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<p>In November 1873.</p><p>The children's periodical St. Nicholas Magazine begins publication by Scribner and Company in New York under the editorship of Mary Mapes Dodge. </p><p>Books by Mary Mapes Dodge at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/402" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/402"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/402</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

St Nicholas-cover

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1917.</p><p>The 51-year-old poet W. B. Yeats marries 25-year-old Georgie Hyde-Lees at Harrow Road register office in London, with Ezra Pound as best man, a couple of months after Yeats' proposal of marriage to his ex-mistress's daughter, Iseult Gonne, is rejected.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats#Marriage_to_Georgie_Hyde-Lees" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats#Marriage_to_Georgie_Hyde-Lees"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Ye</span><span class="invisible">ats#Marriage_to_Georgie_Hyde-Lees</span></a></p><p>Books by W. B. Yeats at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1719</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>

Walter de la Mare, Bertha Georgie Yeats (née Hyde-Lees), William Butler Yeats, unknown woman, summer 1930; photo by Lady Ottoline Morrell.

In the image, the group is outdoors, likely in a garden or rural setting, characteristic of Lady Ottoline's gatherings at her homes. The lighting is soft, typical of an English summer, lending a relaxed and somewhat nostalgic quality to the photograph.

Walter de la Mare, the English poet and author, stands or sits calmly, perhaps slightly to one side.

Bertha Georgie Yeats (née Hyde-Lees), the wife of William Butler Yeats, appears in the photograph with a sense of quiet elegance.

William Butler Yeats, the famed Irish poet, stands or sits prominently in the image, his distinctive features easily recognizable.

The unknown woman is present alongside the others, her identity and role a mystery, adding an air of intrigue to the photograph.

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<p>The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett was an early work of climate fiction</p><p>by Davina Quinlivan (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-secret-garden-by-frances-hodgeson-burnett-was-an-early-work-of-climate-fiction-250338" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/the-secret-garden-by-frances-hodgeson-burnett-was-an-early-work-of-climate-fiction-250338"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-secret</span><span class="invisible">-garden-by-frances-hodgeson-burnett-was-an-early-work-of-climate-fiction-250338</span></a></p><p>The Secret Garden at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17396" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17396</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover page The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A hardcover book with a dark green cloth binding decorated with Art Nouveau-style floral borders in gold and muted colours running down both sides. A central rectangular illustration shows a young girl in a bright red coat and red hat, leaning forward and peering closely at a dense ivy-covered wall or hedge. Bare winter trees are visible in the background, and a small red robin perches on a branch to the upper left. The title THE SECRET GARDEN appears at the top in a decorative panel, and the author's name FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT is printed at the bottom.

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<p>Dutch author and poet Isabelle de Charrière, known as Belle van Zuylen, was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1740.</p><p>She is now best known for her letters and novels, although she also wrote pamphlets, music and plays. She took a keen interest in the society and politics of her age, and her work around the time of the French Revolution is regarded as being of particular interest.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_de_Charri%C3%A8re" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_de_Charri%C3%A8re"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle</span><span class="invisible">_de_Charri%C3%A8re</span></a></p><p>Books by Isabelle de Charrière at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Isabelle+de+Charri%C3%A8re&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Isabelle+de+Charri%C3%A8re&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Isabelle+de+Charri%C3%A8re&submit_search=Go%21</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Isabelle de Charrière by Jens Juel, (1777), Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel.

Jens Juel - http://www.charriere.nl/images/juel.htm [1]

Isabelle de Charrière, born Isabelle Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken, known as Belle de Zuylen (1740-1805)

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<p>This was the year before the year<br>that collapsed on us, a roof brought down by snow.<br>The year of riding through abandoned stations<br>on the riverside line that never crossed the river<br>but danced among warehouses, silos and factories (deceased)<br>beside battleships settling into red mud…</p><p>—Pippa Little, “This Was the Year”<br>published in OVERWINTERING (Carcanet, 2012)</p><p><a href="https://www.carcanet.co.uk/9781906188061/overwintering/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.carcanet.co.uk/9781906188061/overwintering/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.carcanet.co.uk/97819061880</span><span class="invisible">61/overwintering/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

This Was the Year
by Pippa Little

This was the year before the year
that collapsed on us, a roof brought down by snow.
The year of riding through abandoned stations
on the riverside line that never crossed the river
but danced among warehouses, silos and factories (deceased)
beside battleships settling into red mud.
This was the year that, too exhausted to sleep,
I boiled down the pink and ivory and blue of other women’s hands
into a single grey slab. The soap pot next the soup,
fumes of gardenia and bone.
This was the year we were always coming home.
Three steps and a garden where the splayed trike in the frost said
better to have careless love than none at all.
This was the year before the year
I found out that we are fused from lightning, our bodies
maps across which electrical storms flare
and move on. This was the year
extremely far rooftops and lit windows
seen from a plane flying its late night mission
had their glow zapped by pinball fire.
This was the year I closed the door underneath the porch light
and stood out on the first of the three front steps, listening.
Our children’s beds expecting their bodies
to come warm them like small fires
but growing cold with waiting.

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<p>‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot</p><p>Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers</p><p>By Sam Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/2025</span><span class="invisible">/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot</span></a></p><p>Spanish literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=spanish+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=spanish+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=spanish+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

On the left, cover of the first edition of Don Cristalián (Valladolid, 1545). On the right, its second edition (Alcalá de Henares, 1586).

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<p>Angus at midwinter<br> or near as makes no odds – <br>faint shadows raxed<br>over fields of dour earth,</p><p>every fairmer’s fenceposts<br> splashed with gold.</p><p>—Kathleen Jamie, “Solstice II”<br>in SELECTED POEMS (Picador 2018</p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/kathleen-jamie/selected-poems/9781509882953" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.panmacmillan.com/authors/kathleen-jamie/selected-poems/9781509882953"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.panmacmillan.com/authors/k</span><span class="invisible">athleen-jamie/selected-poems/9781509882953</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/midwinter/" rel="tag">#midwinter</a> <a href="/tags/solstice/" rel="tag">#solstice</a></p>

Solstice II
by Kathleen Jamie

Here comes the sun
summiting the headland – pow!
straight through the windows of the 10.19
– and here's us passengers,
splendid and blinking
like we're all re-born,
remade exactly, and just where we left off:
the students, the toddler, the tattoo'd lass,
the half dozen roustabouts
headed off-shore
cracking more beers
and more jokes.
Angus at midwinter
or near as makes no odds –
faint shadows raxed
over fields of dour earth,

every fairmer's fenceposts
splashed with gold.

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<p>Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years.</p><p>An amateur historian has discovered a long-lost short story by Bram Stoker, published just seven years before his legendary gothic novel Dracula.</p><p>By Maia Davies <span class="h-card"><a href="https://press.coop/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9119l64qo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9119l64qo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4</span><span class="invisible">g9119l64qo</span></a></p><p>"Gibbet Hill" published in Supplement to the Daily Express in 17th December 1890 is available here:<br><a href="https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000924296" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000924296"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls00</span><span class="invisible">0924296</span></a></p><p>Books by Bram Stoker at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/190" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/190"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/19</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker (early short story) published in
Supplement to the Daily Express.
17th December 1890

Source: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000924296

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<p>"Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin."<br>Opening lines.</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1925.</p><p>Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News for Christmas Eve.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-t</span><span class="invisible">he-Pooh</span></a></p><p>Winnie-the-Pooh at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration to page 3 of Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) by artist E. H. Shepard.

The scene shows Winnie-the-Pooh sitting on a log at the base of a large tree. He’s leaning back slightly, head tilted upward, with a thoughtful, mildly puzzled expression.

To Pooh’s left is a wooden signpost attached to the tree, with a bell on a cord hanging from it. The sign bears the name “MR SANDERS”, hinting at Pooh’s misunderstanding that this must be the name of whoever lives there. Below it, another small sign is partially visible. At the base of the tree are a few round objects, reinforcing the cozy, woodland setting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh#/media/File:Pooh_Shepard1928.jpg

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<p>An Evening of Scottish Speculative Fiction<br>22 Jan, Waterstones Argyle Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5.</p><p>A trio of fantastic Scottish writers of spectacular speculative fiction – Christopher Caldwell, Angie Spoto, & Lorraine Wilson – in a discussion chaired by Elaine Gallagher.</p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-of-scottish-speculative-fiction/glasgow-argyle-street" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-of-scottish-speculative-fiction/glasgow-argyle-street"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.waterstones.com/events/an-</span><span class="invisible">evening-of-scottish-speculative-fiction/glasgow-argyle-street</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#SpecFic</a> <a href="/tags/glasgow/" rel="tag">#Glasgow</a></p>

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<p>"Sleep does make us all equal, it seems to me, like his big brother--Death."<br>Plays and Stories</p><p>Austrian author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1931.</p><p>He is considered one of the most significant representatives of Viennese Modernism. Schnitzler’s works, which include psychological dramas and narratives, making him a sharp and stylistically conscious chronicler of Viennese society around 1900.</p><p>Books by Arthur Schnitzler at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3010" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3010"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3010</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931) in 1926, Austrian author and dramatist.

In this portrait, Schnitzler appears as a mature man in his mid-sixties. His face is strong and defined, showing the signs of age through wrinkles and a slightly weathered complexion, yet his expression remains sharp and contemplative, reflecting his lifelong engagement with complex human emotions and social issues. His eyes, a prominent feature, are penetrating and thoughtful, suggesting the deep introspection and psychological depth that permeate his writings. There is a subtle intensity in his gaze, as though he is pondering profound ideas or reflecting on the human condition.

Schnitzler’s hair, now graying, is neatly combed, while his full mustache and short beard add to his distinguished appearance. His facial hair is well-groomed, giving him a sophisticated and somewhat aristocratic look, in keeping with his prominent position within Viennese society.

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<p>See Dick and Jane free</p><p>Given how much "Dick and Jane" have been used sardonically, one might think Zerna Sharp's schoolbook characters were already public domain.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/23/see-dick-and-jane-free/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/23/see-dick-and-jane-free/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/23/see-dick-and-jane-free/</span></a></p><p>More information about Dick and Jane:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Jane" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Jane"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and</span><span class="invisible">_Jane</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Cover of the book Fun With Dick and Jane by Zerna Sharp.

The cover shows two young children, a boy and a girl, running hand in hand toward the viewer. They’re smiling and appear energetic and cheerful.

The girl wears a short-sleeved pink dress with a patterned texture and matching shoes. Her hair is short and light-colored, styled neatly.

The boy wears a light blue short-sleeved shirt, tan shorts, white socks, and dark shoes. His hair is neatly combed, and he looks confident and happy as he runs.

They are framed inside a white oval set against a light blue background,

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

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<p>Snaw is bluffertin’ the toun,<br>Gurly wunds are roustin’ roun’,<br>Peety fowk in broken shoon<br>This winter nicht…</p><p>—Helen Burness Cruickshank (1886–1975), “Song of Pity for Refugees”<br>published in Collected Poems (Reprographia, 1971)</p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/scotslanguage/" rel="tag">#Scotslanguage</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/refugees/" rel="tag">#refugees</a> <a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#winter</a></p>

Song of Pity for Refugees
by Helen Burness Cruickshank

Snaw is bluffertin’ the toun,
Gurly wunds are roustin’ roun’,
Peety fowk in broken shoon
This winter nicht.

Peety help the weary auld,
Claes nor fire to fend aff cauld,
Hoose nor ha’ them safe to hauld
This winter nicht.

Peety wham in a’ the warld
Fortune fell through hell has harled,
Hungert, hameless, broken, marled,
This winter nicht.

Peety men withooten kin,
Ne’er a freend to cry them ben,
Nane their deein’ sauls to sain
This winter nicht.

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<p>Making Sense of The Nutcracker’s Libretto</p><p>Early audiences loved it, even as critics questioned its structure. Returning to the story helps illuminate what makes the ballet so strangely captivating.</p><p>By: Angelica Frey </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/making-sense-of-the-nutcrackers-libretto/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/making-sense-of-the-nutcrackers-libretto/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/making-sense-o</span><span class="invisible">f-the-nutcrackers-libretto/</span></a></p><p>Ballet at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/26513" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/26513"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/26513</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/ballet/" rel="tag">#ballet</a></p>

Snowflake Waltz in the White Forest (The Nutcracker Act I, Scene III) performed by The New York City Ballet in 1954.

Dance Magazine April 1954 issue page 20 by Fred Fehl

A historic 1954 photograph by Fred Fehl showing the New York City Ballet performing the iconic "Snowflake Waltz" from The Nutcracker Act I, Scene III. The ethereal black and white image captures the corps de ballet dancers in romantic white tutus with their arms raised gracefully, evoking falling snowflakes in the enchanted White Forest scene. Published in Dance Magazine, April 1954.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snowflake_Waltz_NYC_Ballet_1954.png

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<p>A Forgotten Louisa May Alcott Story Showcases the Author’s Twist on Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’</p><p>"Written in 1882, “A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True,” covered many of the same themes as Dickens’ classic, albeit with a different audience in mind"</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-forgotten-louisa-may-alcott-story-showcases-the-authors-twist-on-charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-180987898/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-forgotten-louisa-may-alcott-story-showcases-the-authors-twist-on-charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-180987898/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/a-forgotten-louisa-may-alcott-story-showcases-the-authors-twist-on-charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-180987898/</span></a></p><p>This story is in "Lulu's LIbrary, Volume I" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40682" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40682</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/holida/" rel="tag">#Holida</a></p>

Photograph of Louisa May Alcott.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1849.</p><p>American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of</span><span class="invisible">_Edgar_Allan_Poe</span></a></p><p>Books by Edgar Allan Poe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/481</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Edgar Allan Poe. Quarter-plate portrait daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe taken by William Abbott Pratt in Richmond, Virginia, September 1849. The two daguerreotypes Pratt made of Poe in this sitting are the last to have been made of the writer before his death in Baltimore in October 1849.

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<p>"Tupi or not tupi - That is the question."<br>Manifesto Antropófago, 1928.</p><p>Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic Oswald de Andrade died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1954.</p><p>Andrade was one of the founders of Brazilian modernism and a member of the Group of Five, along with Mário de Andrade, Anita Malfatti, Tarsila do Amaral and Menotti del Picchia. He participated in the Modern Art Week (Semana de Arte Moderna).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_de_Andrade" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_de_Andrade"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_d</span><span class="invisible">e_Andrade</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Escritor brasileiro Oswald de Andrade/Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade

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<p>“I love winter… I love the peace of the nature reserve with its labyrinths of bare branches and its startling sunsets. I love the blitz of wee birds at the feeders in the garden. I’m not so keen on the damp grey days, I admit. So It’s no hardship to stay at my desk.”</p><p>—Val McDermid on how winter fuels her creative process – via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@literaryhub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>literaryhub</span></a></span> </p><p>@writingcommunity </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/ice-and-inspiration-an-ode-to-writing-in-winter-from-val-mcdermid/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/ice-and-inspiration-an-ode-to-writing-in-winter-from-val-mcdermid/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/ice-and-inspiration</span><span class="invisible">-an-ode-to-writing-in-winter-from-val-mcdermid/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#winter</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#creativity</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1893.</p><p>Jerome K. Jerome founds To-Day, "A weekly magazine-journal", in London. However, he had to withdraw from both publications (The Idler) because of financial difficulties and a libel suit.</p><p>Books by Jerome K. Jerome at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/173" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/173"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/173</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Advertisement poster by Dudley Hardy for Jerome`s magazine "To Day"

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<p>Making Sense of Middle Earth: Exploring the World of J.R.R. Tolkien</p><p>Michael D.C. Drout Remembers the Impact of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit on His Childhood</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/making-sense-of-middle-earth-exploring-the-world-of-j-r-r-tolkien/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/making-sense-of-middle-earth-exploring-the-world-of-j-r-r-tolkien/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/making-sense-of-mid</span><span class="invisible">dle-earth-exploring-the-world-of-j-r-r-tolkien/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1920s on leaving Leeds University.

Tolkien is photographed from the chest up in a three-quarter view, with his body angled slightly to the left while his face turns toward the camera.

He appears clean-shaven with a strong jawline and refined features. His hair is dark and neatly combed, parted on the side.

Tolkien wears formal professional clothing befitting an academic of the era: a dark tweed or wool jacket with a visible texture, a crisp white dress shirt with a high starched collar, and what appears to be a dark tie or cravat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien#/media/File:J._R._R._Tolkien,_ca._1925.jpg

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<p>The debut of a dramatic duo</p><p>Moss Hart wrote the first draft of Once in a Lifetime, a comedy about Hollywood's transition to "talkies", as a 25-year-old unknown.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/24/the-debut-of-a-dramatic-duo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/24/the-debut-of-a-dramatic-duo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/24/the-debut-of-a-dramatic-duo/</span></a></p><p>More information about it:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_in_a_Lifetime_(play)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_in_a_Lifetime_(play)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_in_</span><span class="invisible">a_Lifetime_(play)</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Front cover of the dustjacket of the first edition of Once in a Lifetime (1930).

The artwork shows a simplified, almost abstract human figure at the top with arms raised upward in a celebratory or theatrical gesture. The figure has a circular head with a simplified face. Below this figure is a series of concentric semi-circular arcs in blue, cream, and gray tones that suggest either a rainbow, theater curtains, or radiating energy. At the bottom of these arcs are simplified cloud or wave-like shapes, creating a layered, tiered effect.

At the top of the cover, there's a quote from the New York Times praising the work as "a hard, swift satire, fantastic and deadly and full of highly charged comedy lines."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_in_a_Lifetime_(play)#/media/File:Once-in-a-lifetime.jpg

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<p>Yeats and the Occult Imagination</p><p>Beneath his poems lay a lifelong devotion to magic, divination, and a visionary system that shaped his most prophetic work.</p><p>By: Gus Mitchell </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/yeats-and-the-occult-imagination/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/yeats-and-the-occult-imagination/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/yeats-and-the-</span><span class="invisible">occult-imagination/</span></a></p><p>Yeats at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1719</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>

William B Yeats.

The photograph shows Yeats as a young man, likely in his twenties or early thirties, photographed from the chest up in a formal studio portrait style. He faces the camera directly with a serious, contemplative expression.

Yeats has distinctive features including dark, wavy hair swept back from his forehead. He wears small, round wire-rimmed spectacles (pince-nez style, which appear to be clipped to his nose with a cord or chain visible). His face is clean-shaven, revealing refined, angular features with a strong jawline and thoughtful expression.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/WB_Yeats_nd.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a>: <br>‘kiss me & you will see how important i am.’<br>i'm wishing a sketchy birthday to la plath, born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#otd</a> in 1932 - &, even though i've not a chance in high hades of achieving a scintilla of the written eloquence that she displayed, here's my scribbled ode. [cheeky wee thread follows]<br><a href="/tags/sylviaplath/" rel="tag">#sylviaPlath</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/poet/" rel="tag">#poet</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

digital pencil & ink sketch of a young & smiling young writer, sylvia plath. her gaze meets yours & she exudes quiet confidence, her arms crossed in front of her chevron-bearing, cap sleeved collegiate jumper. an abstract broad-stroke background cut through by lines that form a trapezoid sits behind sylvia.
colours are peach, coral, auburn, red & off-white.

digital pencil & ink sketch of a young & smiling young writer, sylvia plath. her gaze meets yours & she exudes quiet confidence, her arms crossed in front of her chevron-bearing, cap sleeved collegiate jumper.
this one's monochrome black & white.

digital pencil & ink sketch of a young & smiling young writer, sylvia plath. her gaze meets yours & she exudes quiet confidence, her arms crossed in front of her chevron-bearing, cap sleeved collegiate jumper.
the background is plain pale turquoise.

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<p>Three women translators who bridged cultures</p><p>Stories of Birgitte Thott, Sarah Austin, and Émilie du Châtelet.</p><p>by Małgorzata Szynkielewska via @Europeanaeu</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/three-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/three-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/th</span><span class="invisible">ree-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translator/" rel="tag">#translator</a></p>

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<p>Franz Kafka’s papers metamorphose into National Library exhibit.</p><p>Wide-ranging exhibition ‘Kafka: Metamorphosis of an Author’ features the institution’s singular archives and marks 100 years since the Czech author’s death</p><p>By Jessica Steinberg </p><p><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/franz-kafkas-papers-metamorphose-into-national-library-exhibit/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.timesofisrael.com/franz-kafkas-papers-metamorphose-into-national-library-exhibit/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.timesofisrael.com/franz-ka</span><span class="invisible">fkas-papers-metamorphose-into-national-library-exhibit/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Last known photograph of Franz Kafka. Most likely taken in 1923.

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