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Many fascinating topics in the most recent ECF special issue:
"Transformations of Gender and Race in Maria Riddell's Transatlantic Biopolitics," by Melissa Bailes
ECF 32.1, 2019
https://t.co/3fb2qLhoob

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2020-06-17

Another from the most recent ECF special issue:
"Crusoe's Animals, Annotated: Cats, Dogs, and Disease in the Naval Chronicle Edition of Robinson Crusoe, 1815" by Lucinda Cole
ECF 32.1, 2019
https://t.co/9Pp2TI8mxY

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2020-06-17

The courtship ritual of giving a young woman a bird in a cage symbolized that she held his heart. In the background, a Temple of Vesta has connotations of and 2/

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2020-06-16

Chateau de Saint-Cloud in the 1700s and 1800s - The was built on a woody hill that overlooked the left bank of the Seine River about three miles west of Paris. It had been ... https://t.co/l1fYxEF1Tl

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2020-06-12

Chateau de Saint-Cloud in the 1700s and 1800s - The was built on a woody hill that overlooked the left bank of the Seine River about three miles west of Paris. It had been ... https://t.co/begIGPkHo2

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2020-06-08

Born 7Jun1757 Georgiana Cavendish, was an English socialite, style icon, author, and activist. She married William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and garnered much attention during her lifetime. https://t.co/Hy8yjsTUlL

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Tulipa javana Rumph "Juan de Cuéllar's expedition to the Philippines" (1786-1794); botanical determination: Crinum amabile.

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2020-06-01

William Hogarth painted this portrait of actor David Garrick as Richard III in 1745 (). It is the first great British theatrical portrait, but presents the scene as a history painting.

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Elizabeth Farren (actress) married Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby and became the Countess of Derby. Learn more: https://t.co/eGZbFXX4Ws

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Socialite Interesting Facts About Her - Madame Récamier, also known as Juliette Récamier, was a native of Lyon, France born on 3 December 1777. She was the only child of Jean Bernard, a ... https://t.co/opjyIauIXu

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And another for from Material Fictions, ECF special issue
“Soft Materiality: Dress and Material Fiction in T.S. Surr’s /A Winter in London/,” by Timothy Campbell
https://t.co/MEMfMmjbQB

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Died 11May1849 The famous French salon hostess, Juliette Récamier, whose salon drew Parisians from the leading literary and political circles of the early 19th century. https://t.co/QLOFDGdfeB

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2020-05-11

Typhus in the Day of Jane Austen (1775-1817) - is an infectious disease caused by rickettsiae that can be transmitted by lice, ticks, mites, or rat fleas and is caused by certain types ... https://t.co/POsKBbyeMi

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Born 10May1727 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, minister of Finance, who wanted to ensure economic liberty and wealth for all Frenchmen. He once addressed letter to Louis XVI stating: "No bankruptcy! No increase of taxes! No borrowings!"

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2020-05-10

Typhus in the Day of (1775-1817) - Typhus is an infectious disease caused by rickettsiae that can be transmitted by lice, ticks, mites, or rat fleas and is caused by certain types ... https://t.co/fPioZq4xet

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2020-05-10

"Oh, tis not only Tom's accident, Mr Cooper. There's the fall-off in trade. What with the war and then these fancy new fashions. There's no call for stockings nowadays and no profit in socks." https://t.co/4P3njXBBqc

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2020-05-09

Born 6May1758 Maximilien influential figure of French Revolution and Reign of Terror. His personal responsibility for the excesses of the Terror remains the subject of intense debate among historians.

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