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December 1, 2017June 30, 2022 lucyroeber 18th century, leisure, Victoria and Albert Museum

My Search for Snuff

It seems that the once popular and refined pastime of inhaling finally ground tobacco through the nostril is now an alternative, fringe activity. I found a couple of biker websites where the chat turned to where in London good snuff could be bought.

September 29, 2017December 11, 2017 lucyroeber 18th century, Art, leisure

George Romney and the Kendal Mint Cake

I went into a hiking and outdoors shop a couple of weeks ago to buy a head torch for my daughter. And as I was paying, a rectangular, flat packet in blue and white plastic next to the till caught my eye. “Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake” was emblazoned in white on dark blue across the … Continue reading George Romney and the Kendal Mint Cake

September 25, 2017December 11, 2017 lucyroeber 18th century, leisure

Monstrous Humanity

London in the 18th century was a city of spectacle and display. Any interest or inclination, albeit scientific, prurient or thrill seeking, could be satisfied for money. And perhaps one of the most grotesque of these popular distractions was the exhibition of unnatural humans: "monsters" or "freaks".

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