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in 1923.

George Bernard Shaw's drama Saint Joan is premièred at the Garrick Theatre (New York City) on Broadway by the Theatre Guild, with Winifred Lenihan in the title role. The text of the published play includes a long Preface by Shaw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joan_(play)

Saint Joan: A chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue is being proofed by @DProofreaders and will be published by PG pretty soon.

Constable & Co., Ltd. cover, 1924. Cover for George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan. The text prominently features the title of the play, Saint Joan, and the author's name, Bernard Shaw. Below, it mentions: "With stage settings & sketches by C. Ricketts," indicating that Charles Ricketts contributed to the visual elements of the production or its publication.~ "Constable & Co. Ltd," which could refer to the publisher of the book or play. The artwork depicts a stylized figure of Joan of Arc, shown in a crucifixion-like pose, wearing a long, patterned robe. Her design incorporates medieval and symbolic elements, reflective of the play's historical and spiritual themes. The background includes circular and decorative motifs, adding a sense of reverence and artistry to the illustration.

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English author, poet, and playwright Dorothy L. Sayers died in 1957. Sayers is most famous for her detective novels featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocratic amateur sleuth. She wrote several plays, including The Zeal of Thy House and The Man Born to Be King. Sayers also translated major works, notably Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Dorothy L. Sayers at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/45867

Dorothy L. Sayers – English crime writer, playwright, essayist and Christian writer (1893-1957) uncredited; published by Boni and Liveright in connexion with her 1925 release Whose Body - Publicity photo from her American publishers; copy at the National Portrait Gallery. The focus is on Sayers' upper torso and face, with a neutral or slightly blurred background that ensures the viewer’s attention is drawn entirely to her.

in 1893.

Establishment, in Yorkshire (England), of the Brontë Society, possibly the oldest literary society of this nature, dedicated to establishing what will become the Brontë Parsonage Museum. The museum is in the former Brontë family home, the parsonage in Haworth, West Yorkshire, England, where the sisters spent most of their lives and wrote their famous novels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bront%C3%AB_Parsonage_Museum

Emily Brontë's diary paper for June 26, 1837, showing herself and Anne working at the dining room table. Emily Brontë - https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/emily-brontes-diary-1837

Bucket List by Russell Jones.

I finished reading this last night. A slow paced book about a young offender named Max and a 70 something year old woman named Dot. They strike up an unusual friendship and when Dot wins the lottery, her and Max embark of doing fun things. They bring the community together as well.

Its a nice gentle read, nothing hugely exciting, no nail biting tension. Content warning for violent mugging and injury, but again its a tiny part of the story. I had tears in my eyes reading it, but I also smiled a lot. Recommended if you want to read something slow, comforting, relaxing without having to concentrate too much. A perfect escape from all the doom and gloom in the world.

@bookstodon

Cover of a book called Bucket List by Russell Jones. Two lonely strangers. One chance Encounter. Six winning numbers. Cover shows a male and a female sitting on a bench, they have no facial features. A bike leans against the back of the bench.

La que estabas esperando para la : los libros que más nos han gustado a las libreras de la Praga en 2024. Por supuesto no hemos tenido en cuenta criterios comerciales ni si han sido o no publicados este año, ni ninguna de esas cosas supuestamente razonables. Si están aquí, nos han gustado a nosotras y nos los hemos leído, ¿te parece poco?

No, no están los señores de El País habituales y probablemente se horrorizarían al verla por woke y porque hay muchas mujeres y porque tampoco está ningún académico, Cercas tampoco. No, JGJ tampoco está y lo de Carmen Mola no es de nuestro mundo.

En fin, que necesitas para pasar este fin del mundo, digo de año, sufriendo en felicidad.

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Gabriela Wiener: “Me pregunto si es posible hacer libros que cambien el discurrir del mundo”

> La escritora peruana afincada en Madrid ha publicado recientemente ‘Atusparia’, una novela que recorre el pasado, el presente y un posible futuro de su país, un territorio de represión pero también de luchas por el territorio y por el porvenir

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https://www.elsaltodiario.com/literatura/entrevista-gabriela-wiener-atusparia