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Charles Butler’s *The Feminine Monarchy, or the History of Bees* (1634 edition) — The Public Domain Review
The first work of its kind published in English, The female monarchy, or the history of bees (1609) by Charles…
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Henry George’s *Poverty and Progress* (1881 edition) – The Public Domain Review
Until the mid-1880s, American industrialist Tom L. Johnson had little interest in anything other than his business results. At the…
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Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade – The Public Domain Review
Therefore, rather than trying to prove or disprove Parr’s birth date, contemporary accounts focused on answering two questions: why did…
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Bernard Sleigh’s *Anciente Mappe of Fairyland* (edition c. 1920) — The Public Domain Review
Originally published as a three-sheet lithograph in scroll form in 1917 (and then as a reduced single sheet about 1920,…
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Charles Davy’s *Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of the Alphabetic Script* (1772) — The Public Domain Review
“Writing, in the earliest times of the world, was a delineation of the outlines of those things which men wished…
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Elena Izcue’s *Peruvian Art at School* (1926) – The Public Domain Review
Although the introductory texts and excerpts from reviews of El Arte Peruano usually refer to “Inca art”, the majority of…
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George Wightwick’s The Palace of Architecture – The Public Domain Review
This grand introduction is offered by the main character of George Wightwick Palace of Architecture: a romance of art and…
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Illustrations by Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724) – The Public Domain Review
No matter that a tribe of headless humans never existed, their inclusion in ancient histories made them popular fodder for…
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Walking with Franz Hessel in 1920s Berlin – The Public Domain Review
For a book ostensibly about walking, it is remarkable how much Hessel enjoys zipping around the city in fast cars…
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Helen Haiman Joseph’s *A Book of Puppets* (1920) – The Public Domain Review
Anyone who grew up with Shari Lewis’s Lamb Chop, Fred Rogers’ King Friday A book with puppets (1920). Late one…
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