The Early Modern Commons

The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century

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Winner of How to Create the Perfect Wife

9 May 2013

Congratulations......EmSpeaks!You won a copy of Wendy Moore's How to Create the Perfect Wife.  You know the deal, send me an email (GeorgianaGossip@gmail.com) with your address!Thank...

Book Givaway: How to Create the Perfect Wife

29 April 2013

I hope you are feeling lucky because it is time for a long-awaited book giveaway, and what a fabulous giveaway it is!Wendy Moore, author of The Knife Man, and one of my personal recommended...

Lady Hamilton's Attitudes

24 March 2013

During the height of Emma Hamilton's celebrity, English visitors touring Italy would make sure to stop at the Hamilton homestead to check out her 'attitudes.'  Emma would pose...