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  • ‘History of My Life’ by Giacomo Casanova

    • June 19, 2017
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    When we mentioned to people that we were putting together a graphic novel on Casanova there was a certain amount of wink winking and nudge nudging. Casanova the archetypal womaniser is what comes to most people’s minds. And it is true, he was a man who was fascinated by love and love-making. In terms of
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  • Europe and the Islamic world, 1600 – 1800

    • September 14, 2019
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    The ever excellent Met Museum’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History has pulled together a set of materials that give a fascinating insight into some of the cultural interactions between Islam and Christendom during the age of reason – here.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles
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  • Guardi

    • September 7, 2019
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    The artist Francesco Guardi (1712 to 1793) was one of Casanova’s Venetian contemporaries who recorded the world of what was at the time amongst the most diverse, exciting and sophisticated cities in the world.  Casanova’s brother himself was a celebrated painter and knew Guardi.  Anne Hanley writes a very accessible and informative article on his
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  • The prologue

    • August 31, 2019
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      The original version of ‘Casanova in Paris’ never included a prologue but for several reasons we decided to create one, even though that meant beginning the novel with quite a lot of text which for some readers of graphic novels might be a bit off-putting.  It fleshes out his character and establishes his turbulent
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