ferdinand von aegir circa 1812

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THE JUNIPER TREE
Most shocking of all fairy tales:
"My mother, she slew me,
My father, he ate me
My sister, Little Marlene,
Gathered up my bones,
Tied them up in silk,
And put them under the Juniper tree"
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm (1812)
🎨PhantomSeptember; Dezsö

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“You may call the people a mob, but do not forget that a mob too often speaks the sentiments of the people.”

1812, poet Lord Byron defended Luddite violence in his first address as a member of the House of Lords. Read the full speech here: https://t.co/wrNpkyB1a6

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The sense of detail of Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740-1812 )

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Artmag weekly digital magazine gets you right into the art: analysing J M W Turner's oil on canvas 'The Eruption of the Soufrière Mountains in the Island of St Vincent, 30 April 1812'. https://t.co/RoLst62JjC

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Lewis Armistead was born in 1817 in New Bern, NC, into a distinguished military family. His father and 4 uncles served during the War of 1812. His uncle George Armistead commanded during the battle that led to the writing of The Star Spangled Banner.

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A War of Words Preceded the Treaty of Ghent, Marking the End of the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain https://t.co/nJ1XdCAQgU via

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A War of Words Preceded the Treaty of Ghent, Marking the End of the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain https://t.co/toywW4TBpF via

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★ファラデー🐪★
イギリスの物理学者・化学者。鍛冶屋の子に生まれ、製本見習をしながら独学。この間、読書によって科学知識に興味をもつようになったそうな。1812年王立研究所での H.デービーの講演を聞き、この一流の先生に助手として仕えながら学び、後に偉大な科学者になった。#偉人

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His books are beloved. His characters unforgettable. His words stun, reflecting both the beauty and harshness of human existence.
Charles Dickens, born 1812. Regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time.


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1812 the great author Charles Dickens was born. His work was never published in PUNCH. But Dickens had many professional and private connections with the magazine, first and foremost, his long close friendship with PUNCH's first editor Mark Lemon

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Un 7 de febrero nace
(1812-1870)
Con 12 años trabajaba en una fábrica de betún y con 24 comienza a publicar las que le convertirán en el escritor más famoso de la Inglaterra victoriana y en uno de los inmortales narradores de la universal.

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Charles Dickens, born today in 1812: There was a traveller, and he set out upon a magic journey. He travelled a dark path until he came to a beautiful child. "What do you do here?" And the child said, "I am always at play. Come and play with me!" (link: https://t.co/JyOxEJXPP2

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2月7日は【チャールズ・ディケンズの誕生日】
19世紀のイギリスを代表する小説家のディケンズは1812年、ハンプシャー州のポーツマス郊外に生まれた。下層市民の哀歓を描いた作品を数多く発表した。代表作は『オリヴァー・ツイスト』や『クリスマス・キャロル』など。

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Lo siguiente será hacer el manifiesto de los persas discutiendo con la constitución de 1812

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Little Briar-Rose is the Grimm’s version of Sleeping Beauty, published in 1812. Briar-rose is also known as the wild rose & has thorns that form hooks, just like the hedge that grows around Briar-Rose’s castle for 100 years until the prince arrives. Img: CMB

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