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Harrowing Historicals: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Today’s Harrowing Historical is: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Synopsis from the publisher: Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with the secret of resurrecting the dead. But when he makes a new ‘man’ out of plundered corpses, his hideous creation fills him disgust
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Saturday Satire: Imperialism in China
Satirized by: Author Unknown
Date Published: 1890s
Context: A French political cartoon in which a pie represents China, which is being divided between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Wilhelm II of Germany, Nicholas II of Russia, the French Marianne, and the Meiji Emperor of Japan. The body positions and facial expressions of the characters is particularly… Continue reading...
The Making of a Notorious Royal Marriage: George I & Sophia Dorothea of Celle – “I will not marry the pig snout!”
As I already stated in my review, Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny, and Desire by Leslie Carroll is a very humorous and informative guide through the lives of history’s most notorious royal couples. One of the many aspects I enjoyed about this book were the quotations the author dispersed between the chapters as an opening to the royal couple whose often-times scandalous… Continue reading...