Stories
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Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’
An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.
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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats
Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.
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Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
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Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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The polite companion: containing essays on various subjects; illustrated with passages from the most excellent poets, orators, philosophers, and historians.
Date: M.DCC.XLIX. [1749]- Books
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Discourses on various subjects, illustrative of the evidence, influence, and doctrines of christianity. By the Rev. Robert Gray, M.A.
Gray, Robert, 1762-1834.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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The world turned upside-down; or, the folly of man: exemplified in twelve comical relations upon uncommon subjects. Illustrated with twelve curious cuts, truly adapted to each story.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The world turn'd upside down, or, the folly of man; exemplefied in twelve comical relations upon uncommon subjects. Illustrated with twelve curious cuts, truly adapted to each story
Date: [1750?]- Books
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The family picture; or, domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by Histories, Allegories, Tales, Fables, Anecdotes, &c. intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, Author of Duplicity, a Comedy. ...
Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]