Posted in 19th century, literature, tagged 19th century, book, burnett, hodgson, little lord fauntleroy, nineteenth century, reading, travel literature, victorian on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a fragment from Hodgson Burnett’s Little Lord Fauntleroy, in which you can see a little bit of the customs regarding compliments in the later half of the nineteenth century:
“Come here, Lord Fauntleroy,” she said, smiling; “and tell me why you look at me so.”
“I was thinking how beautiful you are,” his young lordship replied. [...]
Posted in 19th century, history, lifestyle, literature, people, victorian, tagged clothing, dandy, england, germany, history, nineteenth century, prince puckler, travel literature 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. [...]
Posted in 19th century, history, lifestyle, literature, people, victorian, tagged england, germany, history, nineteenth century, prince puckler, travel literature 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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