#books

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"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death."
Salomé (1893)

Oscar Wilde’s Portraits, Poems, Letters and Manuscripts Head to Auction 125 Years After His Death

Other rare items, available for purchase in February, include illustrations, theater programs, telegrams and newspapers

by Christian Thorsberg

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oscar-wildes-portraits-poems-letters-and-manuscripts-head-to-auction-125-years-after-his-death-180988023/

Oscar Wilde at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111

150 años de Jack London, el gran aventurero, lobo de mar y cronista de lo salvaje

> El autor de 'Colmillo Blanco' fue uno de los primeros escritores superventas de Norteamérica y retrató como pocos la naturaleza, la miseria y la rebeldía humana

Leer más en El Español

https://www.elespanol.com/el-cultural/letras/20260111/anos-jack-london-gran-aventurero-lobo-mar-cronista-salvaje/1003744084227_0.html

Am entering the and doing my like I'm walking into a party where I don't know anyone. Parties are on my mind as I've been clearing up after our bash last night (my 'where are you now' pic of full recycling bin).

I play/write and love . Into + , and interested in politics/tech (but no expert).

I'm here because I have to use social media for my stuff but find it annoying/stressful. Also, I'd go to the opening of an envelope if invited.

Names for avid readers 📚 by language (more and more, in the replies👇)

English/Dutch: Bookworm / Boekenwurm

Danish: Reading horse (Lesehest)

French: Ink drinker (Buveur d'encre)

German: Read-rat (Leseratte)

Indonesian: Book flea (Kutu buku)

Romanian: Library mouse (Șoarece de bibliotecă)

Norwegian: Reading horse (Lesehest)

Serbian/Polish: Book moth (Knjiški moljac / Mól książkowy)

Greek: Bookeater (βιβλιοφάγος)

Finnish: Reading maggot (Lukutoukka)

Swedish: Read-louse (Läslus)

Vietnamese: Bookwormweevil (Mọt sách) 

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:..."

Lewis Carroll’s Personal Copy of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ Returns to its ‘Spiritual Home’ in Oxford

The book has been donated jointly to Christ Church and the Bodleian Library, which are both part of the University of Oxford

by Sarah Kuta

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lewis-carrolls-personal-copy-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-returns-to-its-spiritual-home-in-oxford-180987910/

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11

A Forgotten Louisa May Alcott Story Showcases the Author’s Twist on Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’

"Written in 1882, “A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True,” covered many of the same themes as Dickens’ classic, albeit with a different audience in mind"

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-forgotten-louisa-may-alcott-story-showcases-the-authors-twist-on-charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-180987898/

This story is in "Lulu's LIbrary, Volume I" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40682

Hello 👋

I'm giving Mastodon another go after quietly despairing about the awfulness of normie social media.

I'm a late diagnosed autistic humanoid, living in tranquil rural sometimes- bliss with my wife and dog, in Cornwall, UK.

I'm a freelance copywriter, voracious reader and aspiring writer of crime fiction, history geek & nature lover.

It would be good to connect with nice folks whoever and wherever you may be.