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author | Matěj Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu> | 2023-08-29 12:37:14 +0200 |
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committer | Matěj Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu> | 2023-08-29 12:41:54 +0200 |
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Seriously start to work on conversion to Zettelkasten
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diff --git a/faith/adamson-and-shakespeare.rst b/faith/adamson-and-shakespeare.rst index a6a4302..2317603 100644 --- a/faith/adamson-and-shakespeare.rst +++ b/faith/adamson-and-shakespeare.rst @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ There were few points where I would like to comment on: Racin) .. _`Artistotles’s unitites are in my opinion much more complicated`: - {filename}aristotle-unities.rst + {filename}../literature/aristotle-unities.rst .. _Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com diff --git a/literature/JAFF_resources.rst b/literature/JAFF_resources.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4910323 --- /dev/null +++ b/literature/JAFF_resources.rst @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +JAFF Resources +############## + +:date: 2023-08-27T10:11:58 +:category: literature +:tags: austeniana, blogComment, fromReddit, zettelkasten + +(the reddit thread `of the same name`_ by RoseIsBadWolf_) + +Does anyone have some invaluable resources for writing that they +would like to share? Here are some of mine: + +`Budgets that show the cost of living near Jane Austen's time`_ + +`Every named character in every Austen novel`_ (made these myself, excel and PDF format) + +Comprehensive timelines for: + +`Sense & Sensibility`_, `Mansfield Park`_, `Northanger Abbey`_, +Persuasion_, Emma_, and `Pride & Prejudice`_ (and another_) + +Mollands for public domain illustrations: +https://www.mollands.net/etexts/index.html + +And of course, I always have the Gutenberg project version of +every novel open on my computer for reference! + +----- + +`Online Etymology Dictionary`_ for checking language use. + +I like to use the searchable copies of the books on `The Republic +of Pemberley`_, which also has a lot of other resources, if you +look around. + +The Regency Encylopedia, alas, has been down for some time, but +`Jane Austen's World`_ often has good information, and an old, +little-known blog that's great for historical research is the +`Regency Redingote`_. + +----- + +I use https://idiomsorigins.com to check whether an idiom or turn +of phrase would be era appropriate. However, I've been surprised +sometimes by idioms that aren't there. + +https://Georgette-heyer.com/slang for regency cant and +expressions. + +I also have Louise Allen's book “Regency Slang Revealed” +that organizes and indexes `Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar +Tongue`_. This book is so interesting and kind of hilarious! + +I write in British English, so I use +https://dictionary.cambridge.org to check British spelling if I'm +unsure. + +.. _`of the same name`: + https://www.reddit.com/r/JaneAustenFF/comments/1630m30/jaff_resources/ + +.. _RoseIsBadWolf: + https://www.reddit.com/user/RoseIsBadWolf + +.. _`Budgets that show the cost of living near Jane Austen's time`: + https://susannaives.com/wordpress/category/historic-cost-of-living/ + +.. _`Every named character in every Austen novel`: + https://bethanydellemanwriter.com/home/resources/ + +.. _`Sense & Sensibility`: + http://www.jimandellen.org/austen/s&s.calendar.html + +.. _`Mansfield Park`: + http://mars.gmu.edu/bitstream/handle/1920/999/mp.calendar.html + +.. _`Northanger Abbey`: + http://www.jimandellen.org/austen/na.calendar.html + +.. _Persuasion: + http://www.jimandellen.org/austen/persuasion.calendar.html + +.. _Emma: + http://www.jimandellen.org/austen/emma.calendar.html + +.. _`Pride & Prejudice`: + http://www.jimandellen.org/austen/p&p.calendar.html + +.. _another: + https://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/ppchron.html + +.. _`Online Etymology Dictionary`: + https://www.etymonline.com/ + +.. _`The Republic of Pemberley`: + https://pemberley.com/?page_id=6424 + +.. _`Jane Austen's World`: + https://janeaustensworld.com/ + +.. _`Regency Redingote`: + https://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/ + +.. _`Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue`: + https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5402 diff --git a/literature/lisa-turpin-dick-turpin.rst b/literature/lisa-turpin-dick-turpin.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a2eb11d --- /dev/null +++ b/literature/lisa-turpin-dick-turpin.rst @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +Was Lisa Turpin descendant of Dick Turpin? +########################################## + +:date: 2023-05-13T10:12:20 +:category: literature +:tags: harryPotter, blogComment, fromReddit, zettelkasten, history + +(my reddit thread `of the same name`_) + +That is `Lisa Turpin`_ and `Dick Turpin`_. I am not sure where to +go with it, just a thought. Perhaps just that not everybody at +Hogwarts is so boringly middle-class bland? + +---- + +queenliz2fr_ +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Also Harry and Theodor are descendants of Dick Turpin's partners +in crime, Stephen Potter and Robert Nott. + +also + +The dates would also make sense because they part of the +generation born immediately after the statute of secrecy +was established. They grew up in households with generally +anti-Muggle sentiments they thought they could make a quick buck +if they used their unfair advantage to rob Muggles. + +cacue23_ +~~~~~~~~ + +Eh, aren’t they all characters of a book called “Rookwood_”? + +(my comment: there is also `Ambrose Rookwood`_, but he was part +of the Gunpowder Plot, so roughly hundred years earlier). + + +Fizzlestix83_ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Now `that Horrible Histories song`_ is stuck in my head + +.. _`of the same name`: + https://www.reddit.com/r/HPfanfiction/comments/13gbetn/was_lisa_turpin_descendant_of_dick_turpin/ + +.. _`Lisa Turpin`: + https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Lisa_Turpin + +.. _`Dick Turpin`: + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin + +.. _queenliz2fr: + https://www.reddit.com/user/queenliz2fr + +.. _cacue23: + https://www.reddit.com/user/cacue23 + +.. _Fizzlestix83: + https://www.reddit.com/user/Fizzlestix83 + +.. _Rookwood: + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookwood_(novel) + +.. _`Ambrose Rookwood`: + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Rookwood + +.. _`that Horrible Histories song`: + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYU-vSh7ORA |