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Category: France

Jacques Cazotte and the Dinner Party of Terror

April 5, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

In 1788, one year before the Reign of Terror began, a writer and would-be mystic was at a dinner party. Jacques Cazotte was a man of standing and was dining with the great and good aristocrats of France, poised to spoil everyone’s appetites.

The Fertile Grave of Victor Noir

September 20, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

The frankly massive bulge in Noir’s trousers made his memorial a popular destination for women visiting Père Lachaise for over a century...

Collection Feature: Rev. Timothy Carey

May 1, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

This week, with the help of some wonderful WWI archive websites, I hope to share a little of the life of the Reverend Timothy Carey.

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