May 2012
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May 20th
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May 4th
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The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens - Museum Visit
Situated along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL; the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is a true gem to this Northeast Florida city. I have visited many times in the past, but have never been able to take photos inside the museum. I am grateful that their photography policy has changed, so I can share some of their 18th century pieces with you.  The room containing their 18th century...
May 3rd
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April 2012
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Apr 29th
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Apr 20th
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“It is ungentlemanly to use a napkin for wiping the face or scraping the teeth,...”
–  1729 French Treatise 
Apr 17th
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Apr 12th
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“I am no Saint, no Spartan, no Reformer.”
– Sir Robert Walpole
Apr 9th
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What was the last 18th century related book you...
Apr 1st
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March 2012
10 posts
Mar 26th
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treasure for your pleasure: Equity Auditions for... →
vivelareine: The following is based on information from BroadwayWorld.com: The American Repertory Theatre (in coordination with the Yale Repertory Theatre) is holding auditions for equity actors interested in performing in Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi, due to premiere in the fall of 2012. The auditions…
Mar 24th
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The GIN LANE Gazette by Adrian Teal.
    (I am very excited for this project that Adrian Teal is working on, and I’m hoping we can all rally behind him in support of this book. There are some wonderful benefits for supporting. Please consider helping this book come alive and showing appreciation for those keeping the 18th century alive. I asked him to explain the project, so I hope you enjoy! - Heather)   The Whig politician,...
Mar 20th
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Mar 17th
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Why STEM is not enough (and we still need the... →
Mar 15th
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The Teacher Philosopher - Marquis de Sade
Among all the learned matters one tries to cram into a child’s head when one is in charge of his education, the mysteries of Christianity, though doubtless one of the most sublime elements of that education, are nonetheless not among the easiest to explain clearly to a young mind. Try to convince a young man of fourteen or fifteen, for instance, that God the Father and God the Son are one...
Mar 14th
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Mar 8th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 4th
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Mar 2nd
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February 2012
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Feb 29th
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Gin Lane Gazette - Support Needed
The fabulously talented Adrian Teal is working on a project that needs your help. The Gin Lane Gazette is: a compendium of illustrated ‘best bits’ from a fictional newspaper of the latter 1700s. It will contain some of the most sensational headlines and true stories of the period.  You can lend your support through the website Unbound. There you can also watch a video of Adrian...
Feb 26th
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angelisherdiary asked: I really like your blog does your blog also go to the victorian era? keep it up oh and I am following you by the way.
Feb 24th
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18th Century Careers: Interview with Anni Sairio,...
Tell us a little about you and your research. I’m a historical sociolinguist and something of a philologist at the Department of Modern Languages in the University of Helsinki. I study the interrelatedness of language and society in historical texts, and my research has largely focused on the language and letters of the Bluestocking circle in eighteenth-century England. I’ve edited some 200...
Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 19th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 12th
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'Rasputin Was My Neighbor' And Other True Tales Of... →
Feb 8th
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January 2012
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“The callousness of the Rich legitimates the bad conduct of the Poor; let them...”
– Marquis de Sade, Justine
Jan 30th
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Mozart's "The Magic Flute" to be performed at... →
Jan 28th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 23rd
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“one must, said Juliette, take good care to avoid believe it is marriage that...”
– Marquis de Sade, Justine
Jan 18th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 13th
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History Matters - Alexandra M. Lord →
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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“I love you no longer with the devotion which is paid to a Saint: I prize you no...”
– Matthew Lewis, “The Monk” (1796) (via pocketwatches)
Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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“He was the universe to me, and all that was not him, was nothing to me.”
– Fanny Hill
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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“Justine is the most abominable book ever engendered by the most depraved...”
– Napoleon Bonaparte on the Marquis de Sade’s Justine
Jan 6th
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