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<p>Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1832.</p><p>An interesting comment from one proofreader at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@DProofreaders" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DProofreaders</span></a></span> : "It is said that Queen Victoria enjoyed the Alice books so much that she sent for all the author's works, and was then appalled to find herself confronted by mathematics."</p><p>"Curiosa mathematica, Part I: A new theory of parallels" by Dodgson, Charles L. coming soon at PG.</p><p>Lewis Carroll at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

1863 photograph of Carroll by Oscar G. Rejlander.

Carroll appears formally dressed in Victorian clerical attire, with wavy, somewhat disheveled hair, contemplative, serious expression and relaxed pose with hands clasped.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll#/media/File:Lewis_Carroll_1863.jpg

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<p>When you have walked through a town, as an infantryman<br>you’ll never go through streets the same way again.</p><p>There is shoulder-ache from rifle-sling, and sore<br>butt-bruise, of bolt, on hip and thigh…</p><p>—“Infantryman”, by Colin McIntyre (1927–2012) – born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 27 January</p><p>Published in FROM THE LINE: Scottish War Poetry 1914–1945</p><p><a href="https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/from_the_line/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/from_the_line/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">asls.org.uk/publications/books</span><span class="invisible">/volumes/from_the_line/</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/warpoetry/" rel="tag">#warpoetry</a> <a href="/tags/ww2/" rel="tag">#WW2</a></p>

Infantryman
by Colin McIntyre

When you have walked through a town, as an infantryman
you'll never go through streets the same way again.

There is shoulder-ache from rifle-sling, and sore
butt-bruise, of bolt, on hip and thigh.

The walk comes somewhere between slope and slow hike,
a wary step, splay-footed, as drawers cellular,
catch in the crotch, twist centrifugally around.

Our lot moved at slow deliberate plod, eyes down, look out,
Ted walked on the left, looks right; I took the right,
looked left. Well spaced out, bloody tired all the time.

Ted and I had a reputation, in Four Section, for hitting
the deck, together, quick as a flash, at the first shell.
Ted had a nose for crossroads ranged by guns.

Infantrymen grow fat in later years, from never walking.
Ted would have become quite gross. But Ted's dead.
Stepped on an AP mine in champagne country.
Cheers, Ted, you old sod, you.

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<p>“It is a bold move to be so morally unflinching, especially in the face of a perceived aesthetic orthodoxy that so often privileges distance and irony, but in Glyph we see a major British writer answering the call of the day when so many others have equivocated or turned away.”</p><p>—GLYPH by Ali Smith: bearing witness to the war in Gaza</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/27/glyph-by-ali-smith-review-bearing-witness-to-the-war-in-gaza" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/27/glyph-by-ali-smith-review-bearing-witness-to-the-war-in-gaza"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jan/27/glyph-by-ali-smith-review-bearing-witness-to-the-war-in-gaza</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/alismith/" rel="tag">#AliSmith</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a></p>

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<p>Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.</p><p>Omar Khayyam</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

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<p>Reading Scotland with Gioia Angeletti: Early 19th-century Scottish Migration Literature<br>3 Feb, free online</p><p>Examining how Scotland’s experience of “internal colonialism” after the 1707 Union shaped its literary engagement with empire & migration during the long eighteenth century</p><p>@litstudies </p><p><a href="https://www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scotland/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scotland/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/read</span><span class="invisible">ing-scotland/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/18thcentury/" rel="tag">#18thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/migration/" rel="tag">#migration</a> <a href="/tags/empire/" rel="tag">#empire</a> <a href="/tags/imperialism/" rel="tag">#imperialism</a> <a href="/tags/colonialism/" rel="tag">#colonialism</a> <a href="/tags/nationalidentity/" rel="tag">#nationalidentity</a></p>

Reading Scotland
with Gioia Angeletti

Early 19th-century Scottish Migration Literature

Tuesday, 3rd February 2026
6.00–7.00pm (German time) on MS Teams

www.scotland.uni-mainz.de

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<p>What Is Rousseau’s Social Contract Theory? (Definition & Criticisms)</p><p>Rousseau’s social contract theory advocates for collective sovereignty, freedom, and equality through the general will for a just society.</p><p>By Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/rousseau-</span><span class="invisible">social-contract-theory-definition/</span></a></p><p>The Social Contract at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333</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>

1766 portrait of Rousseau wearing an Armenian papakha and costume, Allan Ramsay

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<p>The Authorship Debate: Who Is the Real Shakespeare?</p><p>The Shakespeare Authorship Debate concerns the ongoing mystery as to the true author of the plays, sonnets and other works attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford Upon Avon.</p><p>By Lauren Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/the-authorship-debate-who-is-the-real-shakespeare/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/the-authorship-debate-who-is-the-real-shakespeare/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/the-autho</span><span class="invisible">rship-debate-who-is-the-real-shakespeare/</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></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>

Portrait of William Shakespeare by John Taylor, edited.

The Portrait of William Shakespeare by John Taylor, commonly known as the Chandos Portrait, is one of the most famous and widely accepted depictions of the playwright. Created in the early 17th century, it is an oil painting on canvas and is believed to be the only portrait of Shakespeare painted during his lifetime.

The portrait features Shakespeare with a slightly receding hairline, dark, wavy hair, and a mustache and goatee.

He wears a black doublet with a white collar, and a gold hoop earring in his left ear, which was fashionable among Elizabethan gentlemen and artists.

His expression is calm and introspective, with dark eyes that appear to gaze directly at the viewer.

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<p>In February 1929.</p><p>The first of Margery Allingham's crime novels to feature Albert Campion, The Crime at Black Dudley (U.S. title: The Black Dudley Murder), is published in the UK. It introduces Albert Campion, her misleadingly vapid detective, who would go on to appear in another 18 novels and many short stories over the next 30 years.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_at_Black_Dudley" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_at_Black_Dudley"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crim</span><span class="invisible">e_at_Black_Dudley</span></a></p><p>Books by Margery Allingham at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition of The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham.

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<p>A History of Existential Anxiety</p><p>From medieval theology to modern philosophy, dread has long been a guide for living ethically.</p><p>By: Livia Gershon </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-existential-anxiety/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-existential-anxiety/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-e</span><span class="invisible">xistential-anxiety/</span></a></p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?</span><span class="invisible">mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1</span></a></p><p>Kierkegaard, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe at PG: <br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/46682</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47157" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47157"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/47157</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margery+Kempe</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> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a></p>

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series).

This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham and, in one particularly dramatic canvas, an angel intercepts Abraham before he sacrifices his own son. Like another work in this series, Tobias and the Angels, the Sacrifice of Isaac is a narrative about fathers and sons as well as obedience inspired by faith.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Guardi_-_The_Sacrifice_of_Isaac,_Tobias_and_the_Angel,_The_Angels_Appearing_to_Abraham,_Abraham_Welcoming_the_Three_Angels_(painting_series)_-_1952.235_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tiff

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<p>The Wigtown Poetry Prizes offer awards for poetry in all three of Scotland’s languages. The 2026 competitions are open for submission from today (2 Feb) until 6 May</p><p><a href="https://www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-competition" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-competition"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poe</span><span class="invisible">try-competition</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/competition/" rel="tag">#competition</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/gaidhlig/" rel="tag">#Gaidhlig</a> <a href="/tags/gaelic/" rel="tag">#Gaelic</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/scotslanguage/" rel="tag">#Scotslanguage</a></p>

Wigtown Poetry Prizes

Founded in 2005, the Wigtown Poetry Prizes are some of the UK's best established writing competitions, offering awards in all three of Scotland’s languages with a prize pot of over £3000. The 2026 prizes mark 21 years of Wigtown Poetry Prizes and over £50,000 awarded to emerging and established poets.

The competition opens on 2 February and closes on 6 May 2026, with a prize-giving at Wigtown Book Festival in the autumn. We hope to see you there.

Wigtown International Prize: £1500
Runner-up: £200

Wigtown Scots Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by Saltire Society

Wigtown Scottish Gaelic Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by The Gaelic Books Council

Dumfries & Galloway Fresh Voice Award
Professional support including mentoring by Wigtown Festival Company and a retreat at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre

Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize
30 copies of a pamphlet of your work set by Gerry Cambridge
Supported by The Dark Horse Magazine

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<p>THAT PROMETHEAN SPARK<br>The Bottle Imp – Muriel Spark special issue</p><p>Muriel Spark was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 1 Feb, 1918</p><p>“With a writing career that included biography, criticism, drama and short fiction as well as novels, Muriel Spark was never one to do things by halves…” </p><p>A 🎂 🧵</p><p>1/18</p><p><a href="https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2017/11/that-promethian-spark/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2017/11/that-promethian-spark/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2017/1</span><span class="invisible">1/that-promethian-spark/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/murielspark/" rel="tag">#MurielSpark</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thCentury</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#WomenWriters</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1776.</p><p>Scottish political economist Adam Smith's book The Wealth of Nations, the first modern work in economics, was published.</p><p>It has become a fundamental work in classical economics, and has been described as "the first formulation of a comprehensive system of political economy".</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weal</span><span class="invisible">th_of_Nations</span></a></p><p>Wealth of Nations at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a></p>

The full title reads:

"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations",
by Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S.,
Formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow.

The title is arranged in a centered layout, using a combination of capital and small capital letters, reflecting the typographic conventions of the time. Below the author’s name and credentials, the volume number (as the work was published in two volumes) is indicated.

At the bottom of the page is the publication information, which reads:

"London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. MDCCLXXVI."

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1896.</p><p>While Oscar Wilde is in prison, his play Salome (written in 1891) is premièred in its original French by Lugné-Poe's Théâtre de l'Œuvre company in Paris, perhaps at the Comédie-Parisienne. Because the play depicted biblical characters it was banned in Britain and was not performed publicly there until 1931.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(play)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(play)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(</span><span class="invisible">play)</span></a></p><p>Salomé at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1339" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1339</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 by Aubrey Beardsley for the first English edition of the play (1894).

The image depicts Salomé holding the severed head of John the Baptist (also known as Jokanaan) on a platter.

She gazes at it with a mixture of fascination and satisfaction, while dark liquid (presumably blood) drips from the head onto the pedestal below.

Her elaborate gown, accessories, and stylized hair reflect the Art Nouveau aesthetic, infused with Beardsley’s signature decadence and eroticism.

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<p>French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1650.</p><p>He is known for his influential arguments for substance dualism, where mind and body are considered to have distinct essences, one being characterized by thought, the other by spatial extension. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A</span><span class="invisible">9_Descartes</span></a></p><p>Books by René Descartes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/44</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> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Frans Hals - Portret van René Descartes

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in1960 Zora Neale Hurston died. She "was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo and Caribbean Vodou."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Nea</span><span class="invisible">le_Hurston</span></a></p><p>Books by Hurston at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6368" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6368"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6368</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of Zora Neale Hurston by Carl Van Vechten. She is sitting and wearing a top (dress?), belt, necklace of beads, and stylish hat. She is looking to the right away from the camera.

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<p>Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: The Read with Reece Shearsmith</p><p>Currently available on the BBC iPlayer: Reece Shearsmith narrates Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic work of gothic horror</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027</span><span class="invisible">pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/victorian/" rel="tag">#Victorian</a> <a href="/tags/robertlouisstevenson/" rel="tag">#RobertLouisStevenson</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/gothic/" rel="tag">#gothic</a></p>

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<p>Historians recently discovered a hidden fragment of the Bible.</p><p>A part of the book of Matthew was found under two other layers of text.</p><p><a href="https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/historians-recently-discovered-a-hidden-fragment-of-the-bible/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/historians-recently-discovered-a-hidden-fragment-of-the-bible/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">historyfacts.com/world-history</span><span class="invisible">/fact/historians-recently-discovered-a-hidden-fragment-of-the-bible/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/bible/" rel="tag">#bible</a></p>

View of someone holding a copy of the Holy Bible.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1851.</p><p>The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigoletto" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigoletto"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigolett</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p>Le Roi s'amuse at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29549" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29549</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>

Set design for act "IV" (III as normally counted) of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. (For the production of the Théâtre national de l'Opéra at the Palais Garnier that opened 27-02-1885).

A rustic, slightly decrepit inn or house by a lakeside or riverbank, surrounded by dense trees. The building is shown in a cross-section, revealing two levels.

A warmly lit bedroom where a woman stands holding a torch or candle near a reclining figure on a bed—suggestive of the characters Maddalena and the Duke in Rigoletto.

A dimly lit interior room with a few figures around a table—possibly representing Sparafucile (the assassin) and other characters in the plot’s unfolding.

The scene is bathed in moonlight with dark clouds, creating a dramatic chiaroscuro between the natural night and the warm indoor light.

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<p>10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Artemis</p><p>Fascinating stories about the goddess Artemis from Greek myth. The twin sister of Apollo, the chaste goddess, represents the wild wilderness and the hunt.</p><p> by Daniel Soulard</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/myths-about-artemis-greek-goddess/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/myths-about-artemis-greek-goddess/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/myths-abo</span><span class="invisible">ut-artemis-greek-goddess/</span></a></p><p>There are two interesting books about Artemis at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14576" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14576</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9283" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9283</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/mythology/" rel="tag">#mythology</a></p>

Scene from sacrifice in honour of Artemis-Diana who is accompanied by a deer. Fresco from the triclinium of the house of Vettii in Pompeii, Italy, between 62 CE and 79 CE (Destruction of Pompeii).

An ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting depicting a scene of sacrifice in honor of the goddess Diana; she is seen here accompanied by a deer. The fresco was discovered in the triclinium of House of the Vettii in Pompeii, Italy.

As with the other frescoes in this house, the painting dates between the time of the earthquake of Pompeii in 62 AD and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii, killing its inhabitants, but preserved many ancient works of art.

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<p>"I look upon literature as an art, and I believe that if you misuse it or abuse it, it will leave you. It is not a thing that you can nail down and use as you want. You have to let it use you, too."<br>Conversations</p><p>Happy birthday Katherine Anne Porter!</p><p>More information:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Anne_Porter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Anne_Porter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherin</span><span class="invisible">e_Anne_Porter</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

This black-and-white portrait of Katherine Anne Porter presents the American author with a composed and introspective demeanor.

Her face is framed by neatly styled hair, parted in the center and swept back, lending a classical elegance to her appearance.

Porter wears a simple, dark garment accented by a double-strand metallic necklace, adding a subtle touch of sophistication.

Her gaze is directed slightly off-camera, creating a reflective, distant expression that conveys both poise and intellectual depth.

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

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<p>"Yet each man kills the thing he loves<br> By each let this be heard.<br>Some do it with a bitter look,<br> Some with a flattering word.<br>The coward does it with a kiss,<br> The brave man with a sword!"</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1898.</p><p>The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde was published by Leonard Smithers, under the name "C.3.3.", which stood for cell block C, landing 3, cell 3.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Reading_Gaol" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Reading_Gaol"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ball</span><span class="invisible">ad_of_Reading_Gaol</span></a></p><p>Ballad of Reading Gaol at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/301" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/301</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>

Cover of The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1904).

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<p>Today, 2 February, is Candlemas. As well as being a Christian holy day, it is one of the four Scottish Quarter Days, when rents were due.</p><p>The Scots poem “At Candlemas” by Marion Angus (1865–1946) is a typically unsentimental look at how swiftly youth turns to old age:</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/candlemas/" rel="tag">#Candlemas</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/scotslanguage/" rel="tag">#Scotslanguage</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/aging/" rel="tag">#aging</a></p>

At Candlemas
Marion Angus

Lang syne at Candlemas
At first cam o’ the mune,
I, a bit lassie,
Hame-gaun fae the toon,
Fell in wi’ a stranger
Frail as ony reed,
Wi’ a green mantle
Hapt aboot her heid.

Haste, I wad haste me,
The whinny road along,
Whinny, crookit road
Faur the grey ghaists gang.
Wi her een fu’ o’ spells,
Her broo runkled sair,
She micht weel be the witch
O’ the Braid Hill o’ Fare.

Here cams Candlemas,
A wan deein’ mune,
Eh! bit I’m weary.
Cauldrife wis the toon!

Yon’s a blythe bairnie
Soople as a reed,
Rinnin’ wi’ a hankey
Tied aboot her heid,
Hastin’, hastin’,
Limber-licht fit,
Doon the crookit road
Faur the grey moths flit.

Quo’ she, ‘Ye’r sma’-bookit,
Yer broo’s runkled sair,
Er’ ye the auld witch
O’ the Braid Hill o’ Fare?’

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<p>The haill clanjamfrie: What’s so braw aboot Scots<br>13 March, Royal Society of Edinburgh & online – free, ticketed</p><p>Through live readings of poetry & prose, alongside open conversation, this RSE Investigates event explores Scots as a powerful tool for creative expression & social commentary – with writers Len Pennie, Chris McQueer, & Michael Pedersen</p><p><a href="https://rse.org.uk/event/the-haill-clanjamfrie-whats-so-braw-aboot-scots/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="rse.org.uk/event/the-haill-clanjamfrie-whats-so-braw-aboot-scots/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rse.org.uk/event/the-haill-cla</span><span class="invisible">njamfrie-whats-so-braw-aboot-scots/</span></a></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/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/creativewriting/" rel="tag">#creativewriting</a></p>

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<p>"Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants, willing to be dethroned."<br>ch. 2: Nestor page 28</p><p>Ulysses by James Joyce was partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1922.</p><p>Ulysses at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Picture of first edition of Joyce's Ulysses.

Cover design:
Simple, elegant design in blue-green/teal color
Greek-inspired lettering for "ULYSSES"
Minimal decoration, emphasizing the classical connection
The color was chosen to match the Greek flag (blue and white)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)#/media/File:JoyceUlysses2.jpg

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<p>"They cannot scare me with their empty spaces<br>Between stars—on stars where no human race is.<br>I have it in me so much nearer home<br>To scare myself with my own desert places."</p><p>'Desert Places'</p><p>~Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) </p><p>Robert Frost at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1091" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1091"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1091</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>

"Robert Frost, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front", c. 1910.

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