#OTD in 1897. First publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Let's celebrate #DraculaDay! The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively…
Musician and human rights activist Peter Gabriel sent a special congratulatory message to @brewsterkahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, on being honored as a 2026 Computer His…
@estemeucantinho Então leia os dois livros, simultaneamente ou não...
@srgower But then you must be subscribed...
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How Henry James Became the American Giant of English Literature The life of Henry James, who left America for a cosmopolitan life in Europe before settling in England and contributing multiple masterp…
#OTD in 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison. During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis.…
@joachim Nous pourrions peut-être mener une étude collective sur ce sujet...
Beyond Disney: A 1616 portrait of Pocahontas shows how English colonizers saw Indigenous Americans by Peter C. Mancall https://theconversation.com/beyond-disney-a-1616-portrait-of-pocahontas-shows-how…
@scottgal in my opinion, we cannot judge them with contemporary eyes
Memorial Day weekend calls for picnics 🧺 One Hundred Picnic Suggestions (1915) contains ideas both traditional and… questionable to modern tastes before you pack your picnic basket: chicken salad, roa…
Skies of blue In the early 1800s, in the city of Suzhou in eastern China, two striking large-format maps were printed in vivid Prussian blue. One map depicted the terrestrial world of the Qing empire,…
52 Photos Of The Enthralling Life Of Frida Kahlo By Erin Kelly These Frida Kahlo photos prove that the renowned Mexican artist lived a painful yet profoundly influential life. https://allthatsinterest…
“You’ve Got Mail.” 📬 Founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services & renamed America Online in 1991, AOL was synonymous with online services. 🌐 In the ’90s, AOL flooded mailboxes with millions of free …
How Did Geographical Discoveries Shape Johannes Vermeer’s Artworks? Johannes Vermeer was a renowned Dutch artist during the Dutch Golden Age, a period marked by increased geographical knowledge, trade…
Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights; Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, cr…
Why Beatrix Potter’s Stories Still Delight Generations Defined by their colorful cast of characters and breathtaking illustrations, the storybooks of Beatrix Potter have brought joy to children around…
Avignon as Threat: How a Medieval Myth Became a Modern Weapon For centuries, the Avignon Papacy has been portrayed as a period of corruption, weakness, and French domination over the medieval Church. …
To vex the world. Jonathan Swift’s Frustrated Humor On the three-hundredth anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, Swift’s satire of his own society is remarkably relevant. by Henry Oliver https://www.comm…
Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Quotable: Salon Smart, sharp & written to be shared. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/07…
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