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🌞#OTD in #History 28 May 585 BC, the famous “Eclipse Of #Thales” took place. According to the early Greek historian #Herodotus, the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus accurately predicted the eclipse, exactly how is not divulged.
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This #WorldBookDay I recommend reading through 4 of my favorite books:
Ryszard Kapuściński's "Travels with Herodotus," Kyoko Okazaki's "PINK," Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" & Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Notes from Underground."
#reading #writing #literature #narrative #imagination
Today we are presenting The Histories of Herodotus, translated by Harry Carter and illustrated and decorated by Edward Bawden. It is printed in an edition of 1500 copies for members of The Limited Editions Club. Learn more here: https://t.co/67KZNP9X5t