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Fun Facts Friday: Percy Bysshe Shelley

Man of la BookAugust 4, 2023

Percy Bysshe Shelley was a radical English Romantic poet. Even though he was never famous during his lifetime, Mr. Shelley got growing recognition posthumously

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Book Review: Edison’s Ghosts by Katie Spalding
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Book Review: Edison’s Ghosts by Katie Spalding

Man of la BookMay 16, 2023

The untold weirdness of history’s greatest geniuses. Laugh & learn with 30 mini-bios that humanize these larger-than-life figures. Perfect for teens and adults

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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley
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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2019

Mary Shelley (30 August, 1787 – 1 February, 1851) was an English author who is mostly known for her novel, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus – a classic.

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Book Review: The Gilded Chalet by Padraig Rooney

Man of la BookDecember 8, 2016

For any lover of literature and trivia, this book is a gem.

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Fun Facts Friday: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Fun Facts Friday: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Man of la BookOctober 21, 2016

10) Mr. Coleridge was so critical of the bad literary taste of his contemporaries that he thought that would mean a continued desecration of literature.

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Fun Facts Friday: Lord Byron
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Fun Facts Friday: Lord Byron

Man of la BookJanuary 22, 2016

Lord Byron (22 January, 1788 – 19 April, 1824) was an English aristocrat and a romantic poet who is known for his work as well as his scandalous private life.

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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Man of la BookOctober 31, 2014

At first Frankenstein was published anonymously (1818) to scathing reviews (“a tissue of horrible and disgusting absurdity”). A play in 1823 made the story popular and the book appeared in print again (1831), but with significant changes including crediting Mary Shelley with the authorship.

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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley
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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2013

Mary Shelley (30 August, 1787 – 1 February, 1851) was an English author who is mostly known for her novel, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus – a classic.

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