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A forgotten 1890 first edition of Sherlock Holmes novel The Sign of Four arrived among ordinary charity-shop donations in England; staff spotted its significance and it sold for £11,520 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/a-f... The Sign of the Four at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2097 #books

3 Zen Lessons From Nishida Kitarō to Overcome Existential Dread Nishida Kitarō, founder of the Kyoto School, offers three Zen-inflected philosophical lessons for facing existential dread without falling into despair. by Giorgi Vachnadze www.thecollector.com/existential-... #philosophy

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a primary architect & driving force behind the organized movement that ultimately won American women the right to vote in 1920. She died on #OTD in 1902 & never got to vote in her lifetime. Because of her (and others), we can. #VOTE #WomensRights #WomensSuffrage

Seven mulberry leaves, silk, and a surprise in the stacks A fragile 18th-century curiosity on the subject of sericulture, or silk farming, contained delicate botanical specimens. by Ayse Kaya www.bl.uk/stories/blog... #books #sericulture #botany #preservation #herbarium

She Painted the First Known Self-Portrait of an Artist at Work—and Signed It—Nearly 500 Years Ago. Who Was Catharina van Hemessen? by Meilan Solly www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... #art #culture #painting #history #womeninart

Never Mind Ancient Authorities, Do the Experiment! Before Francis Bacon, 16th-century science relied entirely on debating ancient authorities. by Joe Schwarcz www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... Francis Bacon at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature #philosophy #science #education

The lingering legacies of 'The Sun Also Rises' 100 years on Ernest Hemingway's debut novel, about lost and wayward young people after World War I, turned 100 this week. by Andrew Limbong www.npr.org/2026/10/23/n... The Sun Also Rises at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67138 #books #literature

The Best Shakespeare Comedies recommended by Heather Hirschfeld fivebooks.com/best-books/s... Shakespeare at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

Where Exactly Were the First Humans to Be Captured in a Photograph Standing? Three Obsessed Filmmakers Solved the Nearly 200-Year-Old Mystery by Sonja Anderson www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w... Books about Daguerreotype at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #books #photography #culture

Frankenstein, The Vampyre, and the Spirit of the Humanities By: Maria Papadouris daily.jstor.org/frankenstein... Books in Gothic Fiction at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #books #literature #halloween #horror

In 1911, the soon-to-be poet laureate Robert Bridges published the poems of Digby Mackworth Dolben, a school friend (with whom Gerard Manley Hopkins was apparently besotted) who had drowned to death at the age of 19 almost half a century earlier: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t...

What the World Actually Lost When the Library of Alexandria Vanished Beyond the supposed single fire that destroyed it, what did the Great Library of Alexandria contain, and how much was truly lost with its destruction? www.thecollector.com/library-alex... #AncientHistory

Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new study by Stephanie Buttigieg; Gregory Cooke; Skyla White theconversation.com/women-who-ch... Books in Women in STEAM at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #books #education #womeninstem

In 1687, Isaac Newton published the book that explained gravity, with Edmond Halley paying for its printing. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/p... Philosophiae Naturalis by Newton at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28233 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76404 #books #science #physics #mathematics

Interesting context regarding women and the Red Cross in the US in the early 20th century. Gotta say it doesn’t change the positive effect of reading _Clara Barton, Girl Nurse_ when I was a girl in the 1960s. She was a heroic role model at a time & place when I needed her.

The Breakers: Inside The Opulent Gilded Age Mansion Built By Cornelius Vanderbilt II Though the Vanderbilts spent millions to build The Breakers, they considered the 70-room mansion in Newport, Rhode Island to simply be their "summer cottage." allthatsinteresting.com/the-breakers... #architecture

Why Pronouns Matter in Science Fiction By Annalee Newitz reactormag.com/why-pronouns... A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay & Books in Precursors of Science Fiction at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1329 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #books #literature #sciencefiction

The Scrutiny of Clara Barton, Heroine or Not? by Jared Marrotte blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2... Books by and about Clara Barton at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #books #literature

Five Essential Books for Understanding North Korea’s Cult of Personality Cundill History Prize Finalist Jonathan Cheng Recommends Barbara Demick, Richard E. Kim, and More lithub.com/five-essenti... Korea at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #history #KoreanHistory

The 17th-century British scientists who investigated hauntings by Louise Ryland-Epton theconversation.com/the-17th-cen... Books about Ghost stories at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #history #halloween #ghosts

What Critics Thought of ‘Sense and Sensibility’ When It Was Published in 1811 Even 15-year-old Princess Charlotte Augusta had an opinion on Austen's debut novel. By Paul Anthony Jones www.mentalfloss.com/literature/a... Sense and Sensibility at PG www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161 #books #literature

Did Van Gogh’s Last Paintings Hint at His Death? Vincent van Gogh’s paintings made during his final days are often interpreted as foreshadowing his death, but is that really true? www.thecollector.com/van-gogh-las... #art

The Mysterious History of Mary Shelley by Nicole Lobdell A secret biography of the Frankenstein author has shaped her reputation in unseen ways. www.huntington.org/watch-read-l... Books by Mary Shelley at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

Ancient Cappadocian language There are no known texts written in Cappadocian, although classical Greek writers identified Cappadocian as distinct from Greek, and a few Greek words were attributed to a Cappadocian origin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient... #lycian_alphabet #carian_alphabet

Earth's oldest evidence of life is written in stone—but it's at risk of disappearing by Heidi Jane Allen phys.org/news/2026-10... Original article is available online: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #books #paleontology

Women who changed science Women who changed science celebrates and explores the contributions, careers and lives of women who have been awarded Nobel Prizes for their scientific achievements. www.nobelprize.org/women-who-ch... Women in STEAM at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #womeninstem

How smart were T. Rex? | Steve Brusatte www.youtube.com/shorts/1WHg1... Dinosaurs at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #paleontology

William Shakespeare Scholars conclude ‘beyond doubt’ that Shakespeare was main author of Edward III by Dalya Alberge www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... Edward III at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1770 #books #literature

A New Big Database of DNA From Indigenous Americans Shakes Up Scientists’ Theories About Human Settlement of South America by Sarah Kuta www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a... #indigenous_people #anthropology

From Slasher Films to Vampire Flicks, Horror Movies Are More Popular Than Ever. Relive the Genre’s Scariest Moments—if You Dare—at a New Exhibition www.smithsonianmag.com/history/from... Horror at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #film #museums #horror

How to be a (Roman) man Cicero’s ideal of manly virtue stressed the performance of self-control and bravery, not boastful egotism and domination by Catharine Edwards aeon.co/essays/the-p... Books by Cicero at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads, 1886 by Shelton D. flashbak.com/life-and-lan... Original version is provided by @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org : archive.org/details/mma_... Books by P. H. Emerson at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #art #photography

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Pinkie the Pink Elephant www.atlasobscura.com/places/pinki... #travel

You Wince Like a Girl More of Sylvia Plath’s writing is available than ever before. Can you take it? by Kristin Grogan www.bostonreview.net/articles/you... #books #literature #poetry

Arthur Conan Doyle Based Sherlock Holmes on a Real-Life Scottish Surgeon Who Used Deduction to Diagnose Patients and Investigate Crimes by Lindsey Fitzharris www.smithsonianmag.com/history/arth... Books about Sherlock Holmes at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #books #literature

The Teenagers Who Imagined GPS Before the Civil War By: Alexander MacDonald thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-teenager... Books by Edward Everett Hale at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #science #technology

The best books on Knitting recommended by Rosie Fletcher Knitting provides a slow, screen-free creative outlet, and opens up a wealth of style choices that you can’t buy on the high street. fivebooks.com/best-books/k... Knitting at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #knitting #hobbies

Born #onthisday in 1854: Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. Celebrated for his wit, Wilde + the notion of originality are common bedfellows, but the pairing is not without complications. Our essay on the claims of plagiarism that dogged his career publicdomainreview.org/essay/o... #otd

"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame." – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray #botd #books #literature

On this day in 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first family planning clinic in the U.S. It was – and in many ways still is – one of the most groundbreaking moments in the long struggle for equal rights for women. 🧵 #Healthcare #Contraception #Abortion #Comstock #OTD

The Brotherhood of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Fiction Must Pay for Its Crimes by Lyndsay Faye crimereads.com/the-brotherh... Books by Edgar Allan Poe at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

Sorry, but Jane Eyre Isn’t the Romance You Want It to Be By Erin Blakemore daily.jstor.org/sorry-but-ja... Books by Charlotte Brönte at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

The Real Christopher Robin Had a Complicated Relationship With Winnie-the-Pooh By Chris Wheatley www.mentalfloss.com/literature/b... Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098 #books #literature

9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room Carla Vass Recommends F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daphne du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith and More lithub.com/9-novels-abo... "The Great Gatsby" at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64317 #books #literature

Dainty French Imitations of S. and J. Fuller Paper Doll Books: Delphine and Emma by Augustin Le Grand by Andrea Immel cotsen.blogs.princeton.edu/2026/10/dain... #Books #paper_doll

How literature can inspire us to forgive by Emily Caldwell phys.org/news/2026-10... Original article: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #books #literature #empathy