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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1892.</p><p>George Bernard Shaw's first play Widowers' Houses has its first performance, at the Royalty Theatre in London under the auspices of the Independent Theatre Society. The author is booed.</p><p>This is one of three plays Shaw published as Plays Unpleasant in 1898. The other plays in the group are The Philanderer and Mrs. Warren's Profession.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widowers%27_Houses" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widowers%27_Houses"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widowers</span><span class="invisible">%27_Houses</span></a></p><p>Books by Bernard Shaw at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/467" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/467"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/467</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>

G Bernard Shaw

Frederick H. Evans - National Portrait Gallery: NPG P113

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<p>"Was that, then, the way we do things? "Not knowing"— was that the way the most profound things happened? ... Was the secret of never escaping from the greater life the secret of living like a sleepwalker?"<br>The Passion According to G.H.</p><p>~Clarice Lispector (December 10, 1920 – December 9, 1977)</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_Lispector" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_Lispector"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_</span><span class="invisible">Lispector</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Uma coletânea de contos de Clarice Lispector (1920-1977), publicada em julho deste ano nos Estados Unidos com o título "The complete stories", entrou na lista dos 100 melhores livros de 2015 feita pelo jornal americano "The New York Times". A editora Rocco planeja publicar a versão nacional de "The complete stories" em abril de 2016. O título da versão nacional ainda não foi definido. Clarice Lispector nasceu em Tchetchelnick, na Ucrânia. Seu nome de batismo era Haia. Ela se mudou com a família para o Brasil em 1922 e aqui ganhou o nome de Clarice. Em sua lista de melhores do ano, o "New York Times" escreve que "a brasileira foi uma das verdadeiras [vozes] autênticas da literatura latino-americana". O jornal cita como exemplos desses "inovadores" o argentino Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), o mexicano Juan Rulfo (1917-1986) e o também brasileiro Machado de Assis (1839-1908).

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<p>"It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1817.</p><p>Walter Scott's historical novel Rob Roy, written from this spring, is published anonymously by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh, while a shipload of copies is carried from Leith to London for simultaneous publication there by Longman.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(novel)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(novel)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_</span><span class="invisible">(novel)</span></a></p><p>Rob Roy at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/7025" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/7025</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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

The title page of the first edition of Walter Scott's Rob Roy, published in 1817, reflects the typographical conventions of early 19th-century book design. It is simple and elegant, featuring the book's title, Rob Roy, prominently displayed in bold typeface near the top. Below the title, Scott is credited as the author, though he initially published his novels anonymously, often referring to himself as "the Author of Waverley."

The page includes the publisher's information—Archibald Constable and Co., based in Edinburgh—and the date of publication, 1817, typically at the bottom of the page. The layout is symmetrical, with ample margins and no elaborate illustrations or ornamentation, emphasizing clarity and function. The lack of visual embellishments aligns with the literary focus of the era.

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<p>"Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait."</p><p>In December 1869.</p><p>Publication of Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace complete in book form concludes. It is printed in Moscow and sold by the author on subscription. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867 before the novel was published in its entirety in 1869.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_</span><span class="invisible">Peace#</span></a></p><p>War and Peace at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/2600" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/2600</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Front page of War and Peace sixth volume, first edition, 1869 (Russian)

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<p>In December 1855.</p><p>Charles Dickens publishes the first instalment of Little Dorrit, which continues to appear into 1857.</p><p>Little Dorrit was published in 19 monthly instalments, each consisting of 32 pages with two illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne whose pen name was Phiz. Each instalment cost a shilling except for the last, a double issue which cost two shillings.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Dorrit#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Dorrit#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_D</span><span class="invisible">orrit#</span></a></p><p>Little Dorrit at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/963" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/963</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of serial, "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1898.</p><p>Moscow Art Theatre's first season opens with a double bill of Emilia Matthai's Greta's Happiness and Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn. The successful and influential Moscow Art Theatre production of The Seagull by Chekhov (its Moscow première), would open on 29 December 1898.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mistress_of_the_Inn" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mistress_of_the_Inn"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mist</span><span class="invisible">ress_of_the_Inn</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>

The Russian actor and director Constantin Stanislavski in a production of Goldoni's Locandiera in 1898.

In this image, Stanislavski is dressed in an elaborate 18th-century costume reflective of the play's setting—a richly embroidered jacket, breeches, and a wig styled in the fashion of the period.

This image encapsulates his early experiments with realism, which would later form the foundation of his influential acting system.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1851.</p><p>The French coup d'état of 1851 prompts Victor Hugo to be a leader of an unsuccessful insurrection against it. He is forced into exile, initially to Brussels, then Jersey, from which he was expelled for supporting L’Homme. He finally settled with his family at Hauteville House in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, where he would live in exile from October 1855 until 1870.</p><p>Books by Victor Hugo at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/85" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/85"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/85</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Charles Hugo - Victor Hugo on the Rock of the Exiles.

The photograph titled Victor Hugo on the Rock of the Exiles, taken by Charles Hugo, is a striking visual representation of the legendary French writer during his period of exile on the Channel Islands. The image captures Victor Hugo standing or seated on a rugged rock formation, overlooking the sea, symbolizing his defiance and resilience during his years away from France.

Hugo is typically depicted wearing dark, heavy clothing suitable for the windy, coastal environment. His demeanor is contemplative, with his gaze fixed on the horizon, evoking a sense of introspection and strength. The wild, untamed landscape around him complements the romantic and rebellious spirit of Hugo’s personality and his works.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1928.</p><p>Radclyffe Hall's novel The Well of Loneliness, published by Jonathan Cape in London, is tried and convicted on the grounds of obscenity under the Hicklin test, after a campaign against it by James Douglas in the Sunday Express. </p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042</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>Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?</p><p>Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex (aka Oedipus the King) … Is it the mother of all Western drama? The father? Or both?</p><p>By Thom Delapa</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/oedipus-rex-mother-drama/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/oedipus-rex-mother-drama/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/oedipus-r</span><span class="invisible">ex-mother-drama/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_Rex" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_Rex"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_</span><span class="invisible">Rex</span></a></p><p>Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27673" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27673</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Bénigne Gagneraux, The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods.

Oedipus, aged and blind, is the central figure, seated with his arms extended in a gesture of fervent prayer. His tattered robes and gaunt appearance reflect his physical suffering and moral struggles. His face, lined with age and anguish, conveys a mix of despair and hope as he entrusts his children to the divine powers.

His children, Antigone and possibly Polynices or Ismene, are depicted nearby. Antigone, often portrayed with a sense of grace and compassion, might be kneeling or standing close to Oedipus, offering support. The other child may exhibit a contrasting demeanor, illustrating the familial tension inherent in the myth.

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<p>Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?<br>Schopenhauer argued that the world is but an intricate dream, and what he suggested lies beyond it may shock you.</p><p>By Maysara Kamal</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/arthur-schopenhauers-idealism-is-our-world-just-a-dream/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/arthur-schopenhauers-idealism-is-our-world-just-a-dream/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/arthur-sc</span><span class="invisible">hopenhauers-idealism-is-our-world-just-a-dream/</span></a></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>

Schopenhauer portrait.

A portrait of Arthur Schopenhauer typically depicts the German philosopher with a serious and introspective demeanor, reflecting his profound and often somber philosophy. His distinctive physical features include a high forehead, sharp cheekbones, and piercing eyes that suggest a deep intellectual presence.

Schopenhauer is often shown wearing formal 19th-century attire, such as a dark coat, white shirt, and cravat, emphasizing his scholarly persona. His hair is white and wild, framing his face in an untamed manner that has become iconic. The background in such portraits is usually subdued, with neutral tones or simple drapery, ensuring that the focus remains on the subject.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1847.</p><p>Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey are published in a three-volume set under the pen names of Ellis and Acton Bell respectively, in London by T. C. Newby. Wuthering Heights will be Emily's only published novel, as she dies a year later, aged 30.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wutherin</span><span class="invisible">g_Heights</span></a></p><p>Wuthering Heights at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/768" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/768</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Grey" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Grey"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Gr</span><span class="invisible">ey</span></a></p><p>Agnes Grey at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/767" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/767</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page for the first volume of the first edition of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Thomas Cautley Newby, publisher. Lowell 1238.5 (A), Houghton Library, Harvard University

First edition title page of Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte. Volumes 1 and 2 of this edition are Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

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<p>The burn was big wi’ spate,<br>An’ there cam’ tum’lin doon<br>Tapsalteerie the half o’ a gate,<br>Wi’ an auld fish-hake an’ a great muckle skate,<br>An’ a lum hat wantin’ the croon!</p><p>—David Rorie, “The Lum Hat Wantin’ the Croon”</p><p>As things start to thaw in the north-east, mind how ye go…</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/song/" rel="tag">#song</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/scotslanguage/" rel="tag">#Scotslanguage</a></p>

The Lum Hat Wantin’ the Croon
Dr David Rorie

The burn was big wi’ spate,
An’ there cam’ tum’lin doon
Tapsalteerie the half o’ a gate,
Wi’ an auld fish-hake an’ a great muckle skate,
An’ a lum hat wantin’ the croon!

The auld wife stude on the bank
As they gaed swirlin’ roun’,
She took a gude look an’ syne says she:
“There’s food an’ there’s firin’ gaun to the sea,
An’ a lum hat wantin’ the croon!”

Sae she gruppit the branch o’ a saugh,
An’ she kickit aff ane o’ her shoon,
An’ she stuck oot her fit – but it caught in the gate,
An’ awa’ she went wi’ the great muckle skate,
An’ the lum hat wantin’ the croon!

She floatit fu’ mony a mile,
Past cottage an’ village an’ toon,
She’d an awfu’ time astride o’ the gate,
Though it seemed to gree fine wi’ the great muckle skate,
An’ the lum hat wantin’ the croon!

A fisher was walkin’ the deck,
By the licht o’ his pipe an’ the mune,
When he sees an auld body astride o’ a gate,
Come bobbin’ alang in the waves wi’ a skate,
An’ a lum hat wantin’ the croon!

“There’s a man overboard!” cries he,
“Ye leear!” says she, “I’ll droon!
A man on a boord! It’s a wife on a gate,
It’s auld Mistress Mackintosh here wi’ a skate,
An’ a lum hat wantin’ the croon!”

Was she nippit to death at the Pole?
Has India bakit her broon?
I canna tell that, but whatever her fate,
I’ll wager ye’ll find it was shared by a skate,
An’ a lum hat wantin’ the croon!

There’s a moral attached to my sang,
On greed ye should aye gie a froon,
When ye think o’ the wife that was lost for a gate,
An auld fish-hake an’ a great muckle skate,
An’ a lum hat wantin’ a croon!

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<p>"Ah! the death of the poor, the empty entrails, howling hunger, the animal appetite that leads one with chattering teeth to fill one’s stomach with beastly refuse in this great Paris, so bright and golden! "<br>Chapter XII</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1877.</p><p>Émile Zola's L'Assommoir, 7th in his novel sequence Les Rougon-Macquart, is first published in book format a few weeks after its serialisation ends in Le Bien public (Paris). </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assommoir" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assommoir"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Asso</span><span class="invisible">mmoir</span></a></p><p>L´Assommoir at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=L%27Assommoir&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=L%27Assommoir&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q</span><span class="invisible">uery=L%27Assommoir&submit_search=Go%21</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of 1877 Charpentier edition of L'Assommoir.

The cover of the 1877 Charpentier edition of L'Assommoir by Émile Zola is relatively simple and characteristic of 19th-century French book design.

It typically features a plain or minimalistic layout with the title (L'Assommoir) and author's name (Émile Zola) displayed prominently in an elegant, classic serif typeface.

The publisher, G. Charpentier, is credited, often at the bottom of the cover. The design is likely devoid of elaborate illustrations, aligning with the literary and serious nature of Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series.

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<p>Oidhche Challain: No admission without a rhyme</p><p>Happy Old New Year!</p><p>After the 1750 Calendar Act changed the date of New Year’s Day, some Gaels – to make sure they didn’t miss it – chose to celebrate both. Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart discusses the once ubiquitous Highland tradition of Oidhche Challain:</p><p><a href="https://www.whfp.com/2020/01/08/oidhche-challain-no-admission-without-a-rhyme/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.whfp.com/2020/01/08/oidhche-challain-no-admission-without-a-rhyme/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.whfp.com/2020/01/08/oidhch</span><span class="invisible">e-challain-no-admission-without-a-rhyme/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/gaidhlig/" rel="tag">#Gaidhlig</a> <a href="/tags/gaelic/" rel="tag">#Gaelic</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/tradition/" rel="tag">#tradition</a> <a href="/tags/newyear/" rel="tag">#NewYear</a> <a href="/tags/highlands/" rel="tag">#Highlands</a> <a href="/tags/hebrides/" rel="tag">#Hebrides</a> <a href="/tags/oldnewyear/" rel="tag">#OldNewYear</a></p>

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<p>Replicating Shakespearean-era printing brings its own dramas and comedy</p><p>This video from the London Review of Books (LRB) celebrates the Folio’s 400th anniversary by documenting an audacious attempt to replicate the methods used to print the book at the time of its original release.</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/videos/replicating-shakespearean-era-printing-brings-its-own-dramas-and-comedy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/videos/replicating-shakespearean-era-printing-brings-its-own-dramas-and-comedy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/videos/replicating-sha</span><span class="invisible">kespearean-era-printing-brings-its-own-dramas-and-comedy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fo</span><span class="invisible">lio</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/oldprinting/" rel="tag">#oldprinting</a></p>

The title page of the First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays.

The title page prominently features an engraved portrait of Shakespeare, created by Martin Droeshout, a relatively young engraver at the time.

The portrait depicts Shakespeare with a high forehead, a mustache, and a goatee, wearing a doublet with a wide lace collar.
The engraving has been both praised and critiqued for its accuracy. Ben Jonson, in his introductory poem to the Folio, vouched for its likeness, calling it a "true representation" of Shakespeare.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1824.</p><p>The first issue of a radical quarterly founded by Jeremy Bentham, The Westminster Review, is published in London.</p><p>It was published from 1824 to 1914. James Mill was one of the driving forces behind the liberal journal until 1828. Some notable contributors: George Eliot, Harriet Martineau, John Stuart Mill, Mary Shelley, Herbert Spencer, John Tyndall, Caroline Cornwallis, Julia Wedgwood, Elizabeth Clarke Wolstenholme Elmy. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Westminster_Review" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Westminster_Review"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West</span><span class="invisible">minster_Review</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Frontispiece of The Westminster review v.1 1824.

Full copies are available at Hathi Trust Digital Library:
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008893449

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<p>HAPPY PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY!</p><p>Books which will enter the US public domain:</p><p>William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury<br>Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms<br>Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own<br>Dashiell Hammett, Red Harvest and The Maltese Falcon (as serialized in Black Mask magazine)<br>John Steinbeck, Cup of Gold (Steinbeck's first novel)<br>Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica<br>Oliver La Farge, Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story<br>Patrick Hamilton, Rope</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a> <br>/1</p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1873.</p><p>Louisa May Alcott's family satire "Transcendental Wild Oats" is published in the newspaper The Independent.</p><p>The work was first published in a New York newspaper in 1873, and reprinted in 1874, 1876, and 1915 and after. Alcott's view of male arrogance and female exploitation in this piece is paralleled in her novel Work, published in the same year as Transcendental Wild Oats.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Wild_Oats" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Wild_Oats"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcen</span><span class="invisible">dental_Wild_Oats</span></a></p><p>Transcendental Wild Oats at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34920" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34920</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>Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure criticised university elitism – it still rings true today</p><p>by Shelley Galpin</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/thomas-hardys-jude-the-obscure-criticised-university-elitism-it-still-rings-true-today-266009" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/thomas-hardys-jude-the-obscure-criticised-university-elitism-it-still-rings-true-today-266009"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/thomas-har</span><span class="invisible">dys-jude-the-obscure-criticised-university-elitism-it-still-rings-true-today-266009</span></a></p><p>Jude the Obscure at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/153" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/153</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Hardy - Jude the Obscure, 1896.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Title page of Lost Sir Massingberd.

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

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

Drawing of Peter Kropotkin.

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<p>Today, 13 January, is the Feast Day of St Mungo (AKA St Kentigern), patron saint of Glasgow. Edwin Morgan’s “Colloquy in Glaschu” imagines a conversation between St Mungo & St Columba.</p><p>From CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)</p><p>1/5</p><p><a href="https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781784109967" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781784109967"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ind</span><span class="invisible">exer?product=9781784109967</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/edwinmorgan/" rel="tag">#EdwinMorgan</a> <a href="/tags/glasgow/" rel="tag">#Glasgow</a> <a href="/tags/saints/" rel="tag">#Saints</a> <a href="/tags/stmungo/" rel="tag">#StMungo</a></p>

Colloquy in Glaschu
by Edwin Morgan

God but le son du cor, Columba sighed
to Kentigern, est triste au fond silvarum!
Frater, said Kentigern, I see no harm.
J'aime le son du cor, when day has died,
deep in the bois, and oystercatchers rise
before the fowler as he trudges home
and sermo lupi loosens the grey loam.
À I’horizon lointain is paradise,
abest silentium, le cor éclate –
– et meurt, Columba mused, but Kentigern
replied, renaît et se prolonge. The cell
is filled with song. Outside, puer cantat.
Veni venator sings the gallus kern.
The saints dip startled cups in Mungo’s well.

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