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in 1894.

French anarchist Martial Bourdin accidentally kills himself while attempting to plant a bomb at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, a fictionalised version of which appears in Joseph Conrad's novel The Secret Agent (1907). Bourdin's motives remain a mystery as does his intended target, which may have been the Greenwich Observatory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Bourdin

The Secret Agent at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/974

First US edition of The Secret Agent. The book cover has a striking Art Nouveau-style design with symbolic elements reflecting the novel's themes of espionage, political conspiracy, and anarchism. A long-haired figure at the top, possibly representing Fate or an anarchist figure, holds a pair of scissors cutting a string. The string leads downward to a compass-like object, forming a triangle that frames the book’s title. The triangle may symbolize secret societies, conspiracies, or anarchist cells.

in 1852.

Alexandre Dumas, fils's stage adaptation of his 1848 novel La Dame aux caméllias is premièred at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris.

Shortly thereafter, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi set about putting the story to music in the 1853 opera La traviata, with female protagonist Marguerite Gautier renamed Violetta Valéry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias

La dame aux camélias at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2419
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1608

Alphonse Mucha's poster for a performance of the theatrical version, with Sarah Bernhardt (1896).

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in 1890.

L. Frank Baum begins publishing and editing his newspaper The Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

The Pioneer presented Baum's views on politics, suffrage, tolerance, and religion, providing an important key for deciphering the themes which would later appear in his fictional works, especially his 14 Oz books. Due to financial problems the paper ceased publication, with the final issue of being published on March 21, 1891.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aberdeen_Saturday_Pioneer

Copy of a portrait of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, c. 1911. George Steckel - Los Angeles Times photographic archive, UCLA Library. Baum, who was in his mid-50s at the time, is depicted as a distinguished gentleman with neatly combed hair, a well-groomed mustache, and a thoughtful expression. He is dressed in formal attire, likely a suit with a high-collared shirt and tie, reflecting the fashion of the early 20th century.

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