tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post79912227686334860..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Snow, but nothing like the real thingLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-64278645825214954442010-01-25T15:55:46.908+00:002010-01-25T15:55:46.908+00:00Thank you, Joanna, those poor soldiers went throug...Thank you, Joanna, those poor soldiers went through hell. It reminded me that in January last year I followed the retreat, arriving in Corunna in time for the 200th anniversary celebrations. The winding mountain road is just as Schaumann describes it - and it was snowing, too, and for a while we thought we might hae to abandon our coach and walk!Melinda Hammond/Sarah Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402460212860103804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-9552242736953041512010-01-19T16:38:29.902+00:002010-01-19T16:38:29.902+00:00Interesting early use of the word 'electrified...Interesting early use of the word 'electrified'.<br /><br />Schaumann's a great find.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-47661476077235691042010-01-19T09:25:04.774+00:002010-01-19T09:25:04.774+00:00It is a great extract - thanks for quoting it. Sc...It is a great extract - thanks for quoting it. Schaumann is definitely on the "must read" list. Presumably he was aware of the "medical" uses of electricity - like the Celestial Bed at Schomberg House in Pall Mall where electricity was used to er... spice-up failing marriages. And even though Frankinstein wasn't pubished until 1818 the knowledge of the stimulating effects must have been common knowledge for some time before that.Louise Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-78172487911617834142010-01-17T02:33:03.666+00:002010-01-17T02:33:03.666+00:00This is marvellous, Joanna. Really impressive and ...This is marvellous, Joanna. Really impressive and detailed. And yes, the saddle anecdote is very human and unexpectedly comic, given the circumstances.<br /><br />How does one go about getting access to the rest of his diary entries? I take it they were published in English early last century, from your comment - but are perhaps not still in print?<br /><br />Cheers, JaneVictoria Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815205146430944184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-66646566183952218422010-01-15T23:10:34.622+00:002010-01-15T23:10:34.622+00:00Interesting, isn't it, Jan? However, to be fa...Interesting, isn't it, Jan? However, to be fair, that's an English translation of the German original which wasn't translated until the 1920s, so it may reflect modern ways of speaking. As I don't have access to the German orginal, I can't say.<br /><br />However, the earliest uses of "electify" in the OED date from mid 18th so maybe it is OK after all.<br /><br />Whichever it is, I do find Schaumann a really interesting source. He's remarkably unsophisticated and doesn't mind making a fool of himself in print, as in the example of falling off his horse. Quite endearing, really.<br /><br />JoannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-46528222604189159422010-01-15T18:51:53.545+00:002010-01-15T18:51:53.545+00:00Wonderful stuff, Joanna, but "springing up as...Wonderful stuff, Joanna, but "springing up as if <i>electrified</i>"? I'm astonished.Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.com