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<p>4 Must-Read Works by Edgar Allan Poe (& Why You Should Read Them)</p><p>Edgar Allan Poe was a master of Gothic literature. Although his stories are filled with gloom and mystery, they also contain universal truths.</p><p>by Andrew Olsen</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/edgar-allan-poe-works-must-read/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/edgar-allan-poe-works-must-read/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/edgar-all</span><span class="invisible">an-poe-works-must-read/</span></a></p><p>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>

An illustration from Jules Verne’s essay “Edgard Poë et ses oeuvres” (Edgar Poe and his Works), by Frederic Lix or Yan’ Dargent, 1862.

Looming above the scene is a massive, spectral figure cloaked in flowing robes, wielding a giant scythe—a clear personification of Death. The ghostly figure seems to emerge from the vertical torrent of rain or water, merging with the storm itself.

The engraving is dense with vertical lines, conveying the relentless downward motion of rain or divine force. The sense of movement and chaos is heightened by the wind-swept garments, crashing waves, and circling seabirds.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Edgard_Po%C3%AB_et_ses_oeuvres%27_by_Lix_and_Dargent_6.jpg

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<p>This Plaintive Song Is From a Land Without Lullabies</p><p>A rare tribe lacks music for dancing or soothing their young ones</p><p>By Kristen French </p><p><a href="https://nautil.us/this-plaintive-song-is-from-a-land-without-lullabies-1207655/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nautil.us/this-plaintive-song-is-from-a-land-without-lullabies-1207655/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nautil.us/this-plaintive-song-</span><span class="invisible">is-from-a-land-without-lullabies-1207655/</span></a></p><p>Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/16</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a></p>

Lullaby by François Nicholas Riss .

The composition centers on a young mother seated beside a cradle suspended from the ceiling by ropes. She delicately dangles a lullaby above her infant, who lies nestled beneath a patterned cloth canopy, one tiny hand reaching upward. Her expression is gentle and attentive, conveying maternal affection and calm. In her lap, she holds knitting needles, suggesting the multitasking rhythm of caregiving.

To her left, a barefoot young boy leans against the window, absorbed in his own quiet activity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby#/media/File:Fran%C3%A7ois_Riss_Lullaby.jpg

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<p>The longlist for the 2025 Duais Leabhair na Gàidhealtachd | Highland Book Prize has been announced. The Prize celebrates the talent, landscape, & cultural diversity of the Scottish Highlands & is open to works of fiction, non-fiction, & poetry</p><p><a href="https://www.highlandbookprize.org.uk/longlist/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.highlandbookprize.org.uk/longlist/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.highlandbookprize.org.uk/l</span><span class="invisible">onglist/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/highlands/" rel="tag">#Highlands</a> <a href="/tags/highlandbookprize/" rel="tag">#HighlandBookPrize</a> <a href="/tags/gaidhlig/" rel="tag">#Gaidhlig</a> <a href="/tags/gaelic/" rel="tag">#Gaelic</a></p>

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<p>A country of their own: writing Scotland as a woman<br>Ifeta Čirić-Fazlija & Lejla Mulalić</p><p>This monograph examines the works of five Scottish women authors: Kathleen Jamie, Liz Lochhead, Sharman Macdonald, Rona Munro, & Agnes Owens</p><p>Available free online via Open Access</p><p>@litstudies </p><p><a href="https://ebooks.ff.unsa.ba/index.php/ebooks_ffunsa/catalog/book/125" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ebooks.ff.unsa.ba/index.php/ebooks_ffunsa/catalog/book/125"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ebooks.ff.unsa.ba/index.php/eb</span><span class="invisible">ooks_ffunsa/catalog/book/125</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a> <a href="/tags/gender/" rel="tag">#gender</a> <a href="/tags/region/" rel="tag">#region</a> <a href="/tags/class/" rel="tag">#class</a> <a href="/tags/workingclass/" rel="tag">#workingclass</a> <a href="/tags/identity/" rel="tag">#identity</a> <a href="/tags/openaccess/" rel="tag">#OpenAccess</a></p>

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<p>David the Dreamer: Ralph Bergengren’s Children’s Book Illustrated by Tom Seidmann-Freud, 1922</p><p>David the Dreamer tells the far-out story of young boy who in planning his dog's birthday parts ends up in a number of surreal landscapes</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/david-the-dreamer-474846/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-the-dreamer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/david-the-dreamer-474846/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-the-dreamer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/david-the-dreamer</span><span class="invisible">-474846/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-the-dreamer</span></a></p><p>Ralph Bergengren at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/25875" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/25875"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/25875</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookillustration/" rel="tag">#bookillustration</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Tom Seidmann-Freud, Ralph Bergengren’s David the Dreamer: His Book of Dreams, 1922.

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<p>Blood On the Page: On Jane Austen’s Period Drama</p><p>Devoney Looser Explores 19th-Century Attitudes About Menstruation and Women’s Health</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/blood-on-the-page-on-jane-austens-period-drama/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/blood-on-the-page-on-jane-austens-period-drama/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/blood-on-the-page-o</span><span class="invisible">n-jane-austens-period-drama/</span></a></p><p>"The Letters of Jane Austen" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42078" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42078</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a></p>

Drawing of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, 1870

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<p>How a reading group helped young German students defy the Nazis and find their faith</p><p>By Peter Nguyen</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-a-reading-group-helped-young-german-students-defy-the-nazis-and-find-their-faith-254774" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/how-a-reading-group-helped-young-german-students-defy-the-nazis-and-find-their-faith-254774"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-a-read</span><span class="invisible">ing-group-helped-young-german-students-defy-the-nazis-and-find-their-faith-254774</span></a></p><p>More information:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Ro</span><span class="invisible">se</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Monument to Hans and Sophie Scholl and the "White Rose" (German: Die Weiße Rose) resistance movement against the Nazi regime, in front of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

The monument is embedded directly into the ground in the university's atrium or entrance plaza. It features bronze replicas of the group's leaflets scattered across the pavement—frozen mid-motion as if freshly dropped or blown by the wind.

The fliers are detailed with reproductions of the original texts used by the White Rose group—typed or mimeographed calls for freedom, democracy, and opposition to Hitler’s rule. Some are half-unfolded or overlapping, evoking urgency and clandestine action.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose#/media/File:Scholl-Denkmal,_M%C3%BCnchen.jpg

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<p>Exploring the Jackie Kay Archive<br>28 May, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Free, booking required.</p><p>Explore the personal archive of Jackie Kay, Scotland's former Makar and beloved writer. Curator Dan Sheehy will share his favourite discoveries from cataloguing her lifetime of work.</p><p><a href="https://www.nls.uk/whats-on/jackie-kay-archive/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nls.uk/whats-on/jackie-kay-archive/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nls.uk/whats-on/jackie-kay</span><span class="invisible">-archive/</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/jackiekay/" rel="tag">#JackieKay</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a> <a href="/tags/archives/" rel="tag">#archives</a></p>

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<p>What Was Saint Augustine’s Narrative of the Two Cities?</p><p>What was Saint Augustine’s narrative of the two cities, the City of God and the City of the World, all about?</p><p>by Marnie Binder</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/saint-augustine-narrative-two-cities/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/saint-augustine-narrative-two-cities/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/saint-aug</span><span class="invisible">ustine-narrative-two-cities/</span></a></p><p>Saint Augustine at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1156" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1156"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1156</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

St. Augustine in His Study by Vittore Carpaccio, 1502

The saint is portrayed seated at a writing desk, surrounded by an elaborately furnished interior brimming with Renaissance luxuries and scholarly tools: globes, books, instruments, and exotic artifacts. The architecture of the room features vaulted ceilings, ornate wooden shelves, and tiled floors, reflecting a harmonious blend of Gothic and early Renaissance design.

St. Augustine is robed in ecclesiastical garments, captured mid-movement as he turns in awe, reacting to a divine vision or spiritual presence — traditionally interpreted as a supernatural communication from St. Jerome, informing Augustine of his death. His expression is thoughtful and moved, enhancing the spiritual atmosphere of the scene.

Carpaccio meticulously includes animals (like a dog at Augustine’s feet), detailed maps, astrolabes, and manuscripts, demonstrating the saint’s intellectual breadth and curiosity, and symbolizing the humanist fusion of faith and reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo#/media/File:Vittore_carpaccio,_visione_di_sant'agostino_01.jpg

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<p>7 of the Most Scandalous Romantic Plot Twists in Classic Literature</p><p>By Paul Anthony Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/books/romantic-plot-twists-in-classic-literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/literature/books/romantic-plot-twists-in-classic-literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/literature</span><span class="invisible">/books/romantic-plot-twists-in-classic-literature</span></a></p><p>They are all available at PG:<br>Bleak House<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023</a><br>Ethan Frome<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517</a><br>Far From the Madding Crowd<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/107" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/107</a><br>Jane Eyre<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1260" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1260</a><br>Sense and Sensibility<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161</a><br>The Return of the Native<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/122" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/122</a><br>Twelfth Night<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1526" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1526</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover image of Bleak House by Charles Dickens.

The cover features a decorative gold-stamped coat of arms or heraldic emblem with the title "BLEAK HOUSE" at the top and "Charles Dickens" at the bottom, along with what appears to be a motto banner reading "IN CHANCERY." Published serially from 1852-1853.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1023/pg1023-images.html

Cover image Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

This is an ornate Victorian-era cover of "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen, featuring elaborate gold Art Nouveau-style floral and vine patterns on a dark green background. The decorative design frames the title and author name in elegant lettering.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/161/pg161-images.html

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<p>James Leslie Mitchell (1901–1935), better known as Lewis Grassic Gibbon, was born on this day, 13 Feb. Author of SUNSET SONG – & many other titles from historical to science fiction – he is one of the most important Scottish writers of the 20th century.</p><p>A 🎂 🧵 …</p><p>1/10</p><p><a href="https://digital.nls.uk/learning/sunset-song-quines/overview-of-the-novel/biography-of-lewis-grassic-gibbon/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="digital.nls.uk/learning/sunset-song-quines/overview-of-the-novel/biography-of-lewis-grassic-gibbon/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital.nls.uk/learning/sunset</span><span class="invisible">-song-quines/overview-of-the-novel/biography-of-lewis-grassic-gibbon/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/modernism/" rel="tag">#modernism</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/lewisgrassicgibbon/" rel="tag">#LewisGrassicGibbon</a></p>

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<p>Design insights from studying the Van Gogh Museum</p><p>A new predictive model can forecast visitor movement through a museum to help illuminate how physical and digital spaces shape engagement.</p><p>By Dylan Walsh</p><p><a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/design-insights-studying-van-gogh-museum" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/design-insights-studying-van-gogh-museum"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to</span><span class="invisible">-matter/design-insights-studying-van-gogh-museum</span></a></p><p>Van Gogh at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/40599</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>

The Sower with Setting Sun, c.1888. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

The painting depicts a peasant farmer striding across a plowed field, scattering seeds, silhouetted against a brilliant yellow sun. A gnarled tree trunk dominates the right side of the composition, with furrows of the field rendered in vivid blues, purples, and greens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#/media/File:De_zaaier_-_s0029V1962_-_Van_Gogh_Museum.jpg

Still Life: Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers, August 1888. National Gallery, London

One of the most iconic paintings in art history, it shows fourteen sunflowers in various stages of bloom arranged in a simple earthenware vase signed "Vincent" in blue. The composition is dominated by brilliant yellows and golds against a pale yellow background, with the flowers ranging from fresh blooms to wilting seed heads.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#/media/File:Vincent_Willem_van_Gogh_127.jpg

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<p>Newly published stories show a different side of Ian Fleming and Graham Greene</p><p>By Milton Guevara, Majd Al-Waheidi</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/nx-s1-5397182/strand-magazine-ian-fleming-graham-greene-short-stories" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/05/15/nx-s1-5397182/strand-magazine-ian-fleming-graham-greene-short-stories"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/05/15/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">397182/strand-magazine-ian-fleming-graham-greene-short-stories</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>

Portrait of Ian Fleming.

This portrait of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, captures the author in a relaxed yet sophisticated pose.

Fleming is dressed in a suit and a polka-dot bow tie, reinforcing his refined and classic style.

He holds a cigarette holder to his mouth with a slight, knowing smile, suggesting confidence and wit—qualities often attributed to his famous fictional spy.

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

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<p>The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language</p><p>The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.</p><p>by Rosamund Oates</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-deaf-blacksmith-who-married-in-1576-and-the-history-of-sign-as-a-legal-language-276686?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833+CID_4dad2f3a225cc1558f32f04d20318006&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20deaf%20blacksmith%20who%20married%20in%201576%20%20and%20the%20history%20of%20sign%20as%20a%20legal%20language" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/the-deaf-blacksmith-who-married-in-1576-and-the-history-of-sign-as-a-legal-language-276686?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833+CID_4dad2f3a225cc1558f32f04d20318006&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20deaf%20blacksmith%20who%20married%20in%201576%20%20and%20the%20history%20of%20sign%20as%20a%20legal%20language"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-deaf-b</span><span class="invisible">lacksmith-who-married-in-1576-and-the-history-of-sign-as-a-legal-language-276686?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833+CID_4dad2f3a225cc1558f32f04d20318006&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20deaf%20blacksmith%20who%20married%20in%201576%20%20and%20the%20history%20of%20sign%20as%20a%20legal%20language</span></a></p><p>Sign language at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=sign+language" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=sign+language"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=sign+language</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(sponsus) of a man placing a ring on a woman's finger. By James le Palmer / anonymous illustrator

British Library Royal MS 6 E VI, fol. 104

A historiated initial S from a medieval illuminated manuscript, painted in blue, pink, ochre, and olive green. Within the curved body of the letter, two figures face each other: on the left a young man in a blue tunic, on the right a woman in a white veil and rust-coloured garment. Between them, the man places or holds a small ring, their hands meeting at the centre. Both faces are simply rendered with calm expressions. The initial is framed by a blue and pink border with a dark speckled ground filling the background behind the figures.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Omne_Bonum_Royal6EVI104_Anulus.jpg

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<p>Maria Edgeworth’s Educational Philosophy in 5 Core Concepts</p><p>Maria Edgeworth's timeless educational philosophy focuses on practical skills, parental involvement, critical thinking, ethics, and individualized learning.</p><p>By Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/maria-edgeworth-educational-philosophy-core-concepts/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/maria-edgeworth-educational-philosophy-core-concepts/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/maria-edg</span><span class="invisible">eworth-educational-philosophy-core-concepts/</span></a></p><p>Maria Edgeworth at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/630" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/630"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/630</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a></p>

The Young Schoolmistress, Jean Siméon Chardin, c. 1736.

The painting shows a young woman, likely a governess or older sister, teaching a little girl how to read. They are seated at a simple wooden table, absorbed in a shared lesson. The girl’s eyes follow the text or image before her, while the young woman leans forward attentively, guiding her.

Both figures are rendered with serene concentration.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Sim%C3%A9on_Chardin_-_The_Young_Schoolmistress_-_WGA04750.jpg

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<p>RSE Investigates: The history of Scots and English in 10 objects</p><p>What can objects tell us about the history of our languages?<br>Prof Jeremy Smith uncovers the unique stories & histories of English & Scots through ten extraordinary objects: a bone, a piece of jewellery, a stone cross, a jug, two manuscripts, two letters, a broadside sheet, & an early printed book.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MEEn47TRc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MEEn47TRc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MEEn</span><span class="invisible">47TRc</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/languagehistory/" rel="tag">#languagehistory</a></p>

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<p>The Scottish Highlands: Epic Mode<br>23 March, online – tickets from £3.35</p><p>Prof Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart investigates the ancient heroic tales of the Fèinn/Fianna & Fionn mac Cumhail/Finn Mac Cool. These exciting, complex, & often moving stories are part of the common heritage of Scotland & Ireland.</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-scottish-highlands-epic-mode-domhnall-uilleam-stiubhart-zoom-tickets-1981483748231" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-scottish-highlands-epic-mode-domhnall-uilleam-stiubhart-zoom-tickets-1981483748231"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sco</span><span class="invisible">ttish-highlands-epic-mode-domhnall-uilleam-stiubhart-zoom-tickets-1981483748231</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/irish/" rel="tag">#Irish</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/legends/" rel="tag">#legends</a> <a href="/tags/mythology/" rel="tag">#mythology</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#epic</a> <a href="/tags/highlands/" rel="tag">#Highlands</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1975, humorist P. G. Wodehouse died.</p><p>Wodehouse "was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf...."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wo</span><span class="invisible">dehouse</span></a></p><p>Books by Wodehouse at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/783</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of P. G. Wodehouse. He standing by a railing wearing a coat and a hat.

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<p>"Heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; ..."</p><p>Don’t fall in love this Valentine’s Day – read Wuthering Heights</p><p>Emily Brontë’s novel celebrates the head-spinning, hair-raising, all-consuming experience of falling in love.</p><p>by Andrew McInnes</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/dont-fall-in-love-this-valentines-day-read-wuthering-heights-275600?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekender%20-%203675037557&utm_content=The%20Weekender%20-%203675037557+CID_d1468951185c9327ba8ce1dd485dfe68&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Dont%20fall%20in%20love%20this%20Valentines%20Day%20%20read%20Wuthering%20Heights" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/dont-fall-in-love-this-valentines-day-read-wuthering-heights-275600?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekender%20-%203675037557&utm_content=The%20Weekender%20-%203675037557+CID_d1468951185c9327ba8ce1dd485dfe68&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Dont%20fall%20in%20love%20this%20Valentines%20Day%20%20read%20Wuthering%20Heights"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/dont-fall-</span><span class="invisible">in-love-this-valentines-day-read-wuthering-heights-275600?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekender%20-%203675037557&utm_content=The%20Weekender%20-%203675037557+CID_d1468951185c9327ba8ce1dd485dfe68&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Dont%20fall%20in%20love%20this%20Valentines%20Day%20%20read%20Wuthering%20Heights</span></a></p><p>Wuthering Heights at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/768" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/768</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photo of Sir Laurence Olivier knighted 1947-page 144 and Merle Oberon from the 1939 film Wuthering Heights.

This is a publicity still from the 1939 film adaptation of "Wuthering Heights," showing Laurence Olivier (later knighted in 1947) as Heathcliff and Merle Oberon as Catherine Earnshaw seated together on the Yorkshire moors. The romantic scene captures the passionate, doomed lovers from Emily Brontë's classic novel.

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

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<p>My Own Delightful Gordon,</p><p>Your letter has moved me deeply as you may imagine. But alas, I must ever decline to be Mrs Lowther…</p><p>—from Muriel Spark’s THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1961): a love letter – as imagined by her pupils – from Miss Brodie to Mr Lowther, the music teacher</p><p>@bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/novella/" rel="tag">#novella</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a> <a href="/tags/murielspark/" rel="tag">#MurielSpark</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a> <a href="/tags/loveletters/" rel="tag">#loveletters</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a> <a href="/tags/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a></p>

My Own Delightful Gordon,

Your letter has moved me deeply as you may imagine. But alas, I must ever decline to be Mrs. Lowther. My reasons are twofold. I am dedicated to my girls as is Madame Pavlova, and there is another in my lite whose mutual love reaches out to me beyond the bounds of Time and Space. He is Teddy Lloyd! Intimacy has never taken place with him. He is married to another. One day in the art room we melted into each other's arms and knew the truth. But I was proud of giving myself to you when you came and took me in the bracken on Arthur's Seat while the storm raged about us. If 1 am in a certain condition I shall place the infant in the care of a worthy shepherd and his wife, and we can discuss it calmly as platonic acquaintances. I may permit misconduct to occur again from time to time as an outlet because I am in my Prime. We can also have many a breezy day in the fishing boat at sea. ...

Allow me, in conclusion, to congratulate you warmly upon your sexual intercourse, as well as your singing.

With fondest joy,
Jean Brodie

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<p>Meet the Writers: Damian Barr</p><p>Damian Barr reflects on childhood shaping his memoir & novel, his move from journalism to fiction, & celebrating overlooked Scottish artists via writing, theatre & an exhibition.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ho4COxnko" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ho4COxnko"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ho4C</span><span class="invisible">Oxnko</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/visualart/" rel="tag">#visualart</a></p>

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<p>Not a red rose or a satin heart.</p><p>I give you an onion.<br>It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.<br>It promises light<br>like the careful undressing of love…</p><p>—Carol Ann Duffy, “Valentine”<br>published in A Red Rose or a Satin Heart: An Anthology of Scottish Love Poems, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bookish.community/@canongatebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>canongatebooks</span></a></span> 2010<br>💝 </p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#womenwriters</a> <a href="/tags/lovepoem/" rel="tag">#lovepoem</a> <a href="/tags/carolannduffy/" rel="tag">#CarolAnnDuffy</a></p>

Valentine
Carol Ann Duffy

Not a red rose or a satin heart.

I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.

Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.

I am trying to be truthful.

Not a cute card or a kissogram.

I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.

Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring,
if you like.
Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.

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<p>When you go,<br>if you go,<br>and I should want to die,<br>there’s nothing I’d be saved by<br>more than the time<br>you fell asleep in my arms…</p><p>—Edwin Morgan, “When You Go”<br>published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)</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/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqplushm/" rel="tag">#LGBTQplusHM</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/valentine/" rel="tag">#Valentine</a> <a href="/tags/lovepoem/" rel="tag">#lovepoem</a> <a href="/tags/lovepoetry/" rel="tag">#lovepoetry</a> <a href="/tags/edwinmorgan/" rel="tag">#EdwinMorgan</a></p>

When you go
Edwin Morgan

When you go,
if you go,
and I should want to die,
there's nothing I’d be saved by
more than the time
you fell asleep in my arms
in a trust so gentle
I let the darkening room
drink up the evening, till
rest, or the new rain
lightly roused you awake.
I asked if you heard the rain in your dream
and half dreaming still you only said, I love you.

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<p>O dastram, dastram,<br>Dastram Mòrag!<br>Rìbhinn bhuidh’, bhasdalach,<br>Leac-ruiteach ròsach…</p><p>—Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, bho “Moladh Mòrag”<br>published in DASTRAM/DELIRIUM: Selected Poems of Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, Versions by Taylor Strickland (Broken Sleep Books, 2023)</p><p><a href="https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/taylor-strickland-dastram-delirium" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/taylor-strickland-dastram-delirium"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.brokensleepbooks.com/produ</span><span class="invisible">ct-page/taylor-strickland-dastram-delirium</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/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/18thcentury/" rel="tag">#18thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a> <a href="/tags/lovepoem/" rel="tag">#lovepoem</a> <a href="/tags/lovepoetry/" rel="tag">#lovepoetry</a></p>

bho Moladh Mòraig
Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair

O dastram, dastram,
Dastram Mòrag!
Rìbhinn bhuidh’, bhasdalach,
Leac-ruiteach ròsach;
A gruaidhean air lasadh
Mar an lasair-chlach dhathte,
’S a deud mar a’ sneachda,
Cruinn-shnaighte ’n dlùth òrdugh;
Ri Venus cho tlachdmhor
An taitneachdainn fheòlmhor,
Ri Dido cho maiseach,
Cho snasmhor ’s cho còrr rith’;
’S e thionnsgain dhomh caitheamh
’S a lùghdaich mo ràithean,
A’ bhallag ghrinn laghach
Chuir na gathan sa ’m fheòil-sa.

from Praised be Morag
translated by Taylor Strickland

Delirium! Delirium
from her, a girl blonde,
lurid: how she snuffs out
her own flint-spark glow,
and in one white bite
hewn from snow.
As sex and excess,
as body and beauty,
so Dido, so Venus,
so Morag ravishes
my seasons,
my genius
spent.
A girl with sharp agency
can pierce the heart
clean through.

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<p>O, love, love, love!<br>Love is like a dizziness; <br>It winna let a poor body<br>Gang about his biziness!</p><p>—James Hogg (1770–1835), “Love is like a dizziness” 💝 </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/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/valentine/" rel="tag">#Valentine</a> <a href="/tags/18thcentury/" rel="tag">#18thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a></p>

Love is like a dizziness
James Hogg

I lately lived in quiet ease,
An’ ne’er wished to marry, O!
But when I saw my Peggy’s face,
I felt a sad quandary, O!
Though wild as ony Athol deer,
She has trepann’d me fairly, O!
Her cherry cheeks an’ een sae clear
Torment me late an’ early, O!

O, love, love, love!
Love is like a dizziness;
It winna let a poor body
Gang about his biziness!

To tell my feats this single week
Wad mak a daft-like diary, O!
I drave my cart out owre a dike,
My horses in a miry, O!
I wear my stockings white an’ blue,
My love’s sae fierce an’ fiery, O!
I drill the land that I should pleugh,
An’ pleugh the drills entirely, O!

Chorus

Ae morning, by the dawn o’ day,
I rase to theek the stable, O!
I cuist my coat, an’ plied away
As fast as I was able, O!
I wrought that morning out an’ out,
As I’d been redding fire, O!
When I had done an’ look’d about,
Gudefaith, it was the byre, O!

Chorus

Her wily glance I’ll ne’er forget,
The dear, the lovely blinkin’ o’t
Has pierced me through an’ through the heart,
An’ plagues me wi’ the prinkling o’t.
I tried to sing, I tried to pray,
I tried to drown’t wi’ drinkin’ o’t,
I tried wi’ sport to drive’t away,
But ne’er can sleep for thinkin’ o’t.

Chorus

Nae man can tell what pains I prove,
Or how severe my pliskie, O!
I swear I’m sairer drunk wi’ love
Than ever I was wi’ whisky, O!
For love has raked me fore an’ aft,
I scarce can lift a leggie, O!
I first grew dizzy, then gaed daft,
An’ soon I’ll dee for Peggy, O!

Chorus

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