Saturday, April 14, 2012

An Unfortunate Mistake

It never ceases to amaze me the shenanigans that people got up to in the olden days. This particular piece* is part one in a series of discourse on that most fascinating of nights - the wedding night!


Oh the irony, the irony! An unfortunate mistake, hmm? Surely there's something in that phrase that trivialises the gravity of this situation? No, wait, that's right, we're entertaining hopes that M. Guillaume's life may be saved - a fairly trivial situation already, by anyone's standards.

*This article is from that well-known paragon of periodical proficiency, The North Eastern Ensign, and was published on Novemeber 29, 1872. This masterpiece can of course be accessed through Trove: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70739758

Credit again to the National Library for the delightful image of Aggie Thorn, which is part of the David Elliott theatrical postcard collection, and can be viewed through the digital collections site: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an22934952
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 15, 2012 10:05 pm

    It being the Rue Morgue and all, one would have expected an Orangutan.

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  2. Millie AnneApril 15, 2012 10:13 pm

    Unfortunately that's not the only aspect in which this tale falls short of M. Poe!

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