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Libris deditus / Sapere aude / Victrix fortuna sapient

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( Johann Ulrich Krauss’s ) late 17th-century emblem book of angels

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1905 – Elias Canetti , Bulgarian-born writer and philosopher, author of Auto-da-Fé &the memoir trilogy beginning with The Tongue Set Free, was born on this day. He received 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature for writings noted for their broad vision,originality &psychological insight

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Quote for the Day:

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou

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1900 – Birth of Zelda Fitzgerald

Zelda Fitzgerald, writer, artist, and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, was born. Her semi-autobiographical novel Save Me the Waltz (1932) has gained increasing critical recognition in recent decades.

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Today in 1895 – Birth of Robert Graves

English poet, novelist and classical scholar Robert Graves was born. He is best known for the historical novel I, Claudius (1934), as well as his influential studies of myth and poetry.

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Today in 1886 - Japanese literary giant Jun’ichirō Tanizaki was born. His works, including The Makioka Sisters and The Key, explore beauty, desire, and the tensions between Japanese tradition and Western influence. He is regarded as one of Japan’s greatest modern novelists.

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Today in 1876 – American author Jean Webster was born. She is best remembered for the beloved epistolary novel Daddy-Long-Legs (1912), a classic of early twentieth-century children’s and young adult literature.

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A literary reflection for today;

“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
— Raymond Chandler

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Today in 1888 – Raymond Chandler is born

Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago. Creator of private detective Philip Marlowe, Chandler transformed detective fiction with classics including The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, and The Long Goodbye.

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A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.

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The Count of Monte Cristo was originally published in the Journal des Débats in 18 parts.Serialization ran from 28 August 1844 to 15 January 1846.The first book edition was published in Paris by Pétion in 18 volumes with the first two issued in 1844 and the remaining 16 in 1845

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On this day in 1804, Alexandre Dumas was born, giving the world The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo—timeless tales of adventure, justice, and friendship that continue to inspire readers over two centuries later.

“All for one, and one for all!”

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Today in 1899 Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois .One of the20th century’s most influential writers, producing classics such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms,For Whom the Bell Tolls & The Old Man &the Sea.He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954

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20 July 1822 – Birth of Gregor Mendel
The “father of genetics” was born on this day. Although his groundbreaking paper on heredity was largely ignored during his lifetime, it later became one of the most influential scientific publications ever printed.

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20 July in 1804 – Birth of Richard Owen-
The British anatomist and palaeontologist, coined the term “Dinosauria” in 1842. His scientific publications profoundly influenced Victorian science writing and inspired authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle in The Lost World

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19 July 1893 - Birth of Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Mayakovsky was born in Georgia (then part of the Russian Empire). He became one of the most influential poets of the Russian Futurist movement, known for experimental typography and revolutionary verse.

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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili - called in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream or The Dream of Poliphilus, is a book attributed to the 15th-century Italian monk Francesco Colonna.

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“Malleus Maleficarum”
( Hammer of Witches )
- Title page of the seventh Cologne edition of the Malleus Maleficarum, 1520 (from the University of Sydney Library)

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19 July in 1834 – Edgar Allan Poe’s first published story
American writer Edgar Allan Poe won a Baltimore newspaper competition with “MS. Found in a Bottle,” helping launch his literary career and establishing him as a major figure in Gothic fiction.