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19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 3

30th December 2018 Tachybaptus 0

June 12th, 1808. I take up my pen again in London, where Jem and I have arrived after our hasty departure from Cambridge. It is quite understandable that Jem, unpaid by his lordship for more [more…]

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A Bear’s Diary – Part 2

23rd December 2018 Tachybaptus 0

March 6th, 1807. George is off to Italy, where I am sure he will have a capital time ogling churches and whores, and buying paintings that might be by Salvator Rosa but are probably not. [more…]

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A Bear’s Diary – Part 1

16th December 2018 Tachybaptus 0

Cambridge, Novr. 6th, 1805. I did not dance well at the Bonfire Night show on Midsummer Common. Afterwards, Fred said to me, ‘Daisy, me ole dear. Yer knows and I knows yer gettin’ a bit [more…]

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