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
British newspapers of the period didn't carry front-page headlines in the modern sense, but individual articles did often have upper-case headings, and a quick search of the British Newspaper Archive turns up a lot of headings like this one from the Edinburgh Evening News of 2 June 1884
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
British newspapers of the period didn't carry front-page headlines in the modern sense, but individual articles did often have upper-case headings, and a quick search of the British Newspaper Archive turns up a lot of headings like this one from the Edinburgh Evening News of 2 June 1884
But sometimes your typing fingers know how you really feel. Like when I signed off an email with "All beset."
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
But sometimes your typing fingers know how you really feel. Like when I signed off an email with "All beset."
Cool! I really like the shapes of these, also that there’s a nice broad space at the top of the handle for the thumb.
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Cool! I really like the shapes of these, also that there’s a nice broad space at the top of the handle for the thumb.
By far the most Austenian of all of his books.
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
By far the most Austenian of all of his books.
Magnificent. What a privilege to see them here.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Magnificent. What a privilege to see them here.
“Broderite” — 👌
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Broderite” — 👌
Yep, ain’t nuthin like a big Texas hug. I routinely startle my British friends with these.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Yep, ain’t nuthin like a big Texas hug. I routinely startle my British friends with these.
I like Kat, but she doesn't know this district from a hole in the ground. Biss has a distinguished record of service here, and has been just as aggressive in confronting ICE and BP, not only at Broadview but on the streets of Evanston. He's one of the good guys, and he's walked the walk.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I like Kat, but she doesn't know this district from a hole in the ground. Biss has a distinguished record of service here, and has been just as aggressive in confronting ICE and BP, not only at Broadview but on the streets of Evanston. He's one of the good guys, and he's walked the walk.
David Hackett Fischer’s _Washington’s Crossing_. Totally absorbing, Pulitzer-winning story of the knife’s edge precariousness of the war in that terrible winter of 1776. If you’re going to read one book in the coming year about the Revolutionary War, you can’t choose better than this one.
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
David Hackett Fischer’s _Washington’s Crossing_. Totally absorbing, Pulitzer-winning story of the knife’s edge precariousness of the war in that terrible winter of 1776. If you’re going to read one book in the coming year about the Revolutionary War, you can’t choose better than this one.
Glad to see "diary" in there ;)
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Glad to see "diary" in there ;)
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.