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Thanks! Might I ask if there are others here who routinely read or search through old texts for interesting finds? I generally prefer this time frame (ie, the

Thanks! Might I ask if there are others here who routinely read or search through old texts for interesting finds? I generally prefer this time frame (ie, the late 1800s/early 1900s), and mainly periodicals, but I have yet to dive into anything older or different.

mcenedella 12y ago
The website Ephemeral New York is terrific for all sorts of interesting New York history: https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com (the New Year's day post is where I found the reference to her diary) And the Historical Atlas of New York City is both visually and textually superb for all sorts of fascinating details of New York's development: http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Atlas-New-York-City/dp/0805078428 http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Atlas-New-York-City/dp/0805... Finally, "Letters of Note" has great finds from historical letters throughout history: http://www.lettersofnote.com/ http://www.lettersofnote.com/
eru 12y ago
Unqualified reservations for all its flaws often had good links to old books.
honestcoyote 12y ago
The Public Domain Review (http://publicdomainreview.org/ http://publicdomainreview.org/) is probably perfect for you. Covers a wide range of archive.org and Gutenberg books and it's well tagged so you can focus on particular interests.