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‘History of My Life’ by Giacomo Casanova
- June 19, 2017
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- Category: Casanova
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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 -
18th century cosmetics
- May 14, 2022
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- Category: Flashbacks
The Duchesse de Chartres was a cousin of Louis XV who Casanova befriended on his first visit to France. However, in the case of this Bourbon Princess, even Casanova recognised that she was too far out of his sphere for their relationship to advance beyond friendship. On one occasion, aware of Casanova’s reputation as a -
Religion
- April 30, 2022
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- Category: Behind the Scenes
Eighteenth-century Europe was an intensely religious place, at least compared to modern Europe. Casanova himself was a believer in God and defended the Catholic Church in his conversations with Voltaire. Its power was not as great as it had once been because of the challenge of the Enlightenment but, nonetheless, it was important to reflect -
Madame de Pompadour
- April 23, 2022
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- Category: Character Focus
Perhaps next only to Casanova himself, the most well-known figure in our novel, at least in the popular imagination, is that of Louis XV’s chief mistress, Madame de Pompadour. We’ve kept her role pretty faithful to what we know about her historically. She played a major part in the political, cultural and economic life of
