I know this is not the longest footnote ever by far, but a solid three pages is not bad for the casual footnote, just to give some context.
From "History of the Langobards" by Paul the Deacon, translated by William Dudley Foulke, 1907.
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Highlighting Footnotes, by @kittygiraudel.com:
https://kittygiraudel.com/2026/03/18/highlighting-footnotes/
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Some academic nonfiction books can benefit from footnotes, citations, and references.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/09/on-footnotes/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
That's where I am on my current project. It's not as tedious as indexing, yesterday's topic, but neither is it exciting – just a necessary accessory.
In this brief post, I share my workflow. In fact, this infographic does a lot of the heavy lifting.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Dec. 12: Who is a writer whose life inspires you?
Probably #TerryPratchett , for how many awesome and hilarious books he wrote, and how he managed to transit from a full-time journalist to a full-time writer.
Also, his use of #footnotes . I love footnotes, and have hundreds of them in my books. Does anyone know why he stopped using them in his later books?
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@pooserville that reminds me of this:
"In 1839 the third volume of the parochial history appeared, containing an account of the Roman wall; in it Hodgson first clearly established the claim of Emperor Hadrian to be considered as its builder; notably, as the claim isn't a claim on Northumbrian history, it is formatted as a 166-page footnote in the book, taking up about half the book's length. "
- Wikipedia John Hodgson's History of Northumberland
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