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"Huw Llwyd of Cynfael was the seventh son of a family of sons, and therefore he was a conjuror by nature. He increased his knowledge of the black art by the study of magical books, and he ate eagle's flesh, so that his descendants could for nine generations charm for the shingles."- W. Jenkyn Thomas, "The Welsh Fairy Book" Edmund Fitzpatrick.#BookologyThursday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Literature #Wales #Celtic #Occult

@gutenberg_org Thank you! : )

@bruno Best of luck. I’ve started reading it three different times and never got very far.

Radcliffe Acquires a Black Feminist’s ArchiveAn architect of Black women’s studies, Barbara Smith introduced the concepts of “identity politics” and “intersectionality.”by Lydialyle Gibsonhttps://www.harvardmagazine.com/museums-collections/barbara-smith-papers-harvard-radcliffe-institute?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_term=weekly&utm_content=one-of-harvards-oldest-structures-is-hiding-behind-a-beer-garden&utm_campaign=032026Black fiction & Feminism at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=black+fictionhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=feminism#books #literature #womenhistoryMonth

@gutenberg_org Alas! It is delusion all…

"There was an old dragon under grey stone;His red eyes blinked as he lay alone.His joy was dead, and his youth spent,He was knobbed and wrinkled, and his limbs bentIn the long years to his gold chained;In his heart's furnace, the fire waned."- J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Hoard" Pauline Baynes#BookologyThursday #Mythology #Folklore #Fiction #Literature #Poetry #Fantasy #JRRTolkien #Tolkien #Monster #Dragon

@gutenberg_org the black count is a great book about his life!

Climate change to identity: The vital lessons in Metamorphoses, Ovid's 2,000-year-old poemYou might think that Ovid's Metamorphoses, an ancient compendium of the greatest Greek myths, would hold little relevance today. But its tales of desire and deceit reveal surprising parallels with contemporary concerns, from climate change and the refugee crisis to gender-based violence and identity.by Cath Poundhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260317-metamorphoses-ovids-2000-year-old-poem-says-a-lot-about-2026At PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21765#books #literature #culture

@gutenberg_org I wonder if the finder of the manuscript shouted anything memorable

@gutenberg_org Cf. Better Off Ted's memorandum typo episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7Nz4bIwss

FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)--#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

The Dante Map: Mary Hensman’s MasterpiecePosted by: Cynthia Smith"In celebration of Women’s History Month, I am featuring the map below. It was designed by the 19th century scholar and mapmaker Mary Hensman. The map is a detailed guide to the places that the Italian poet Dante Alighieri visited as well as the locations mentioned in his literary works."https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/03/the-dante-map-mary-hensmans-masterpiece/Books by Dante at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Dante+Alighieri#books #literature #cartography #womenshistorymonth

The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal languageThe medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.by Rosamund Oateshttps://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%20languageSign language at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=sign+language#books #literature #history

Author to revive Shakespeare club after 300 yearsAn author is relaunching a ladies club that once revived William Shakespeare's reputation 300 years ago.by Alice Cunninghamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17887r0nyyoShakespeare at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65#books #literature #drama

@gutenberg_org https://www.linkedin.com/posts/martin-whitworth_in-honour-of-international-womens-day-project-share-7436479109217652736-M0B0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAB6brr4BGoHzndQ9zS3yz00BKrProLVulbg

The Short But Magical Life of John KeatsPoet John Keats, in his short life, wrote some of the most beloved poems in the English language.https://www.thecollector.com/john-keats-english-poet/Books by Keats at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/935#poetry #books #literature

Female writers and readers have been challenging the patriarchy for more than 200 yearsby Roberta Garretthttps://theconversation.com/female-writers-and-readers-have-been-challenging-the-patriarchy-for-more-than-200-years-276231Suffrage at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/72#books #literature #womenhistoryMonth

New York Times Books wrote: With Jules Verne and the publisher Hugo Gernsback, H.G. Wells invented the genre of science fiction.@hehazelhayes added:just a reminder that #MaryShelley published Frankenstein before Jules Verne or H.G. Wells had even been born#whitewomen #books #literature

"The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth is a medieval book that recounts the mythic history of the British monarchy, starting with Brutus the Trojan (great-grandson of Aeneas). It inspired many British legends, and features the first known biography of King Arthur. #MythologyMonday #NationalReadingMonth #ReadingCommunity #Mythology #Folklore #Book #Literature #KingArthur #Arthuriana