Entries from February 2007 ↓

Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, by Thomas Carlyle. Published 1908.

This compendium edition of some of Carlyle’s works includes an introduction by W. H. Hudson.

I volunteered to post-process this book because I have seen many references to Sartor Resartus in mid-19th century periodicals. I think that it was sensational because of the question of Teufelsdröckh’s existence.

The White Invaders, by Ray Cummings. Published 1931.

This novelette is a classic “Aliens Coming for Our Women” story, but when it was published in the early ’30s that theme probably wasn’t quite the cliché that it is today. One interesting thing about this book is the juxtaposition of the near-telegraphic narrative with the very detailed footnotes.

The White Invaders is one of several science fiction stories that have been posted to PG in recent months. It’s nice to work on later fiction for a change, though the production values of the pulps are often not very high. This one was quite good — except the caption on the second illustration probably should have been on the first one.

Go read it, and ponder the wisdom behind kidnapping of a large number of women from New York City.

Up To Date Business, by Seymour Eaton. Published 1900.

Thanks to Jacqueline Jeremy for post-processing this project!

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Culm Rock; The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught, by Glance Gaylord. Published 1867.

Thanks to David T. Jones for post-processing this project!

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The Laws of Euchre as Adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888. With some Suggestions about the Play., by H. C. Leeds and James Dwight. Published 1888.

Thanks to Jonathan Niehof for post-processing this project!

Now, where are my cards?

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