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Patrick Leary

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Historian, esp. 19c press, talk, book history. Author “Googling the Victorians,” “Punch Brotherhood,” etc. Co-founder SHARP, mgr VICTORIA. Fond of Old Time Radio, 60s Top 40, tennis, London. Liberal Texan in self-imposed Midwest exile. FRHistS

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 9h

Joe McCarthy’s revenge.

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 20h

Great news for the cause of open access scholarship!

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 20h

More evidence, if any were needed, that attribution matters! I wonder how she came to find J. W. Parker, the Christian Socialist, as her publisher--maybe through the SPCK as he was their printer. Parker's papers are in the Longman archives at Reading though these are mostly ledgers.

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 1d

Some illustrated comic pamphlets of the 1840s that are playful and a characteristic genre:
Angus Reach: The Natural History of Humbugs; The Natural History of Bores; The Comic Bradshaw
Percival Leigh: The Comic English Grammar; Manners & Customs of ye Englyshe
All available on Hathi or IA.

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 1d

Yay!

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 2d

@chicago.sun-times.com is rising to the occasion.

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 2d

And for those curious to read it, here it is in the indispensable HathiTrust: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...

babel.hathitrust.org

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 4d

Pro tip: copy the url then paste it into archive.is

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Martin Hewitt @vicmanch.bsky.social · 5d

I was there again in the summer. It's a real throwback, and with some fantastic archival collections as well.

Bishopsgate Institute @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social · 5d

Somewhere free, quiet, and right next to Liverpool Street? 👀

Whether you’ve got a deadline looming, are polishing off a chapter on your lunch break, or hunting for a calm spot to do some work, our new Reading Room is open to you.

👋 https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/whats-on/activity/reading-room/

Reading Room | Bishopsgate Institute

The Reading Room is separate to the Researchers’ Service, so if you’d like to look at our special collections and archives, you’ll need this instead https:

www.bishopsgate.org.uk

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 5d

bsky.app/profile/bcdr... A sublimely witty man, as his many readers know. Does not suffer fools gladly, blocks them instead. A mix of unapologetically prescriptive English usage with a dash of musical theater and cultural commentary thrown in.

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 6d

Every museum professional in America understands that the preservation of the artifacts in the collection is their first duty, their most sacred trust. You don’t allow any one of them to be removed, let alone given away. Todd Arrington did his duty. His firing is a dark day for museums everywhere.

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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · 23d

Peterson Fellowships open today! Named for Yale professor and our dear friend, Linda H. Peterson, the Peterson Fellowship is designed to support one scholar for four full-time months conducting research focused on the British periodical press of long #19thC. Applications due Nov. 15!

The Linda H. Peterson Fellowship – RSVP

The Linda H. Peterson Fellowship was named after the widely influential Yale professor and longtime RSVP Board member and Vice President, Linda Peterson. The purpose of the Peterson Fellowship is to…

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 7d

So sorry to hear that Jane Goodall has died. She was just here in Chicago for the “Becoming Jane” exhibit at the Field. I treasure the memory of meeting her in 1971, after a lecture she gave; she was kindly, I was in awe. Lately I learned that she’s the heroine of several kids’ books, & rightly so.

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 8d

The indispensable Carlyle Letters Online, guided by Brent Kinser, has found a new home at Western Carolina University: carlyleletters.wcu.edu This magnificent resource features free access to all of the letters of the 50-volume Duke-Edinburgh edition completed in 2023. #Victorian #19th-c.

Carlyle Letters

carlyleletters.wcu.edu

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 9d

I've never seen any group of guys who look as illegal as these guys.

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 10d

As Peter Cook established years ago, you have to have the Latin for the judging. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grg5...

Peter Cook - The Miner

YouTube video by lukertweek

www.youtube.com

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 10d

William & Mary University in Virginia is looking for an assistant professor of Global Victorian Literatures. Application deadline is November 9. williammary.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WM/det... #C19th #19th-c

williammary.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 15d

In bookshops I’ve had to keep to a catch-and-release policy.

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 15d

You’re so welcome, Andrea. And Kristen tells me that the journal is on-track to remain OA for at least the next two years, which is wonderful news!

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 15d

The journal Victorians (formerly The Victorian Newsletter) is out, with new format and new editor Kristen Pond, featuring a forum on amateurism and professionalization in science with intro by @aktange.bsky.social. Some terrific work here, and all is Open Access. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55573 #C19th

Project MUSE - Victorians: A Journal of Culture and Literature-Number 147, Summer 2025

muse.jhu.edu

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 16d

Adorable!

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 16d

I'm so glad the conference went well, Kathy, and thanks for explaining how your experience there will feed into the annuals project. I'm going to be following your progress with the keenest interest!

Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 17d

We have been invaded. The invaders are wearing masks.

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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · 21d

New #OpenAccess article on #FirstView

Vivienne Seonaid Dunstan, 'The Scottish urban hierarchy and its interaction with the print trade and venues for reading, as revealed by an 1820s trade directory'

doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory

Title and abstract for the linked article

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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 19d

I ❤️ WBEZ