a></p>

Portrait photograph of astronomy writer Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907) by Hayman Selig Mendelssohn (1847–1908).

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Clerke is depicted in a composed and serious manner, reflecting her scholarly nature and contributions to astronomy.

Her attire is modest and typical of the Victorian era, likely consisting of a high-collared dress with lace, emphasizing both her refinement and intellectual standing.

Her expression is calm and introspective.

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<p>News from the world of <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>. </p><p>> 2026 Splatterpunk Awards Nominees <a href="https://locusmag.com/2026/01/2026-splatterpunk-awards-nominees/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="locusmag.com/2026/01/2026-splatterpunk-awards-nominees/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">locusmag.com/2026/01/2026-spla</span><span class="invisible">tterpunk-awards-nominees/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/splatterpunk/" rel="tag">#splatterpunk</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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>

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