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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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2020-05-14

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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2020-05-11

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

Another choice by curator, Kat, is Sir Joshua Reynold's 'Lady Bampfylde' (1776-77) held at the .

We have a mezzotint engraving by Thomas Watson of the same image, apparently so sought-after they turned Lady Bampfylde into an 18thC pin-up!

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2020-05-07

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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2020-05-06

And Cupid weeps too. Venus with the dead Adonis by 18thc Bordeaux painter Courrège

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2020-04-30

Time for an break!
Studying history can be a fascinating thing to do, and what better way to bring it to life than through shows/movies/plays?
What are your favorites?

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2020-04-29

Madame Juliette Récamier: Her Allure and Beauty - Madame Juliette Récamier was a socialite whose loveliness was internationally hailed. Many people mentioned her beauty. Among them was her ... https://t.co/oUvPxRybcU

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2020-04-25

Madame Juliette Récamier: Her Allure and Beauty - Madame was a socialite whose loveliness was internationally hailed. Many people mentioned her beauty. Among them was her adopted ... https://t.co/i2TmRgV4jd

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2020-04-24

Died 23Apr1829 The Irish Elizabeth Farren Irish actress of the late 18thcentury who had over 100 characters in her repertoire and who married Edward Smith Stanly, 12th Earl of Derby. Learn more: https://t.co/rkFVHk70hX

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2020-04-23

Bringing a sense of whimsy to art in the 18th century: How Rococo reflects a change of ideology in a new era for France.

https://t.co/1N1OLypxDr

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2020-04-23

Habiliments! I love that word.
Clothes without Bodies: Objects, Humans, and the Marketplace in Eighteenth-Century It-Narratives and Trade Cards
by Chloe Wigston Smith
https://t.co/zND2QSbQPj

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2020-04-22

And now for some ECF essays on habiliments:
Colonial Discourse on Irish Dress and the Self as “Outward Dress”: Swift’s Sartorial Self-Fashioning
by Siyeon Lee
https://t.co/4mTSTC69UR

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2020-04-22

Died 17Apr1794 the pioneering French midwife, Angélique du Coudray. Born in 1712, the same year as the King of Prussia (Frederick II, known as Frederick the Great) and the Enlightenment ... https://t.co/kYW0PXzXRy

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2020-04-17

The ECF editors recognize that people might not be available for this type of work right now,
but do get in touch if u would like to write a book review. Deadlines are very generous.
Email: ecf.ca
Send your name, institution, and topics of interest, please.

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2020-04-16