February 2012
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“There is only one way to obtain the desired end - to convince the public that...”
– Garnett, “Address to the Library Association”, Aberdeen, 1893.
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Nature and Letters
“Green in nature is one thing, green in literature another. Nature and letters seem to have a natural antipathy; bring them together and they tear each other to pieces. The shade of green Orlando saw now spoilt his rhyme and split his metre.”
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“Knowledge and science are not things to be bound in such cobweb chains.”
– Lord Camden, arguing against perpetual copyright in Donaldson v. Beckett, 1774.
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“Dear Sir/Madam,
We are seeking for your partnership to recycle your unwanted...”
– Spam Mail/Scam Mail to Rare Booksellers
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January 2012
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“Having your own thoughts in the literal sense is as impossible as having your...”
– Peter Stallybrass, “Against Thinking”
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“5) Going into public libraries and ordering feminist books particularly ones...”
– from “ACTION IS SIMPLE”, Leeds and Bradford Riot Grrrl! (1993).
“Here are some easy ideas for direct action in your own neighbourhood.”
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“a relentless campaign to criminalize the whole movement was set in motion every...”
– Nanni Balestrini, The Unseen (Gli Invisibili). First published in 1987 about the Autonomist Movement.
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Speedball Textbook Lettering →
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“*Some Play-books since I first undertooke this subject, are growne from Quarto...”
– Prynne, William. Histrio-Mastix, The Players Scourge, or, Actors Tragaedie…London, Printed by E.A[llde, A. Mathewes, T. Cotes] and W[illiam].I[ones]. for Michael Sparke, 1633.
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*Ben-Johnsons, Shackspeers, and others. (e) Shackspeers Plaies are printed in the best Crowne paper, far...
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