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James Sturcke and agencies Guardian Friday July 11, 2008 **For those of you like myself who adore Shakespeare, you may view a digitised copy of the folio courtesy of Perseus Digital Library at Tufts University. I found this link on the Brandeis University Library link, and it is really awesome. I ♥ the INTERNET! A tale of greed, woe and comic folly - not unlike those contained within its ancient pages – appeared to be nearing its final act today after the recovery of a "priceless" edition of Shakespeare's plays stolen a decade ago.  The first folio edition, printed in 1623, was among a number of books and manuscripts taken from Durham University library in December 1998.The Shakespeare book alone would have a market value of around £15m, though the university described it as an "irreplaceable" part of north-east England's heritage. At the time it was stolen, experts said it was "the most important printed book in the English language". Today, detectives confirmed that a man was arrested last night in the town of Washington, Tyne & Wear, after the book had been taken to a US library. Durham police said a 51-year-old man, claiming to be an international businessman who had acquired the volume in Cuba, had showed the folio to staff at a library in Washington, DC and asked them to verify it was genuine. In a moment of apparent foolhardiness, he agreed to leave it with librarians, whose research revealed it as stolen. After a search involving the FBI, the British embassy in Washington DC alerted Durham police to the find. Academics from Durham University expressed their "excitement and delight" at the Shakespeare volume's reappearance. Bill Bryson, chancellor of the university and author of a book on Shakespeare, said: "Like Shakespeare himself, this book is a national treasure, giving a rare and beautiful snapshot of Britain's incredible literary heritage. "I'll certainly be joining the crowds who will be eagerly welcoming it home." The Shakespeare first folio was acquired by John Cosin, former bishop of Durham, and was part of the library he established in Durham in 1669. It was one of the first collected editions of Shakespeare's plays printed. Only between 200 and 300 copies are thought to have survived. It was taken from a display stand during an exhibition charting English literature since the middle ages. Also stolen were two handwritten manuscripts from the late 14th or early 15th century, one bearing an English translation of the New Testament and the other being a fragment of a poem by the Canterbury Tales author, Geoffrey Chaucer. A Beowulf edition printed in 1815 and two editions of the Old English epic by the 10th century scholar Aelfric, one printed in 1566 and the other in 1709, were also taken. The arrested man was taken to Durham city police station where he was still being questioned, Durham police said A police spokesman confirmed that officers had discovered other old volumes at the Tyne & Wear property. "They have found a large number of old books and documents. "They will be inspected by experts." He said there was no suggestion at the moment that the house contained the other seven books and manuscripts taken from the library. The Shakespeare edition is in the care of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC until it is returned to Durham. The university's vice-chancellor, Prof Chris Higgins, said security had been significantly improved in the past decade. | ||||||||||
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 shockedAlritey, I have to say that I cannot even BEGIN to understand the attraction that a straight female author would have in pairing two men together. This goes completely over my head. It does NOTHING for me. You learn something every day I guess.  | ||||||||||
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I've been looking for The Exorcist all night. Finally found it here: Bookyards.com If you dun have time to read the whole book, you can watch this video: 'The Exorcist' in 30 seconds as re-enacted by bunnies! | ||||||||||
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eBook Hood This site has so many good books you won't find elsewhere because they are still under copyright. Download for free. This particular link is arranged by title. | ||||||||||
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 contemplative I have posted both of these before but probably deleted both during one of the times of the Black Dog. I have a young friend on here whose link I would give you, but she is new to Lj, and I am not sure she is ready to have a lot of visitors. But we have been talking about things, and it reminded me of these readings, which I dun think can be beat for imparting wisdom to the human soul. If I were standing before you in all my Oona glory, I could not give you a better gift than these two links:  The ProphetDesiderataThe image of the 'grave soul' is from 'Introducing Science to the Psychology of the Soul', an article about Experimental Existential Psychology (or XXP for short). :) | ||||||||||
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I have a download link for the etext of Jeffrey Carver's novelisation of the Battlestar Galactica series if anyone would like to read it. Just ask me, and I will send you the file. :) 
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My friend from melo, Cherish, who also has her Blast-O-Words and Crap livejournal, has a beautiful 5 year old daughter named Elizabeth whose birthday is today. Yesterday she got to go to the zoo and had a lot of fun. I was looking for something to give her and found this adorable illustrated children's book online. I enjoyed reading it myself. :) >>The Wiener Dog Magnet | ||||||||||
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I was googling my username, which I inherited from an adopted Deadjournal, and I ran across a passage from D.H. Lawrences's Sons and Lovers which I rather liked:  Then it occurred to me to look for some more emo literature for Lauren so she might fill her weekend. :-p I found a nice online HTML copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover, which I read as a teenager and thought was pretty good. I am re-reading it, and liking it even more. :) I just adore sites like Project Gutenberg and Project Gutenberg Australia, where you can read and download free books in their entirety. There are classics and history and poetry and just anything you might think of. It's just like a candy store! | ||||||||||
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As seen at: Look who's talking... Of all lies, art is the least untrue - Flaubert The Sorrows of Young Werther '...a hopeless love story of a young man and his journey to death. Its a very intimate account of a doomed love affair and it is really delightful (if I may say so) how passionately Goethe handles our hero's longing for his love, how beautifully and meticulously the graceful picture of his lover is painted. In a semi autobiographical novel told in a series of letters, Goethe dissects romantic love, social clichés and at times raises questions about love, life, death and passion.' Och! Well! How could I, hopeless romantic that I am, not forage around the net 'til I found a free download of the aforementioned book. You may pick your file type here at Gutenberg: Sorrows of Young Werther etext | ||||||||||
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 "You are my night, my day, my universe... You are the air I breath, the nourishment that keeps me alive and well... You are all that keeps me in harmony between Heaven and Earth... You mean more to me than life itself." Poem from here Image of 'Deidre' from Timeless Myths | ||||||||||
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