This Wednesday marked the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. There has been a lot of online hoopla, including this great slideshow from PCMagazine of the earliest websites, as well as an article on predictions that didn’t come true. Given the anniversary, it seemed like a great time to check in on our Networking …
As we all look forward fervently to the thaw, it’s time for many people to start thinking about spring break. One of my favorite places I visited on a spring break was Niagara Falls, which I traveled to in college, many years ago. Even though it was still somewhat cold and not all the tourist …
Although not usually lauded as great literature, dime novels are an interesting part of the Rosenbach collection. The Rosenbach has over 65 dime novels, which is both a sizable number and only a tiny sample of what was produced. The short, generally formulaic, inexpensive tales (often set in the West) were incredibly popular in 19th-century …
The Rosen-blog was out of commission last week due to snow, but we’re back now, so here are the answers to our literary lovers quiz. Romeo & Juliet Petrarch & Laura John Keats & Fanny Brawne Elizabeth Bennett & Fitzwilliam Darcy Odysseus & Penelope Lady Chatterley & Oliver Mellors Paolo & Francesca Beatrice & Benedick …
Photograph by James. Available under Creative Commons 2.0 Generic Licence. It’s February at the Rosenbach, which means it’s our annual celebration of literary love and romance. We will be offering our popular “Love Letters” Hands-on Tour on February 14 and 16 and this year we’re also offering “Date Night at the Rosenbach”–two for one tickets …
It has been a busy week here at the Rosenbach and for our colleagues at in the Rare Book Department at the Free Library. Here at the Rosenbach we’ve opened our new exhibit Networking Before the Net: Sharing Information in the Pre-Digital Age, while at the central branch they have opened Shakespeare for All Time …
Today, January 17, marks the 308th birthday for one of Philadelphia’s most famous citizens–Benjamin Franklin. Of course, when he was born the date on the calendar was actually January 6, since Britain and her colonies wouldn’t switch to the Gregorian calendar until 1752. Mr. Franklin had a few things to say about age and aging …
First, I want to apologize to all Rosen-blog readers who subscribe via the Feedburner feed. It turns out there was a glitch which kept our feed from updating correctly for the past month, which also led to posts not appearing on Facebook. We have now resolved the problem and you should be getting your Rosen-posts …
Someone writes and circulates an opinionated piece on a hot political topic. A second person reads it and responds. A third and fourth person chime in. The original person responds to the commenters. The cycle repeats. Sound like the modern blogosphere? Or maybe, the pamphlet wars of the 17th and 18th century. If you’ve been …
The Rosen-blog will be going on vacation until after the new year, so we’re leaving you with a New Year’s item from our collections–a carrier’s address from January 1, 1848. Carriers’ addresses were New Year’s verses that were printed annually by many papers and delivered by newsboys in search of holiday tips. Carrier’s address of …