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Julia Herdman

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I’ve always liked talking about things nice girls shouldn’t mention in polite conversation – politics, religion, sex and money. I studied history at university because of it.
In my early teens I was devouring Jean Plaidy and Winston Graham novels by the dozen. At university I moved onto first hand testimony including the Roman classics, Norse sagas and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Now my interest and inspiration is in the development of the urban middle class, particularly the development of the medical profession in Edinburgh and London.
My Tales of Tooley Street series is inspired by a real family of Apothecary Surgeons, the Leadams, who lived and worked there from the late 18th century to the mid 19th c
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The Dog Catacombs at Saqqara

Introduction The dog catacombs at Saqqara at part of the World Heritage site at Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian burial site located in the desert west of the Nile, near Memphis. The dog catacombs, as they are known, date to 747-730 B.C.   Saqqara is the location of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest surviving […]

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Published on February 09, 2023 07:55
Voltaire
“Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. ”
Voltaire
tags: love

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“Do women dress for men or women? I’ve always wondered why that eternally provocative question is put in terms of approval - as if the heart of the matter, the answer, were indeed a question of approval by either sex. But the question is never satisfactorily answered because it is incorrectly posed. It’s disapproval, the fear of it, that motivates most women, and with disapproval it doesn’t matter where it comes from.”
Nancy Friday, My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies

Voltaire
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.”
Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV

Voltaire
“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”
Voltaire, Candide

Voltaire
“Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.”
Voltaire

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Julia Herdman Gianna wrote: "Hi, Julia,

Thank you for becoming my friend. I wish you well with your book series.

Hope you have a wonderful evening.

Gianna Thomas"


Thanks Gianna


Gianna Thomas Hi, Julia,

Thank you for becoming my friend. I wish you well with your book series.

Hope you have a wonderful evening.

Gianna Thomas


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