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  • Casanova and the affair of Giustiniana Wynne – part 1

    • August 29, 2018
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      The first of four posts on Casanova and the affair of Giustiniana Wynne. One of the various adventures in which Casanova embroiled himself during his second stint in Paris involved Giustiniana Wynne, the female half of an extraordinary eighteenth-century love story (the other half being Andrea Memmo).  It’s a fascinating drama.  On the purely
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  • Losing Henriette

    • June 2, 2018
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    The last of four blogs on Casanova's greatest love. One day as we were driving outside the Gate of Colorno, we met the duke and duchess who were returning to Parma. Immediately after their carriage another vehicle drove along, in which was Dubois with a nobleman unknown to us. Our carriage had only gone a
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  • Bliss with Henriette

    • May 16, 2018
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    The third of four blogs on Casanova's greatest love. In a skilfully constructed narrative, Casanova records the three months they spent together in Parma.  The story he depicts is of two soulmates whose sublime love was doomed by destiny and the harsh realities of life (although it’s questionable whether Henriette saw the relationship in quite
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