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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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  • Historical landscape

    • May 18, 2019
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      One of the advantages of writing historical fiction is that you don’t have to generate a new world from scratch, unlike, say, science fiction or fantasy genre.  You can weave your characters into a ready-made reality and in so doing help to give their psychology and behaviour greater credibility.  While this is in many
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  • Families

    • May 11, 2019
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      A family is an intense, subtle and complex social entity where human relationships exist in their rawest and richest forms.  Families root themselves deep down into us, whether we realise it or not.  No matter how much you may dislike somebody it is much harder to discard your sympathy for them if you know
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  • Casanova’s lottery

    • May 4, 2019
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    This transcript of the 2003 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture of the University of Chicago takes a close look at the Paris lottery that Casanova was instrumental in founding – here.   Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here.  27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.
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