What I’m Reading: Gentlemen’s Blood
Somewhat after the fact, I’m reading Barbara Holland’s Gentlemen’s Blood: A History of Dueling from Swords at Dawn to Pistols at Dusk, …
What I’m reading: If Walls Could Talk
If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home is Lucy Worsley’s followup book to her very enjoyable four-part BBC series …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 8
Beginning with The End of the Affair: A se’ennight later saw us ready to leave for London. se’ennight: a week
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 7
Beginning with Explanations: ‘Don’t be facetious, Jane, no one could be so good a shot with a pistol, and surely Mr Jenkins …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 6
Beginning with Pistols at Dawn: ‘I believe they are ascertaining the boundaries of the duelling square.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 5
Beginning with The Gauntlet Is Thrown: Charlotte seemed to have dismissed the whole affair as a fait accompli.
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 4
Beginning with Miss Chivington’s Complaint: I thought of this possibility as we walked. Perhaps my romanticism had got the better of me. …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 3
Beginning with Mr Wallace Reports: ‘No, I am afraid Mr Jenkins remains adamant. Nothing I could say would deter him and if …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 2
Beginning with The Mantua Maker: I was near seventeen and not yet out, the delay attributable to my father’s poor financial health, …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 1
We exchanged our greetings, I perhaps with less than my usual sang-froid for I was both struck by the beauty of our …