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For more information, visit our website at: https://www.gutenberg.org/https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvs45otatc2mThe Extraordinary Story Of Manfred Von Richthofen, The ‘Red Baron’ Of World War I https://allthatsinteresting.com/manfred-von-richthofen-red-baron Books by Richthofen at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/26589 #WWI #history18 Sep 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs45otatc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvrqkobcus2tScientists Studied 185,896 Miles of Roman Roads—and That’s Still the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ By Gayoung Lee https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-map-of-roman-roads-ever-made-still-isnt-big-enough-2000811770 Original article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75453-3 Books about Rome -- Antiquities at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7494 #books #history #archeology18 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrqkobcus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvrpmv5xf22tMisunderstanding the Genius of Jules Verne – And Why It Matters to Science Fiction by ANASTASIA KLIMCHYNSKAYA https://reactormag.com/misunderstanding-the-genius-of-jules-verne-and-why-it-matters-to-science-fiction/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_3UqADAnTJ-thfdauO_r1k8ytfA3EmDrP5RJboqAT3YaSLTht4OCZtLhIH4O4ojQpu9CaOOucf5F6Dy4gKUpSOO6eR8Q&_hsmi=439482213&utm_content=439482213&utm_source=hs_email Books by Jules Verne at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/60 #books #literature18 Sep 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrpmv5xf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvpqcnfv522433 New Deal Posters That Helped Lift America Out Of The Great Depression allthatsinteresting.com/wpa-posters #history #USHistory17 Sep 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpqcnfv5224https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvpfez3eis27"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint." #OTD in 1925, 18-year-old Frida Kahlo forgot her umbrella. This tiny oversight changed the trajectory of her life. Frida Kahlo’s Life-Changing Accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo #art #culture #womeninart17 Sep 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpfez3eis27https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvpcrng7wk27The Unsung Female Authors of English Romantic Literature Read about the remarkable women who took part in the Romantic movement and challenged male-dominated narratives. by Dr. Victoria C. Roskams https://www.thecollector.com/female-authors-english-romantic-literature/ #books #literature #womeninart 1/217 Sep 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpcrng7wk27https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvn2armv6k2gHow Did Gutenberg's Printing Press Work? It's one of the most famous inventions of all time: Johannes' Gutenberg's printing press, which birthed the Gutenberg Bible and inspired book-makers around the world. But how did it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lmm_MYsMCU #technology #books #literature16 Sep 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn2armv6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvmvbhrvrk2xAgatha Christie's 11-Day Disappearance May Not Be Such a Mystery After All Christie herself explained the circumstances behind her legendary disappearance in an interview. By Eden Gordon https://www.mentalfloss.com/authors/agatha-christie-11-day-disappearance #books #literature16 Sep 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmvbhrvrk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvmtu3edkc2xJonathan Swift v. AI Three hundred years ago, the satirist warned of a world in which reading and writing are replaced by the flashy simulation of human knowledge. Can he help us fix it? by Dónal Gill https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/schools-teachers-artificial-intelligence Jonathan Swift @ PG https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/326 #books16 Sep 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmtu3edkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvksjjdih22d"I can't imagine why everybody is always so keen for authors to talk about writing. I should have thought it was an author's business to write, not talk." Dead Man's Folly. ~Dame Agatha Christie #BOTD in 1890. Books by Agatha Christie at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451 #books #literature15 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvksjjdih22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvkljqjlis2rIs Edward Gibbon Still Accurate on the Fall of Rome? Edward Gibbon published his iconic history in 1776, but what do modern archaeologists and historians think of his core thesis on Rome's collapse. https://www.thecollector.com/is-edward-gibbon-still-accurate-fall-of-rome/ #books #literature #RomanHistory15 Sep 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkljqjlis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvkf7m4bcc26"No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law." The American Democrat (1838) ~James Fenimore Cooper #BOTD in 1789 Books by James Fenimore Cooper at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/483 #books #literature15 Sep 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkf7m4bcc26https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvke2acckk26We recently received an inquiry about World War I books (1914–1918) related to YMCA war work. Using a clever combination of keywords, our senior cataloger pulled the following results: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=s.world+war+1914+s.hospitals+s.personal+narratives thanks QMacrocarpa Feel free to search the PG catalog yourself! #books15 Sep 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvke2acckk26https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvhzehxxes2t#OTD in 1321, Dante Alighieri dies. He "was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/507 #books #literature14 Sep 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhzehxxes2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvhrryvpc22l12 Pablo Picasso Masterpieces Every Art Lover Should Know by Anastasiia Kirpalov https://www.thecollector.com/pablo-picasso-famous-masterpieces/ Books illustrated by Picasso at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pablo+picasso #books #art #literature14 Sep 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhrryvpc22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvhomiutsc2lLibraries are a lifeline, new research finds Public libraries play a vital role in communities, helping people connect, access support and improve wellbeing through everyday interactions. https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290826_en.html Books about Public libraries at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136 #books14 Sep 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhomiutsc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvfp37g4kc2qUnleashing a tiger on the streets of London... 🐯| #SHORTS | National Gallery https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3EPE3-n-KHM #art13 Sep 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfp37g4kc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvfe443f5k27Study Uses Mathematics to Reveal When Homer Wrote the Iliad By Caleb Howells https://greekreporter.com/2026/09/11/mathematical-study-homer-wrote-iliad/ Original article is available online: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bies.201200165 The Iliad by Homer at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6130 #books #linguistics #mathematics13 Sep 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfe443f5k27https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvf7nsx7us27Ancient Rome’s Largest Fresco and Mosaic Complex, Featuring Depictions of a Mysterious Maritime City, Opens to the Public After 2,000 Years by Sarah Kuta https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-romes-largest-fresco-and-mosaic-complex-featuring-depictions-of-a-mysterious-maritime-city-opens-to-the-public-after-2000-years-180989484/ Books about Ancient Rome at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=ancient+rome #books #archeology #history13 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf7nsx7us27https://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvd2iiabbs2gTo Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dismantle-concept-separate-equal-thurgood-marshall-methodically-devised-winning-strategy-divide-conquer-180989278/ #history #USHistory #CivilRights12 Sep 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd2iiabbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvctuopgr22eCommunication Has Taken Flight Since The Days of Carrier Pigeons by Joe Schwarcz https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/technology-history/communication-has-taken-flight-days-carrier-pigeons There is an interesting book on this subject (The Homing Pigeon by United States. Army. Signal Corps et al.) at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55084 #books #history #technology12 Sep 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvctuopgr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvcnu5gs522eTwain’s Patriotism On Tom Sawyer and the challenge of loving America by Ivan Kenneally https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/twains-patriotism The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74 #books #literature12 Sep 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcnu5gs522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvaj5adltc2zThe best books on Entomology recommended by Dino Martins https://fivebooks.com/best-books/entomology-dino-martins/ "The Life of the Bee" at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4511 #entomology #books #literature11 Sep 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaj5adltc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvae42ytjk2pThe Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Phillip Lopate on the Enduring Legacy of Washington Irving’s Most Famous Short Story https://lithub.com/the-legend-of-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow/ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41 #books #literature11 Sep 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvae42ytjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mvabn5f3422pThe Life of Agatha Christie, the World’s Best-Selling Novelist, Goes Under the Microscope at the British Library by Sonja Anderson https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-life-of-agatha-christie-the-worlds-best-selling-novelist-goes-under-the-microscope-at-the-british-library-180989480/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=20260910-daily&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f Books by Agatha Christie at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451 #books #literature11 Sep 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:53dildgigsgky47b45hm4lbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvabn5f3422phttps://bsky.app/profile/gutenberg.org/post/3mv6jcrdshc2w"But beauty is set apart, beauty is cast by the sea, a barren rock, beauty is set about with wrecks of ships...." 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