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The word "almanac" in literature takes on a spectrum of meanings—from a practical compendium of navigational and astronomical data to a symbol loaded with cultural and social resonance. In some works, such as in [1] and [2], the almanac is celebrated as a source of wisdom and practical advice, providing maxims for prudent living, while in others it is used satirically or symbolically. For instance, in [3] the acceptance of an Imperial Almanac signifies political subordination, and [4] employs the term metaphorically to comment on the unpredictability of fate. At the same time, references to specialized editions—be they nautical ([5], [6]), regional ([7], [8], [9]), or even playful literary devices ([10], [11])—underscore the almanac's multifaceted role as both a chronicle of empirical information and a cultural artifact that shapes, and is shaped by, societal values and expectations.
  1. Poor Richard's Almanac , published (1732-1757) by Benjamin Franklin was a collection of maxims inculcating prudence and thrift.
    — from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  2. The most famous English almanac was Poor Robin's Almanack , which was published from 1663 to 1775.
    — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
  3. The acceptance of the Imperial Almanac by a foreign Prince is considered an acknowledgment of vassalage to the Emperor.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  4. God as a domestic servant, as a letter carrier, as an almanac-man—at bottom, he is a mere name for the stupidest sort of chance....
    — from The Antichrist by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  5. The nautical almanac is a publication containing astronomical data for the use of navigators and astronomers.
    — from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  6. [262] Greenwich nautical almanac.
    — from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  7. I showed Master the mela dates in a Bengali almanac.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  8. In the United States is published The American Almanac , a useful compilation.
    — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
  9. We take the list from the Upper Canada Almanac for 1804, published at York by John Bennett.
    — from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding
  10. That’s an almanac picture for you.
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  11. "What a wonderful little almanac you are, Celia!
    — from Middlemarch by George Eliot

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