Stories
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Autism assessments and me
When, as an adult, Mayanne Soret decided to get a formal diagnosis of her autism, she found that the series of assessments had a dishearteningly negative focus, seeming to frame her as a problem.
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Why “crazy cat ladies” are healthier than you may think
Writer Erica Crompton ponders the reasons behind the misogynist “crazy cat lady” trope, and reclaims cat ownership as a positive way to help restore mental equilibrium.
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Duelling doctors
An enduring enthusiasm for 18th-century gentlemen to defend their ‘honour’ by duelling placed doctors in a delicate position. Specially when they faced being shot themselves.
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Tragic artists and their all-consuming passions
Does having a debilitating disease help or hinder creative genius?
Catalogue
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The Happy fami[ly] or, Memoirs of Mr. and Mrs. Norton. Intended to shew the delightful effects of filial obedience.
Date: [between 1779 and 1789]- Books
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Scenes for children. By a lady.
Lady.Date: [between 1790 and 1800?]- Books
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House of Lords. Thomas Fanshawe, Esquire, - - - - - - - - Plaintiff in Error. Thomas Cocksedge, - - - - - - - - - - Defendant in Error. Case of the Plaintiff in Error.
Fanshawe, Mr.Date: 1783]- Books
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The visit for a week; or, hints on the improvement of time. Containing original tales, Anecdotes from natural And Moral history, &c. designed for the amusement of youth. By the author of The six princesses of Babylon, Juvenile Magazine, And Knight Of The Rose.
Peacock, Lucy, active 1785-1816.Date: 1794- Books
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The little emigrant, a tale. Interspersed with moral anecdotes and instructive conversations. Designed for the perusal of youth. By the author of The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon, Visit for a week, Juvenile magazine, &c &c.
Peacock, Lucy, active 1785-1816.Date: 1799