Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... The Story of the Alphabet by Edward Clodd We all know our ABCs, but where did they come from? The evolution of our Latin alphabet was a complicated process lasting thousands of years, and many books could be written on the subject. This is one such book. Edward Clodd … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #52
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... London's Underworld by Thomas Holmes The Victorian era turned the subject of poverty into a veritable subgenre of literature. The most famous of these books would be Henry Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor, written throughout the 1840s and formally published in 1851. Today's book, London's Underworld, follows … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #50
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... Motor Matt Makes Good; or, Another Victory for the Motor Boys by Stanley R. Matthews Way back in the olden days of American publishing, we had these things called five-cent or ten-cent weeklies. An example of the dime novel, weeklies hit the peak of their popularity in the late … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #49
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... King Henry IV Part 2 by William Shakespeare Another Shakespeare! And one of the history plays, no less! I must sadly admit that Henry IV is where I'm somewhat lacking in knowledge of the Bard's work. I've watched performances of Richard II (a prequel to this) and Richard III, … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #48
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Apologies for the delay. Between my job and prepping to write a new novella, I've been rather busy this month. But you're going to see a little more of me before April rolls around! So today on Project Gutenberg, we have... Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker Today we're headed up to the land of mounties … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #47
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... The Master of the World by Jules Verne AW YEAH, IT'S VERNE TIME, Y'ALL. Wait, is it even legal to use "Verne" and "y'all" in the same sentence? Out of all the 19th-century authors that I enjoy, I must admit I have a soft spot for Jules Verne. Throughout … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #46
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... The Secret Battleplane by Percy F. Westerman Today we've got ourselves another story written and set during World War One. But this time we're up in the sky rather than down in the trenches, on an adventure that's significantly more pulpy than our previous wartime outing. The available background … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #45
Today on Project Gutenberg #44
Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... Poems of Paul Verlaine by Paul Verlaine No doubt you've heard of Claude Debussy's famous "Clair de Lune" piano piece from his Suite bergamasque. Why do I bring this up? Because you probably don't know that "Clair de Lune" was based on a work of poetry. And the author … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #44
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... Over There with the Canadians at Vimy Ridge by G. Harvey Ralphson The phrase "over there" is a clue to the subject of today's book, as is the mention of Vimy Ridge and the appearance of an antique tank on the cover. That's right, we're talking about World War … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #43
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Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... Heroes of To-Day by Mary Rosetta Parkman "To-Day," in this instance, refers to 1917, when this book was published, and according to author Mary Rosetta Parkman, a hero can mean all sorts of different things. In her mind, the heroes of the late 1910s were "fighting...not against flesh and … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #42
