{"id":9613,"date":"2019-12-15T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/?p=9613"},"modified":"2020-01-22T12:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T19:21:22","slug":"this-week-in-history-dec-15th-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/this-week-in-history-dec-15th-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History, Dec. 15th – 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.”<\/span><\/p>\n

JANE AUSTEN, letter to Cassandra Austen, Oct. 26, 18131<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

This week we celebrate the 243rd birthday of author Jane Austen<\/a>,\u00a0 whose “….contributions have been so widely adopted and adapted by other authors, it can be easy to forget how groundbreaking her work really was,\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Colorized portrait of Jane Austen2<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Check out,\u00a0Jane Austen: a life<\/em> through the Clark Library. You may find it at PR4036 .T66 1997<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This week is the Winter Solstice<\/a>, the shortest day and longest night of the year in our northern hemisphere. It is a time of celebration in many cultures throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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Photo taken during the Winter Solstice 4<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To learn more about ceremonies honoring the winter solstice, check out Echoes of the ancient skies : the astronomy of lost civilizations,\u00a0<\/em> which is found in the Clark Library at QB16 .K78 1983<\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/sup>http:\/\/www.notable-quotes.com\/a\/austen_jane_ii.html
\n2<\/sup>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jane_Austen_coloured_version.jpg
\n3<\/sup>https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/2017\/07\/27\/stanford-literary-scholars-reflect-jane-austens-legacy\/
\n4<\/sup>https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/84744710@N06\/15886378919<\/p>\n

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