Patrick Leary
@patrickleary.bsky.social
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
Thanks, I remember when Luke was working on this only to see those plans evaporate after the attack. These tables are great. We in the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals have been longing for online scans of those Mitchells for time out of mind! rs4vp.org
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November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks, I remember when Luke was working on this only to see those plans evaporate after the attack. These tables are great. We in the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals have been longing for online scans of those Mitchells for time out of mind! rs4vp.org
Thank you! Very eager to read this closely. Any idea when the Mitchell directories will be viewable using the BL viewer? #Victorian @rs4vp.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you! Very eager to read this closely. Any idea when the Mitchell directories will be viewable using the BL viewer? #Victorian @rs4vp.org
Fair warning: I carry a sandwich and I know how to use it.
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Fair warning: I carry a sandwich and I know how to use it.
Lee, you have GOT to promise to go through those 7 volumes and share with us the fun bits that never made it into the book! I mean, really, how long could that take?
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Lee, you have GOT to promise to go through those 7 volumes and share with us the fun bits that never made it into the book! I mean, really, how long could that take?
Thanks so much for this engrossing account. Love the Darwin anecdote!
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thanks so much for this engrossing account. Love the Darwin anecdote!
Nobody told me there were going to be japes!
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Nobody told me there were going to be japes!
And you! I do admire all the work that you and your colleagues are doing, and it was great fun to have this rare opportunity of thanking you in person.
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
And you! I do admire all the work that you and your colleagues are doing, and it was great fun to have this rare opportunity of thanking you in person.
There was a struggle, and the sandwich went off accidentally.
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There was a struggle, and the sandwich went off accidentally.
I'm always glad of notices of LFL sales, especially the new kiosks that can handle tall picture-books. But I'd like to see LFL address the problems mentioned in customer reviews, like weak door magnets that can leave books exposed to rain, and sharp shreds remaining on the composite boards.
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'm always glad of notices of LFL sales, especially the new kiosks that can handle tall picture-books. But I'd like to see LFL address the problems mentioned in customer reviews, like weak door magnets that can leave books exposed to rain, and sharp shreds remaining on the composite boards.
Democrats defend Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and federal assistance to education and the hungry. That's not "defending a broken system," that's fighting against those who are trying, and partly succeeding, in breaking a system that, however imperfectly, serves most Americans.
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Democrats defend Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and federal assistance to education and the hungry. That's not "defending a broken system," that's fighting against those who are trying, and partly succeeding, in breaking a system that, however imperfectly, serves most Americans.
Today's Guardian has a good long piece on this. Terribly worrying, but the silver lining is that they did ultimately apologize and restore the funding support -- for now. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
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November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today's Guardian has a good long piece on this. Terribly worrying, but the silver lining is that they did ultimately apologize and restore the funding support -- for now. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This whole issue is fascinating. The more we come to know about who wrote which Times leaders, the better we'll be able to track the contributions of writers who were also MPs, and how much their leaders followed, or shaped, the paper's official stance. Leonard Courtney is a good later example.
November 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This whole issue is fascinating. The more we come to know about who wrote which Times leaders, the better we'll be able to track the contributions of writers who were also MPs, and how much their leaders followed, or shaped, the paper's official stance. Leonard Courtney is a good later example.
I live here. Yesterday was flat-out terror in neighborhoods all over Evanston and Skokie. Good, hard-working people, our neighbors and friends, brutalized. Onlookers beaten and threatened. Schools locked down, kids terrified. BP/ICE helicopters overhead. We will never forget what was done here.
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I live here. Yesterday was flat-out terror in neighborhoods all over Evanston and Skokie. Good, hard-working people, our neighbors and friends, brutalized. Onlookers beaten and threatened. Schools locked down, kids terrified. BP/ICE helicopters overhead. We will never forget what was done here.
A friend of mine says that she likes to do things "on the spurt of the moment"--I kinda like that, too.
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A friend of mine says that she likes to do things "on the spurt of the moment"--I kinda like that, too.
Yes I certainly would limit commercial property owners' ability to regulate speech. California does this for malls, and Illinois should, too. It's called "free speech" for a reason. What I find most offensive here is this proclamation that their customers must get the owners' advance approval.
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Yes I certainly would limit commercial property owners' ability to regulate speech. California does this for malls, and Illinois should, too. It's called "free speech" for a reason. What I find most offensive here is this proclamation that their customers must get the owners' advance approval.
Yes! It was criminal what they did to Toby, who was the moral center of the West Wing. Totally out of character for him, and I’m still mad about it ;)
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yes! It was criminal what they did to Toby, who was the moral center of the West Wing. Totally out of character for him, and I’m still mad about it ;)
Glad to see you remind folks about the Tenniel book's 2nd edition, Michael--it is truly magnificent.
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Glad to see you remind folks about the Tenniel book's 2nd edition, Michael--it is truly magnificent.
Donald Spoto’s bio of Teresa is sad, but such a beautiful tribute to his friend.
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Donald Spoto’s bio of Teresa is sad, but such a beautiful tribute to his friend.
One favorite bit among many: Stevie Wonder shows an uncomfortable Bob Dylan how to do a Bob Dylan impression.
October 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
One favorite bit among many: Stevie Wonder shows an uncomfortable Bob Dylan how to do a Bob Dylan impression.
Anybody who watches videos like this can pretty easily spot "the enemy within." Hint: it's not the person being forced facedown on the ground and kicked.
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Anybody who watches videos like this can pretty easily spot "the enemy within." Hint: it's not the person being forced facedown on the ground and kicked.