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I have to ask though, Jesse, if 1732 was known for sometime, why was it never updated?
March 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I have to ask though, Jesse, if 1732 was known for sometime, why was it never updated?
Interested to hear more on Tolkien's work. Sidenote, the journal "Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review," was an inspiration on our own.
March 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Interested to hear more on Tolkien's work. Sidenote, the journal "Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review," was an inspiration on our own.
Thank you for your kind words! The history of the OED was a fun rabbit hole to go down. That's the joy that comes from this research. I never thought, when I started it, that I would get to see the very first quotation evidence slip submitted to the OED. But there you go!
March 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Thank you for your kind words! The history of the OED was a fun rabbit hole to go down. That's the joy that comes from this research. I never thought, when I started it, that I would get to see the very first quotation evidence slip submitted to the OED. But there you go!
Anything before March 10, 1732 acceptable too!
March 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Anything before March 10, 1732 acceptable too!
Then this may be of interest: www.amazon.com/Walks-Alone-...
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Devil's Advocates)
Amazon.com: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Devil's Advocates): 9781800859203: Kazemi, Farshid: Books
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March 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Then this may be of interest: www.amazon.com/Walks-Alone-...
Hi Luke! On a slightly less dystopian note, have been tracking you down to share an article published in our journal which cites your 2013 dissertation! I hope you'll find it of interest. www.academia.edu/164867092/
The Oxford English Dictionary's Earliest Evidence for Vampire
The Oxford English Dictionary documents the history of words in English through quotation evidence. That quotation evidence consists of the year of first use, relevant quote and the source. Unsurprisi...
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March 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Hi Luke! On a slightly less dystopian note, have been tracking you down to share an article published in our journal which cites your 2013 dissertation! I hope you'll find it of interest. www.academia.edu/164867092/
It's certainly a significant find! We wrote about it here: vampirestudies.org/2024/05/28/m...
Mystery Surrounds Recently Discovered Vampire Story - Vampire Studies Association
Álvaro García Marín, author of "Historias del vampiro griego" (2017), found a short story that is proving to be a gamechanger for nineteenth-century vampire fiction.
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May 28, 2024 at 6:34 AM
It's certainly a significant find! We wrote about it here: vampirestudies.org/2024/05/28/m...