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  • ‘Casanova: the victim of women’

    • August 17, 2019
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    The commonly held belief that Casanova was a callous predator upon women has always been far from the truth and in this article Judith Summers aims to counter that misconception – 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
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  • The avenging parrot

    • July 13, 2019
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    A previous blog (here) covered Casanova’s attempt to commit suicide as a consequence of a disastrous relationship he had with Marie Ann Charpillon.  It was a relationship which saw him being dragged before an English court and almost sent to prison.  Before he left London for Calais he took revenge on his conniving tormentor and
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  • Self-slaughter

    • June 8, 2019
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      More than once in his life Casanova considered doing away with himself, most notably as a consequence of his dealings with the duplicitous courtesan Marie Ann Charpillon.  Besotted with her and having been duped in to believing she was on her death bed he prepares to throw himself off Westminster Bridge: “The doctor is
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