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Giant Products Postcards (1909) – The Public Domain Review
The series of exaggeration maps collected below focuses on California. Produced by prolific San Francisco publisher Edward H. Mitchell, each…
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Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts
A recently added feature in Grammatically claims to improve users’ writing with the help of the world’s greatest writers and…
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David Goodman Croly’s *Glimpses of the Future* (1888) – The Public Domain Review
The book takes the form of a dialogue, a question and answer between a statesman, publicist, voter, clergyman, social reformer,…
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Fashion, Politics and Identity in Mughal South Asia – The Public Domain Review
Performances played an enormous role within the court theater. The emphasis on dress, which was an inescapable reality of public…
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José Guadalupe Posada’s Engravings of Unusual Births (ca. 1880–1910) – The Public Domain Review
As cultural critic Ilan Stavans writes: “Just as enjoyable and for me the most attractive is the Posada who transports…
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*Tiny Cryptic #4* — The Public Domain Review
This is the fourth in a new series of extremely small and free cryptic crossword puzzles, published every two weeks…
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*Ostrich Eggshell Cups of Mesopotamia and the Ostrich in Ancient and Modern Times* (1926) — The Public Domain Review
Laufer’s chapters are organized by region and period. Palestine, Syria and Arabia are discussed first. While Leviticus and Deuteronomy classified…
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s *Herland* (1915) – The Public Domain Review
But perhaps most surprising, especially given Gilman’s own romantic entanglements with women, is that before the men arrive, Herland is…
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A look inside the ruse of a French-Armenian con artist – The Public Domain Review
Finally, and perhaps most effectively, Calfa allowed people to interpret his story as they wished and capitalized on coverage of…
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*The Mermaid “At Home!”* (1809) – The Public Domain Review
The best children’s books are ones that can entertain readers of any age. The mermaid “Home!” (1809) achieves this with…
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