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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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  • An unusual libertine

    • June 15, 2019
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      One of the issues we had to deal with regarding our portrayal of Casanova was his relationship with women.  For most people the only thing they know about him is that he was a notorious philanderer.  And, of course, his promiscuity was a significant feature of his life although it has been exaggerated to
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