May 2012
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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...
April 2012
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“It is ungentlemanly to use a napkin for wiping the face or scraping the teeth,...”
– 1729 French Treatise
“I am no Saint, no Spartan, no Reformer.”
– Sir Robert Walpole
What was the last 18th century related book you...
March 2012
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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…
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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,...
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Why STEM is not enough (and we still need the... →
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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...
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February 2012
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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...
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.
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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...
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'Rasputin Was My Neighbor' And Other True Tales Of... →
January 2012
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“The callousness of the Rich legitimates the bad conduct of the Poor; let them...”
– Marquis de Sade, Justine
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Mozart's "The Magic Flute" to be performed at... →
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“one must, said Juliette, take good care to avoid believe it is marriage that...”
– Marquis de Sade, Justine
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History Matters - Alexandra M. Lord →
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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)
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“He was the universe to me, and all that was not him, was nothing to me.”
– Fanny Hill
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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
