CIRCLE WITH A DOT

"Of Silver we have heard no more.... But I dare say he met his old [African wife], and perhaps still lives in comfort with her.... It is to be hoped so, I suppose, for his chances of comfort in another world are very small."- Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island"#BookWormSat #Literature #Fiction #RobertLouisStevenson #Disney #WaltDisney #TreasureIsland #Pirate

Captain Hook "had been at a famous public school. Its traditions still clung to him.... Above all he retained the passion for good form. Good form! However much he may have degenerated, he still knew that this is all that really matters."- J. M. Barrie, "Peter Pan" Trina Schart Hyman #BookWormSat #GothicSpring #Literature #Fiction #PeterPan #CaptainHook #JMBarrie #TrinaSchartHyman

MEDLAR. A fruit, vulgarly called an open arse; of which it is more truly than delicately said, that it is never ripe till it is as rotten as a t--d, and then it is not worth a f--t.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)--#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

@gutenberg_org @wikipedia floriduh banned this one so my mom got my kids a copy

@newstik I don't know Arabic, but the book is bilingual, so you could find someone who can?

The Fairytale Language of the Brothers GrimmBy Chi LuuHow the Brothers Grimm went hunting for fairytales, accidentally changed the course of historical linguistics, and kickstarted a new field of scholarship in folklorehttps://daily.jstor.org/the-fairytale-language-of-the-brothers-grimm/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_04302026Brothers Grimm at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Brothers+Grimm#Books #Literature #Philology #Folklore

@gutenberg_orgI can't read a single word. This English is completely alien to me.

@esureL The translator completely changed the novel, but apparently Stoker was ok with it

Happy 100th birthday to Harper Lee! Let's celebrate it.April 28, 1926 saw the birth of Harper Lee, best known as the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, Lee achieved literary notoriety with a single book, then proceeded to publish sparingly. Her additional works, though few, have been the subject of considerable attention and worthwhile debate.Check it out in our last newsletter:https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/#books #literature

"I made up my mind to try again, so I went to the wood where the pool was, where I saw the White People, and I tried again [to call them]. The dark nymph, Alanna, came, and she turned the pool of water into a pool of fire...."- Arthur Machen, "The White People" Anna Vinogradova#BookWormSat #GothicSpring #Literature #Fiction #WeirdFiction #Horror #Monster #Fairy #ArthurMachen

"As to being in a fright,Allow me to remarkThat ghosts have just as good a right,In every way, to fear the lightAs men to fear the dark.""No plea," said I, "can well excuseSuch cowardice in you:For ghosts can visit when they choose,Whereas we humans can't refuseTo grant the interview."- Lewis Carroll, "Phantasmagoria" Arthur B. Frost#BookWormSat #Literature #Book #Poetry #Humor #Humour #Ghost #Haunting #LewisCarroll

The 100 greatest British novelsBBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature. (from the archives)https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20151204-the-100-greatest-british-novelsSome of the are available in our catalog:https://www.gutenberg.org/#books #literature

GARNISH. An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)--#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

@gutenberg_org Currently I'm reading Nothing Tastes As Good by Luke Dumas, and it is so good. I've read two thirds of it in two days, that's how good it is.

KI hat vorhersehbare und systematische Vorurteile. https://torbenkopp.com/ki-hat-vorhersehbare-und-systematische-vorurteile/#ki #vorurteil #kunstlicheintelligenz #writing #literature #belletristik #literatur #books #press #markets #ai #technology #science #artist #theatre #nature #gaming #business #linux #philosophy #humanities

@bobthetraveler It's interesting that the "three great playwrights" of 17th-century France all died within a few years, with Racine (1699) and Molière (1673) bookending the era after Corneille (1684).

Lies mal eine zauberhafte Geschichte!Elli, eine junge Frau Anfang 20, begibt sich in ein Abenteuer. Was sie dort erlebt übertrifft noch bei Weitem ihre Vorstellungen und Erwartungen...https://amzn.eu/d/00Xk98y7#seminar #ebook #writing #literature #belletristik #literatur #books #press #markets #ai #technology #science #artist #theatre #nature #gaming #business #linux #philosophy #humanities #lagerfeuer #abenteuer #camping #selbstfindung #natur #begegnungen

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@readit @bookstodon I post the occasional set of mini-reviews of books I've read on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/books-i-read-in-137062395I'll try to remember to post them to Readit Club as well.

"And they talked about the mediocrity of provincial life, so suffocating, so fatal to all noble dreams."Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert was published #OTD in 1857. It tells the story of Emma, a doctor’s wife bored with provincial life. She seeks escape through affairs and overspending, leading to ruin. The novel caused scandal but became a major work of French literature.Madame Bovary at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2413#books #literature