Illustrations from the 19th-century physics text books of Amédée Guillemin.
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Illustrations from the 19th-century physics text books of Amédée Guillemin.
Condensed and beautifully illustrated English version of the ten volume series on insects by Jean-Henri Fabre in which he brought out the beauty and drama in the lives of creatures that had hitherto been regarded with horror, if regarded at all.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fabres-book-of-insects-1921
Recording by the legendary musicologist Alan Lomax of Abner Boggs singing a heartrending rendition of this popular murder ballad.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-false-young-man-1937
In addition to the numerous pioneering works of science fiction by which he made his name, H. G. Wells also published a steady stream of non-fiction meditations, mainly focused on themes salient to his stories: the effects of technology, human folly, and the idea of progress. As Peter J. Bowler explores, for Wells the notion of a better future was riddled with complexities.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/h-g-wells-and-the-uncertainties-of-progress
Ever wondered what sentiments the various flowers express? The Victorians have you covered.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-language-of-flowers-an-alphabet-of-floral-emblems-1857
Journal of one of the first to spend winter on Antarctica, including more than 2 months of total darkness.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/through-the-first-antarctic-night-1900
Illustrations of a mysterious and terrifying animal that terrorised a small region of France in the 1760s.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-beast-of-gevaudan-1764-1767
Jé Wilson charts the migration of the Lustucru figure through the French cultural imagination — from misogynistic blacksmith bent on curbing female empowerment, to child-stealing bogeyman, to jolly purveyor of packaged pasta.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/lustucru-from-severed-heads-to-ready-made-meals
How alphabet books dealt with the letter X before the rise of x-rays and xylophones.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/x-is-for
John Martin's epic mezzotint illustrations for John Milton's classic tale of falling from paradise.
Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/john-martin-s-illustrations-of-paradise-lost-1827