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Mesdames et Messieurs,
A most serious matter has been brought to my attention - at dawn today, human remains were discovered in the forest of Versailles, not far from his Majesty's hunting lodge.
The death is not viewed as suspicious, although the body seems to have been put upon...
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By Lord Myron de Verne, 2010-10-20
France was ruled in 18 th century by an absolute Monarchy: it means all powers ( including the...
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He is known ( a little) in History as LATUDE, but was born Jean HENRY ( such a common name !) in 1725, in the small...
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For months , I nurtured the idea of telling stories of lesser known French 18th Century characters and facts: I thought it could be a lively...
Read MorePosted in: default | 1 commentsThe first of my family to set foot in france were Nakamura Takurou and Okiku. This year, I am 20 years old. Getsube Okiku was born in 1617, in Japan. My ancestor Nakamura Takurou was born in 1605, also in Japan. They were promised to each other when Mother was born. In 1626, when it became clear...
Read MorePosted in: default | 2 commentsTo the reader of my diary on a day long from my day, I enter these words. In a time when a woman could not inherit, own, or even earn her own keep, a thought for you...A courtesan is not born but made.
Perhaps you wonder why I have been made.
Having just retired from a very private...
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I am the whispering behind the corner
I am the wall that has ears and eyes
I am the...
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With all these ghost stories and strange appearances in the Duchy... It may be necessary to tell about what Stormy and I discovered a few days ago. At first, I didn't wanted to mention it, but maybe now it might save some lives...
A few days ago we enjoyed a walk through our beloved...
Read MorePosted in: default | 0 commentsI dont know how to start this new relate about my latest experiences in the Duchy. Before all, youmust know that, following the advises of Duchesse Tatiana I opened all the windows and try to work in the best and more ventilated place with my new printing press. In the same way, I avoided, accord...
Read MorePosted in: default | 7 commentsYou could believe me or not, but all that I'm going to tell you in these short lines, is absolutly the truth about the extrange event that happened me this morning, while I was giving my usual horse ride near Ashthorne Manor, in the Duchy de Coeur.
I just left my house, when I heared a...
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