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<p>Don Quixote: Was the First Modern Novel Born in Captivity?</p><p>The whimsical and idealistic nature of Don Quixote makes it easy to forget that much of the novel was inspired by Cervantes’ incarceration and enslavement.</p><p>By Lily Hunger</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/don-quixote-first-modern-novel-born-captivity/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/don-quixote-first-modern-novel-born-captivity/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/don-quixo</span><span class="invisible">te-first-modern-novel-born-captivity/</span></a></p><p>Don Quixote at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/996" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/996</a></p><p>The Story of Don Quixote by Paulson, Cervantes Saavedra, and Edwards:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29468" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29468</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

An incident in the story of Don Quixote (1870), by Robert Hillingford.

This is an oil painting by Robert Hillingford, an English artist who specialized in historical scenes.

The scene depicts one of Don Quixote's many misadventures, featuring the eccentric knight-errant and his loyal squire, Sancho Panza.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> (to March 17) in 1877</p><p>Robert Louis Stevenson's first published work of fiction, the novella "An Old Song", appears anonymously in four episodes in the magazine London. It is first attributed to Stevenson in 1980.</p><p>Books by Robert Louis Stevenson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of Robert Louis Stevenson at 35 in 1885.

Stevenson is shown seated at a desk, writing with a pen in his right hand. He has a thin face with prominent cheekbones, a mustache, and wavy, somewhat unkempt hair.

His expression is intense and focused, with deep-set eyes gazing directly at the camera.

He is dressed in a formal suit with a tie and vest, and his left hand rests on the desk near an inkwell.

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<p>Hey.</p><p>You should check out my dark fantasy book Bloodspinner, because I'm writing a spin-off about my oversexed, brat-tacular imp Lura.</p><p>Yep, that's my high-effort pitch 😄 </p><p>KINDLE: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Ch</span><span class="invisible">ris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR</span></a></p><p>KOBO: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/blood</span><span class="invisible">spinner</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/kobo/" rel="tag">#KOBO</a> <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

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<p>Book Review: The Regicide Report by Charlie Stross<br> Regicide? Schmegicide says Stewart Hotston at the NOAF blog:<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-regicide-report-by-charlie.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-regicide-report-by-charlie.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-regicide-report-by-charlie.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>"Hvad skal manden være? Sig selv, det er mit korte svar."<br>"What ought a man to be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’."<br>Act IV</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1876.</p><p>The stage première of the verse-play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (published 1867) with incidental music by Edvard Grieg, takes place in Christiania, Norway.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gyn</span><span class="invisible">t</span></a></p><p>Peer Gynt at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66239" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66239</a></p><p>In Norwegian at <span class="h-card"><a href="['https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/runeberg-org.bsky.social', 'https://runeberg.org/']" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>runeberg-org.bsky.social</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://runeberg.org/peergynt/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>runeberg.org/peergynt/</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>

Illustration for the folktale Per Gynt in the book Norske Folke og Huldre-Eventyr i udvalg ved P. Chr. Asbjørnsen. Andet oplag. 1896.

The artwork is a finely detailed black-and-white ink drawing that portrays a rugged outdoorsman standing on rocky terrain with two strong, wolf-like dogs.

He is dressed in traditional Norwegian peasant or hunter attire, wearing a hat, thick trousers, and boots.

A long rifle is slung over his shoulder, reinforcing his role as a hunter or traveler.

The background features a sparse, mountainous landscape with minimal vegetation, emphasizing the harsh and untamed environment that Per Gynt traverses.

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<p>After some fixes and more than 400+ commits, I'd like share my repo on UI Design now having a better life on Codeberg.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/tipoqueno/UI-Design" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/tipoqueno/UI-Design"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/tipoqueno/UI-Desi</span><span class="invisible">gn</span></a></p><p>You'll get a huge list of resources to learn & practice User Interface Design (and more) </p><p>I started this in 2017 on Github but was archived 3 years ago because I started to dislike BS from Github and Microsoft.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><a href="/tags/uidesign/" rel="tag">#uidesign</a> <a href="/tags/frontend/" rel="tag">#frontend</a> <a href="/tags/ux/" rel="tag">#ux</a> <a href="/tags/html/" rel="tag">#html</a> <a href="/tags/css/" rel="tag">#css</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Banner from the UI Design repository, with a purple background and the inscription "UI Design" in a rounded font

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<p>New Ebook release: <a href="https://books2read.com/StoneProphet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/StoneProphet</a></p><p>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.</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 Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

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

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<p>"Science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote in her 1993 novel 'Parable of the Sower' that Feb. 1, 2025, would be a time of fires, violence, racism, addiction, climate change, social inequality and an authoritarian 'President Donner.'</p><p>"That day is today."</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/01/octavia-butler-feb-1-2025-black-history-month" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.axios.com/2025/02/01/octavia-butler-feb-1-2025-black-history-month"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.axios.com/2025/02/01/octav</span><span class="invisible">ia-butler-feb-1-2025-black-history-month</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/octaviabutler/" rel="tag">#OctaviaButler</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a></p>

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<p>The Bloomsbury Group: A Reading List</p><p>In 1905, a group of writers and painters gathered in a London home and began a conversation on politics, love, sex, and art that lasted decades.</p><p>By: Jenny Noyce </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/bloomsbury-group-reading-list/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/bloomsbury-group-reading-list/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/bloomsbury-gro</span><span class="invisible">up-reading-list/</span></a></p><p>Bloomsbury Group 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><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/975" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/975"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/975</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54154" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54154</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4565" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4565"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4565</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Left to right: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Maria Nys, Lytton Strachey, Duncan Grant, and Vanessa Bell, July 1915 via Wikimedia Commons

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<p>Sure, but does anyone start reading the classics? Reading on any level should be encouraged 😊 </p><p>@reading @bookstodon @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#YA</a> <br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#Bookrecommendation</a><br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>

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‘reading classics doesn’t make you any better than wattpad readers’ okay it does a little come on now

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As a society, we need to stop pretending that YA is a decent genre when it's the literary equivalent of a marvel movie.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1830.</p><p>The première of Victor Hugo's play Hernani in Paris elicits protests from an audience seeing it as an attack on Classicism.</p><p>Hugo had enlisted the support of fellow Romanticists such as Hector Berlioz and Théophile Gautier to combat the opposition of Classicists who recognised the play as a direct attack on their values.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernani_(drama)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernani_(drama)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernani_</span><span class="invisible">(drama)</span></a></p><p>Hernani at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9976" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9976</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a></p>

The "battle of Hernani"

Commissioned by Paul Meurice for the opening of the museum in 1903

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victor_Hugo-Hernani(2).jpg

The painting depicts the famous theatrical and literary conflict surrounding the premiere of Victor Hugo’s play Hernani in 1830 at the Comédie-Française.

This event, known as the "Battle of Hernani," was a clash between supporters of Romanticism, led by Hugo, and defenders of classical French theater.

In the painting, the scene is likely set inside the theater, showing a chaotic and passionate audience. Young Romantics, including artists, poets, and writers, are depicted clashing with conservative critics and traditionalists.

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<p>Niels Fredrik Dahl and “Reality Literature”: Writing to Become Visible to Yourself</p><p>What does it mean to write truth into literature? In recent decades, books that are largely autobiographical but also explicitly include fictional elements have become a very popular genre in Scandinavia.</p><p>by Linnea Gradin</p><p><a href="https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/01/21/niels-fredrik-dahl-and-reality-literature-writing-to-become-visible-to-yourself/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KFJX49SHZWE60334HQRV1RSS&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/01/21/niels-fredrik-dahl-and-reality-literature-writing-to-become-visible-to-yourself/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KFJX49SHZWE60334HQRV1RSS&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/</span><span class="invisible">2026/01/21/niels-fredrik-dahl-and-reality-literature-writing-to-become-visible-to-yourself/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KFJX49SHZWE60334HQRV1RSS&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Realism at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=realism" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=realism"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=realism</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>

Ornament from a 1923 magazine.

A pen-and-ink illustration depicting various objects associated with reading and writing:

An open book prominently displayed on what appears to be a book rest or stand
A rolled scroll or manuscript
Other books stacked or arranged around the central open volume

https://archive.org/details/storyworldphotod51phot

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1922.</p><p>In a "savage creative storm" of less than three weeks beginning today at Château de Muzot in Switzerland, Rainer Maria Rilke writes his Sonnets to Orpheus (Die Sonette an Orpheus) and completes his Duino Elegies (Duineser Elegien).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_to_Orpheus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_to_Orpheus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_</span><span class="invisible">to_Orpheus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_Elegies" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_Elegies"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_El</span><span class="invisible">egies</span></a></p><p>Books by Rainer Maria Rilke at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/846" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/846"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/846</span></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>

First edition book cover of Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus) (1923) by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Cover of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duineser Elegien (1923)

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<p>"There is not past, no future; everything flows in an eternal present."</p><p>James Joyce was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1882.</p><p>Together with Virginia Woolf and Dorothy Richardson, he is credited with the development of the stream of consciousness technique in which the same weight is given to both the internal world of the mind and the external world of events and circumstances as factors shaping the actions and views of fictional characters.</p><p>James Joyce at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/10</span><span class="invisible">39</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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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1920.</p><p>Beyond the Horizon, Eugene O'Neill's second full-length play, opens with a Morosco Theatre matinée in New York City, partly as a producer's experiment and partly to quiet the actor Richard Bennett, who sought to play the lead. Reviewers hail the play and O'Neill gains fame. It won the 1920 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Horizon_(play)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Horizon_(play)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_t</span><span class="invisible">he_Horizon_(play)</span></a></p><p>Beyond the Horizon at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58569" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58569</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>

First edition cover of Beyond The Horizon.

The book has a simple yet classic design, with an orange dust jacket and black text. The title, Beyond The Horizon, is prominently displayed at the top in bold font.

Below the title, there is a quote that reads, "Can You Recall More Enthusiastic Comment Than This?" followed by a passage praising the significance and dramatic power of the play.

The book cover contains additional text describing the play as an "absorbing, significant, and memorable tragedy" and highlights Eugene O'Neill’s dramatic skill.

Towards the bottom, the author’s name, Eugene O'Neill, is displayed along with a mention of his previous work, The Moon of the Caribbees.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1852.</p><p>Alexandre Dumas, fils's stage adaptation of his 1848 novel La Dame aux caméllias is premièred at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris.</p><p>Shortly thereafter, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi set about putting the story to music in the 1853 opera La traviata, with female protagonist Marguerite Gautier renamed Violetta Valéry.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady</span><span class="invisible">_of_the_Camellias</span></a></p><p>La dame aux camélias at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2419" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2419</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1608" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1608</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Alphonse Mucha's poster for a performance of the theatrical version, with Sarah Bernhardt (1896).

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1886.</p><p>The first performance of William Gillette's American Civil War drama Held by the Enemy is held at the Criterion Theater, Brooklyn, New York.</p><p>The play was a major step toward modern theater, in that it abandoned many of the crude devices of 19th-century melodrama and introduced realism into the sets, costumes, props, and sound effects. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gillette" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gillette"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_</span><span class="invisible">Gillette</span></a></p><p>William Gillette at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38243" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38243"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/38243</span></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>

Portrait of William Gillette, stage actor

Warner, Hartford - Storms, A. D. , ed. (1901) The Players Blue Book, Worcester, Mass: Sutherland & Storms

He is dressed in formal 19th-century theatrical or gentleman’s attire, possibly including a high-collared coat, waistcoat, and cravat.

Given the style of actor portraits of that era, he have a composed, dignified expression, gazing slightly away from the camera to convey a sense of character and gravitas.

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<p>"There are very few who can think, but every man wants to have an opinion; and what remains but to take it ready-made from others, instead of forming opinions for himself?"</p><p>The Art of Controversy, and Other Posthumous Papers (ed. 1896)</p><p>~Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860)</p><p>Books by Arthur Schopenhauer at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3648" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3648"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3648</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

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<p>Midnight stories. <a href="/tags/grickledoodle/" rel="tag">#grickledoodle</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a></p>

A cartoon illustration of a young boy in bed reading a book with a flashlight, surrounded by numerous spooky looking monsters in the dark. Caption reads "Flashlight reading."

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<p>What character, storyline, setting, or other bookish topic are you currently overthinking in a fun way?</p><p>For example, I’m wondering how Yetu’s people first developed language in Rivers Solomon’s “The Deep” given their unusual origin story? </p><p>(Without giving away too many spoilers, the first wajinru were raised by oceanic creatures like whales instead of members of their own culture). </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</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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<p>📚 Seascraper by: Benjamin Wood</p><p>Twenty-year-old Thomas Flett lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, Northern England, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the drizzly shore to scrape for shrimp, and spends the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/seascraper" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/seascraper</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a></p>

Twenty-year-old Thomas Flett lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, Northern England, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the drizzly shore to scrape for shrimp, and spends the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and sea-scum, pining for his neighbor, Joan Wyeth, and playing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but this remains a private dream.

Then a mysterious American arrives in town, and enlists Thomas's help in finding a perfect location for his next movie. Though skeptical at first, soon Thomas starts to trust the stranger, Edgar, and, shaken from the drudgery of his days by the promise of Hollywood glamour, begins to see a different future for himself. But how much of what Edgar claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas?

Haunting and timeless, from one of the finest British novelists of his generation (The Times) Seascraper tells the story of a quiet existence upturned over the span of one day, and a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.

Longlisted for the Booker Prize, this cinematically plotted, radiant (The New York Times) novel follows shanker Thomas Flett as his quiet life in a small English coastal town is forever changed over the course of one fateful day.

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<p>📚 A Midlife Holiday by: Cary J. Hansson</p><p>Meet Helen. She worries that the walls are closing in. With her children grown and her selfish husband away again, she's full of regrets at not taking the exciting paths she dreamed about in her youth. So when the chance of a last-minute holiday to Cyprus with her two best friends i...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/a-midlife-holiday" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/a-midlife-holiday"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/a-midlife-</span><span class="invisible">holiday</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/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/friendship/" rel="tag">#friendship</a></p>

Meet Helen. She worries that the walls are closing in. With her children grown and her selfish husband away again, she's full of regrets at not taking the exciting paths she dreamed about in her youth. So when the chance of a last-minute holiday to Cyprus with her two best friends is offered, she grabs it.

Meet Caro.A successful city analyst. Single and childless, she's not in Cyprus for the glorious sunshine and crystal-blue waters. But her secret feels so shameful she can't bring herself to share it.
Meet Kay. Sandwiched between the needs of a grown-up son with learning difficulties and elderly parents, all she wants to do is sleep in the sun, preferably all week.
As Caro's secret emerges, tensions between the women explode.
Friendship was easy when they were young, how can it be so hard now?

A Midlife Holiday is the life-affirming first tale in The Midlife Trilogy women's fiction series. Funny, emotional, compassionate and wise, Cary J Hansson shows us why middle-aged women are only just getting started!Prepare to meet three new friends you'll feel you've known all your life!

A wonderfully witty and brutally honest story about female friendship.

'Heart-warming, heart-breaking and hilarious' Reader review.
'Shirley Valentine meets Bridget Jones' Cup Full of Books.

An Amazon All-Stars award winning title

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<p>So I guess it's time for an <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>. Well, I'm a 30 something <a href="/tags/black/" rel="tag">#Black</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> woman. I love to read <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>. I love the <a href="/tags/nyknicks/" rel="tag">#NYKnicks</a>. I like <a href="/tags/bicycles/" rel="tag">#bicycles</a> even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically <a href="/tags/ipods/" rel="tag">#iPods</a> and <a href="/tags/laptops/" rel="tag">#laptops</a>. <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> and getting more familiar with <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a>. I am a <a href="/tags/blogger/" rel="tag">#blogger</a> and I have linked my blog in my bio.</p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1826.</p><p>In the Mexican Republic, lithographer Claudio Linati inaugurates El Iris, a "pocket sized" bi-weekly. It is in print until August 2, when its popularization of liberal ideas prompts the intervention of state censors.</p><p>It was founded as an illustrated literary review, with topics of interest to women. It included articles on poetry, theater and fashion, as well as portraits and biographies of heroes of the recent war of independence.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Iris" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Iris</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the Mexican journal El Iris from 3 May 1826.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1859.</p><p>German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf identifies portions of the mid-4th century Codex Sinaiticus (an uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible) at Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in the Khedivate of Egypt and arranges for its presentation to his patron, Tsar Alexander II of Russia at Saint Petersburg.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Sinaiticus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Si</span><span class="invisible">naiticus</span></a></p><p>Tischendorf.IV.Monumenta Sacra Inedita. 1857-1870 at TIA:<br><a href="https://archive.org/details/Tischendorf.iv.monumentaSacraInedita.newcollection.subscript.6vols.1857-1870/01.MonumentaSacraInedita.NCVA.FragEvangLucLibGen.v1.Tischendorf.Subsc.1857./mode/1up" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/Tischendorf.iv.monumentaSacraInedita.newcollection.subscript.6vols.1857-1870/01.MonumentaSacraInedita.NCVA.FragEvangLucLibGen.v1.Tischendorf.Subsc.1857./mode/1up"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/Tischendor</span><span class="invisible">f.iv.monumentaSacraInedita.newcollection.subscript.6vols.1857-1870/01.MonumentaSacraInedita.NCVA.FragEvangLucLibGen.v1.Tischendorf.Subsc.1857./mode/1up</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/oldmanuscript/" rel="tag">#oldmanuscript</a></p>

New Testament manuscript.

Book of Esther.

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