#OTD in 1851.
The French coup d'état of 1851 prompts Victor Hugo to be a leader of an unsuccessful insurrection against it. He is forced into exile, initially to Brussels, then Jersey, from which he was expelled for supporting L’Homme. He finally settled with his family at Hauteville House in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, where he would live in exile from October 1855 until 1870.
Books by Victor Hugo at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/85
Books by Hugo, Victor (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 74,656 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
reshared this
"O Day! he cannot die
When thou so fair art shining!
O Sun, in such a glorious sky,
So tranquilly declining;..."
#OTD in 1844.
Emily Brontë writes the poem "A Death-Scene". It was published in 1846 in a book collecting poetry by Brontë and her siblings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Death-…
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/1019
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Brontë, Brontë, and Brontë
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
#OTD in 1867.
Charles Dickens begins a U.S. reading tour in New York City.
During his visit, Dickens was giving lectures, raising the question of international copyright laws and the pirating of his work in America. He persuaded a group of 25 writers, to sign a petition for him to take to Congress, but the press were generally hostile to this, saying that he should be grateful for his popularity & that it was mercenary to complain about his work being pirated.
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37
Books by Dickens, Charles (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 74,656 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
#OTD in 1898.
Moscow Art Theatre's first season opens with a double bill of Emilia Matthai's Greta's Happiness and Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn. The successful and influential Moscow Art Theatre production of The Seagull by Chekhov (its Moscow première), would open on 29 December 1898.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mist…
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Il buco nel muro.
Una opera "minore" di Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, un romanzo di costume, ricco per altro da dotte citazioni e pervaso da un sottile umorismo che piacque a Pirandello. Si può scaricare gratis, in pdf, da:
liberliber.it/autori/autori-g/…
#UnoLibri #libri #letteratura #cosediscuola #public_domain
Il buco nel muro
Nonostante i giudizi severi che prima De Sanctis e poi Croce formularono su Guerrazzi scrittore, che probabilmente risentivano anche delle opinioni politiche che dietro quei giudizi erano celate, non sono mancate invece voci più lusinghiere.Liber Liber
reshared this
#OTD in 1833.
Charles Dickens' first published work of fiction, "A Dinner at Poplar Walk", is the first item in what will become Sketches by Boz. It appears unsigned in the Monthly Magazine (London).
The earliest version of Sketches by Boz was published by John Macrone in two series: the first as a two-volume set in February 1836, and then a "Second Series" in August 1836.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketches…
Sketches by Boz at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/882
Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People by Dickens
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
reshared this
"Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies."
#OTD in 1860.
Charles Dickens's Bildungsroman Great Expectations begins serialization in All the Year Round. Although intended for weekly publication, Great Expectations was divided into nine monthly sections, with new pagination for each.
Great Expectations at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/1400
![With Estella after all.
Great Expectations
[1867 Edition]
by Charles Dickens
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1400](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/26684316 "With Estella after all.
Great Expectations
[1867 Edition]
by Charles Dickens
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1400")
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
"I saw you - and from that day
I see only you in the world."
Johan Henric Kellgren, born #OTD in 1751, was a Swedish poet and critic.
Kellgren began as a tutor and later worked as a journalist and editor for Stockholms Posten, where he gained a reputation as a sharp and influential critic. Notable works include "Mina Löjen", which blends satire with lyrical beauty, and "Den nya skapelsen", which highlights themes of renewal & enlightenment.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_He…
Bibliopedia reshared this.
"A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas."
Godfrey Harold Hardy, who died #OTD in 1947, was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory & mathematical analysis.
In biology, he is known for the Hardy–Weinberg principle, a basic principle of population genetics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._H._Ha…
Books by G.H. Hardy at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39…
Books by Hardy, G. H. (Godfrey Harold) (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 74,651 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
reshared this
#OTD in 1908.
Cuala Press, set up at Churchtown, Dublin, as a private press independent of the former Dun Emer Press in connection with the Irish Literary Revival and Arts and Crafts movement by Elizabeth "Lolly" Yeats with editorial support from her brother W. B. Yeats, produces its first publication, Poetry and Ireland: Essays by W. B. Yeats and Lionel Johnson (died 1902).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuala_Pr…
reshared this
Il re del mondo.
René Guenon, studioso di cose esoteriche orientali ed occidentali, espone una sua ipotesi unificante su numerose tradizioni esoteriche nate in Oriente ed Occidente in questo libro. Lo potete scaricare gratis, in pdf, da:
liberliber.it/autori/autori-g/…
#UnoLibri #libri #letteratura #cosediscuola #public_domain
Il Re del Mondo
In questo scritto René Guénon, studioso delle tradizioni religiose ed esoteriche orientali e occidentali, mira all'individuazione di colui che viene denominato il “Re del Mondo” nell'ambito di numerose concezioni mistiche e religiose.Liber Liber
Bibliopedia reshared this.
"When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens, there still remains oneself. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?"
Oscar Wilde died #OTD in 1900.
De Profundis by Oscar Wilde
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Meet Belle da Costa Greene, the Most Fascinating Librarian in American History
By Jessica Stewart
mymodernmet.com/belle-da-costa…
Meet Belle da Costa Greene, the Most Fascinating Librarian in American History
An exhibition at New York's iconic Morgan Library celebrates the contributions of its first director, Belle da Costa Greene.Jessica Stewart (My Modern Met)
Bibliopedia reshared this.
"There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practised in the tricks and delusions of oratory."
Mark Twain was born #OTD in 1835
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
reshared this
How the Mona Lisa Was Stolen From the Louvre in 1911
The Incredible Story of How the Mona Lisa’s Theft Transformed It From Artwork to Icon
By Eva Baron
mymodernmet.com/mona-lisa-thef…
How the Mona Lisa Was Stolen From the Louvre in 1911
The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 is an iconic moment in history. It traveled from Paris to Italy, and wasn't found for nearly three years.Eva Baron (My Modern Met)
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Dal Molino di Cerbaja a Cala Marina.
Episodi della vita di Garibaldi scritti da Guelfo Guelfi Camajani. Per caso qualcuno sa dove si possono trovare informazioni sull'autore? Noi non ci siamo riusciti, help!
Per leggerli, scaricate un file pdf da:
liberliber.it/autori/autori-g/…
#UnoLibri #libri #letteratura #cosediscuola #public_domain
Dal Molino di Cerbaia a Cala Martina
Realizzato in collaborazione con il Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/) tramite Distributed Proofreaders (http://www.pgdp.net/).Liber Liber
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Il consiglio ha funzionato, il bisnipote mi ha mandato biografia e foto del bisnonno Guelfo.
Essendo tutti volontari, ci metteremo un po' ad aggiornare la pagina biografica del conte Guelfo, ma anche questa lacuna sarà colmata. Mastodon rocks📖
Grazie ancora!
Swirls and scoops: Antarctica's upside down ice-scape we had no idea existed
By Katherine Latham
bbc.com/future/article/2024111…
Swirls and scoops: Antarctica's upside down ice-scape we had no idea existed
When scientists peered beneath one of Antarctica's floating ice shelves, they were surprised to find an upside-down landscape of peaks, valleys and plateaus.Katherine Latham (BBC)
Bibliopedia reshared this.
classiques-garnier.com/genre-e…
Genre et investissement. La part des femmes dans les sociétés par actions à l’époque moderne (xviie-xviiie siècles)
Les femmes occupent une grande place dans les activités économiques à l'époque moderne. On analysera dans cette étude quel est leur pouvoir réel au sein de sociétés capitalistes dont elles sont des investisseuses et des actionnaires importantes.Classiques Garnier
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Mary Somerville, a Scottish scientist died #OTD in 1872. Her most famous work, The Mechanism of the Heavens (1831), was a translation and expansion of Laplace's Traité de mécanique céleste.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Som…
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/32…
Books by Somerville, Mary (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 74,640 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
reshared this
Thanks! I learned a lot about her I didn’t know from that Wikipedia article.
I’m curious what this means though:
”In her Personal Recollections Somerville expressed the opinion that mathematical science was at a low ebb in Britain, due to a reverence for Newton that prevented scientists from adopting calculus. On the Continent astronomical and mechanical science had reached a high degree of perfection.”
Does it mean advancing past what Newton had done?
Probably yes but not 100% sure about it. I was reading her Recollections (pags. 77 & 78) and it says that "Newton himself was aware that by the law of gravitation the stability of the solar system was endangered... La Place, and all the great mathematicians of that period, had scarcely passed away when the more powerful Quaternion system began to dawn.
(18h-20h, amphi Quinet de Sorbonne Université, 46 rue Saint Jacques, Paris 5e)
Accès gratuit et ouvert à tous sur inscription auprès de martin.dumont@sorbonne-universite.fr
Bibliopedia reshared this.
#OTD in 1919.
The Großes Schauspielhaus opens as a theater in Berlin, with an interior designed by Hans Poelzig. It begins with the director Max Reinhardt's production of the Oresteia.
The House of Atreus at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/8604
The House of Atreus; Being the Agamemnon, the Libation bearers, and the Furies
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Serialization of The Notting Hill Mystery by "Charles Felix" commences in Once A Week, with illustrations by George du Maurier; it is seen as the first full-length detective novel in English.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nott…
The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Felix
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
ossessionicontaminazioni.com/2…
Clear: un romanzo cyberpunk a fumetti
Sono stato attratto da Clear, miniserie a fumetti scritta da Scott Snyder e disegnata da Francis Manapul (pubblicata in volume il mese scorso in Italia da Astra, divisione editoriale di Star Comics…ossessioni e contaminazioni by francesco mazzetta
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Bibliopedia reshared this.
William Blake, English poet, painter, and printmaker was born #OTD in 1757.
A seminal figure in the Romantic Age, Blake's contributions span poetry and visual arts, often combining the two into illuminated manuscripts.
Books by William Blake @ PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/29…
Books by Blake, William (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 74,638 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
A #twofer toot celebrating both the 1757 birth of William Blake👆OTD in #England and the last #American #Thanksgiving before #AmericanCarnage2.0; “Chemical Eye 👁️ on Counting our Blessings” 👉 sitnews.us/MacDougall/112805_m…
#HappyThanksgiving #Chemistry #Poetry
SitNews - Chemical Eye on Counting our Blessings by Preston MacDougall
Ketchikan, Alaska news. Southeast Alaska news, Alaska news, national and world news.www.sitnews.us
Il pastor fido.
Dramma pastorale di Battista Guarini, drammaturgo e poeta cinquecentesco, rappresentato per la prima volta nel 1590 a Padova. Si può scaricare gratis, in pdf, da:
liberliber.it/autori/autori-g/…
#UnoLibri #libri #letteratura #cosediscuola #public_domain
Il pastor fido
Il testo è tratto da una copia in formato immagine presente sul sito della Facoltà di Lettere dell'Università di Torino Dall'incipit del libro: Sacrificavano gli Arcadi à Diana loro Dea ciascun’anno una giovane del paese; così gran tempo avanti per c…Liber Liber
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the *Divina Commedia* (1855/1872)
publicdomainreview.org/collect…
Divina Commedia at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/1000
Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the *Divina Commedia* (1855/1872)
Charts and maps that try to visualise the contours of heaven, the dimensions of hell.The Public Domain Review
reshared this
Why did Louis de Broglie, Nobel laureate in physics, abandon his own pilot wave theory?
By Laurie Letertre
theconversation.com/why-did-lo…
Why did Louis de Broglie, Nobel laureate in physics, abandon his own pilot wave theory?
A century ago, physicists laid the foundations of quantum mechanics. One of them, Louis de Broglie, disavowed a famous theory. Why?The Conversation
Bibliopedia reshared this.
because he realized it didn't fly 👉🏼😏👉🏼
sorry the title just kinda read like the setup of a joke 😅
#OTD in 1785.
The Marquis de Sade finishes writing The 120 Days of Sodom (Les 120 Journées de Sodome) while imprisoned in the Bastille; it will not be published until 1904.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_120_…
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69…
Books by Sade, marquis de (sorted by popularity)
Project Gutenberg offers 74,637 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
Bibliopedia reshared this.
La bibliothèque sera exceptionnellement fermée vendredi 29 novembre.
Bibliopedia reshared this.
C'est assez différent du Cantique de Jean Racine.
youtube.com/watch?v=xzbO_IDpQA…
- YouTube
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
Bibliopedia reshared this.
"We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard-loom weaves flowers and leaves."
(Notes on the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage)
~Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Love…
reshared this
Biografia di Carlo Guglielmo Scheele.
La vita del chimico svedese fu scritta da un chimico italiano, Icilio Guareschi di Parma. Si può scaricare gratis, in pdf, da:
liberliber.it/autori/autori-g/…
#UnoLibri #libri #letteratura #cosediscuola #public_domain
Biografia di Carlo Guglielmo Scheele
Dall'incipit del libro: Mentre negli altri paesi si è scritto molto intorno alla vita ed alle opere di Carlo Guglielmo Scheele, si sono compilate delle biografie e fatte delle conferenze o lezioni speciali, si sono tradotte tutte o in parte le sue op…Liber Liber
Bibliopedia reshared this.
In the Mouth of a Whale
Herman Melville and the watery beast.
By Herman Melville
laphamsquarterly.org/animals/m…
Books by Herman Melville at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9
In the Mouth of a Whale
That night, in the midwatch, when the old man—as his wont at intervals—stepped forth from the scuttle in which he leaned and went to his pivot hole, he suddenly thrust out his face fiercely, snuffingLapham’s Quarterly
Bibliopedia reshared this.
#OTD
Bibliopedia reshared this.
Why seeing Galileo’s original experiments left me speechless
The Galileo Museum in Italy shows how modern science was born through centuries of effort and discovery.
By Adam Frank
bigthink.com/13-8/why-seeing-g…
Why seeing Galileo’s original experiments left me speechless
"I was stunned. Here in front of me was the original apparatus through which a new vision of the world was slowly and painfully brought to light."Adam Frank (Big Think)
Bibliopedia reshared this.
James
in reply to Project Gutenberg • • •