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Letters from a German Prince, pt. 2

Posted in 19th century, history, lifestyle, literature, people, victorian, tagged , , , , , , , on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Last week I told about the book I read, in which Prince Pückler-Muskau tells about his travels abroad. Here are some more bits from the book.
Prince Pückler attends a breakfast at the Duke of Devonshire’s at Chiswick. It begins at three, and last until past midnight. The brother in law of Napoleon was there. [...]

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Letters from a German Prince

Posted in 19th century, history, lifestyle, literature, people, victorian, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Recently I have been reading the book Tour in Germany, Holland and England in the years 1826, 1827 & 1828, with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distinguished public characters. In a series of letters / By a German prince by Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau, in a [...]

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