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  • Palais-Royal

    • September 26, 2020
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      Among many other things, Casanova was a great travel writer.  Here’s his account of a visit to the garden of the Palais-Royal in Paris which was open to the public:    After his visit I told Esprit to take me to the Palais-Royal, and I left him at the gates. I felt the greatest
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  • Walking tour podcast of Diderot and Diderot’s Paris

    • July 18, 2020
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      Engaging podcast contextualising Diderot’s life and writing - 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.   #paris #diderot #eighteenthcentury #history
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  • Paris Street Songs, 1748-50

    • April 9, 2020
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    A wonderful exploration of a little-known corner of subversive popular culture.  “Many of the verses were vulgar and many were devoted to bringing down the rich and powerful. Robert Darnton uncovers the 'Affair of the Fourteen'” - here Recordings of the songs can be listened to here.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the
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