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An insight into Max's feelings as he settles into life with the Dantonists in Shangri-La. He is finding it difficult to accept that his daredevil escape plan has gone so horribly wrong, but a small degree of comfort creeps in almost unrecognized.
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Margaret Thatcher dies. The Establishment response isn't everyone's cup of tea. A follow-up to Free People.
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Les Porcelets; or, an Afternoon in Arcis by oubliance
A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
30 Apr 2013
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Set in the autumn of 1791, when Camille and Lucile go to Arcis.
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Vignettes from 1789. Now with added Fabre and Mirabeau!
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A sweet disorder in the dress
Kindles in clothes a wantonness.
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Germinal happened in fragments.
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At the height of the Leveson Inquiry in 2012, Georges-Jacques Danton (MA (Oxon), MPhil, DPhil) and Maximilien Robespierre (BA, MA, DPhil) discuss their colleague’s recent political activities.
A play in one act.
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Dear Lord, he thinks, is this what I’ve come to? In the old days, at least a man could get his cock sucked without engaging in confrontation. Camille seems compliant enough—more than compliant, actually; his affect usually suggests that he would like nothing more than to accommodate you. But then you’re wrong: you somehow find yourself outwitted and humiliated. It’s the same with Lucile. There should be a law against it.
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'I thought it would be neat if I got pregnant, it would hurry things up. But - there you are - can't get him into bed.'
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Danton's anger has frightened his small son. He flees to Camille for help. Camille scoops him up immediately but the child's tears trigger a flashback to Camille's oldest terror.
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Paresseuse by tritonvert
French Revolution RPF, A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
5 Mar 2013
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Marriage doesn't happen all at once. It takes practice.
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Grief leads Georges to distance himself from Camille in the aftermath of Gabrielle's death. An encounter in St Marcel's cemetery leads to a reconciliation.
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Gabrielle and Camille are unlikely allies.
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Chanson du Depart ....... The Great Wherever by 5aira
A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
1 Feb 2013
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Camille and Gabrielle conspire to end Louise Gely's relationship with Claude Dupin ...... Gaby is grateful to Camille and things get a bit out of hand
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Camille arrives at Cateau Cambresis, distraught at being sent away from home, but with fluent speech; within weeks he is in possession of the stutter that will be with him to the scaffold.
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Louis-le-Grand: the year is 1775, as will probably be apparent from the other thing on Maximilien’s mind.
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Maître d’Anton knows Maître Desmoulins’ irregular ways and at first he’s unsurprised that Camille isn’t coming to the café.
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Théroigne and Camille do. Or … do they?
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the indulgence of vice by Aramley for threadofgrace
A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
24 Dec 2012
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This is a vice of Camille's, long-standing like many others, though of late very rarely indulged. But Camille, as half of Paris will tell you, is adept in the indulgence of vice.
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Jean-Nicolas, mourning, and anachronism.