"The Siren" oil painting by J.W. Waterhouse
Re-creation of a Siren, as described in Homer's "The Odyssey"
An oil painting by English painter, J.W. Waterhouse, depicting the allure of the Sirens.
John William Waterhouse
J.W. Waterhouse
c. 1900
JPG; Original: 81 cm x 53 cm
Oil on canvas painting
"Thief in the Night"
An excerpt from the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5, in which God's vengeance on those outside the church is described as the coming of a "thief in the night."
The Apostle Paul
The New American Bible
BibleGateway.com
Posted by Justin Heinze
Online text
English
Religion
"Vegetarians" Editorial
Vegetarians, Vegetarianism, Faddism, Faddists
A newspaper editorial published in The Times (London) on Monday, September 19, 1898. The editorial begins half-way down the lefthand column, after the two horizontal bars, and ends at the two horizontal bars in the righthand column.
The Times (London)
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
Gale Group
Original Date of Publication: Monday, September 19, 1898
Posted by Eric Annino
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http://www.gale.cengage.com/epcopyright/index.htm
Format: PDF
Number of Pages: 1
Resolution: 595x842
English
Digital scan of a newspaper editorial
Newspaper editorial on the topic of vegetarianism
Vegetarianism in the "Lestrygonians" episode of Ulysses
<em>A History of Rome and the Roman People</em>
Roman History
An excerpt from Victory Duruy's history textbook <em>A History of Rome and the Roman People. </em>The excerpt provides some description of Pyrrhus's siege of Asculum and his dealings with Roman commissioners.<br /><br />The excerpt is taken from from Chapter XVI of the text; War With Pyrrus (280-272). It is illustrative of the style parodied in "Nestor," 2:1-47.
Victor Duruy
Google Books
Original: Kegan Paul & Co., London
Digital: http://books.google.com/books?id=coC2mDkG_2MC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1884
Posted by Devin Reany
Format: JPG image
File Size: 116 KB
Dimensions: 470X487
English
<em>Annum Sacrum</em>
A five page encylical written by Pope Leo XIII in 1899, four years before his death.
The text elucidates official Catholic positions while reinforcing the doctrine that there is no salvation outside the Church.
Pope Leo XIII
Libreria Editrice Vaticana
The Catholic Society
May 25, 1899
Posted by Justin Heinze
Online PDF
Italian translated into English
<em>David Copperfield</em>
Ch. 53, "Another Retrospect," The death of Dora.
A PDF of "Another Retrospect" which is Parodied in "Oxen of the Sun"
Charles Dickens
Oxford University Press
Posted by Jennifer Bradley
PDF
English
Novel
<em>The Castle of Otranto</em>
Ch. 1 Excerpts
A PDF of the opening of <em>The Castle of Otranto </em>which is parodied in Buck Mulligan's ghost story in "Oxen of the Sun"
Horace Walpole
Penguin Classics
Posted by Jennifer Bradley
.PDF
English
Gothic Novel
<em>The Victory of Judaism Over Germanism</em>
Effect of Judaism on Germany
Excerpts from a translation of a pamphlet created by Wilhelm Marr. The excerpts provide passages discussing what Marr believes to be the history of Judaism and the manner in which the religion's followers have vanquished Germany.<br /><br />The excerpts are taken from a translation of <em>The Victory of Judaism over Germanism</em>. They are illustrative of the style parodied in "Nestor," 2:345-363, 437-447.
Wilhelm Marr
Translator: Gerhard Rohringer
Google Books
Original: Self-published
Digital: http://www.kevinmacdonald.net/Marr-Text-English.pdf
1879
Posted by Devin Reany
Format: JPG Image
File Size: 304 KB
Dimensions: 768X793
English
A House Destroyed by the Clerkenwell Blast
A photograph of a house destroyed by the Clerkenwell explosion.
Islington Central Public Library
Quinlivan, Patrick and Paul Bernard Rose, <em>The Fenians in England 1865 - 1872</em>, pg. 86
John Calder Publishers
1982
PNG image; 1112 x 1681 pixels.
A Plea Against the Embargo
A letter to the editor published in "The Times" expressing concern over the consequences of the Irish Cattle Embargo and its effects on the Irish cattle trade. The double standard between Irish and English cows is revealed to be crippling to the typical Irish farmer.
"Mayo," Palmerstown, Straffan, Ireland
"The Times"
28 September 1912
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985