So while Lehndorff was actually present on that occasion, he was busy sending messages back and thro to the King's household to figure out whether or not the Queen could be at the party, and thus probably did not take particular notice of Mitchell presenting a fellow Scot.
Makes sense. Thanks for the cross-reference!
This was also a few days after Fritz had ordered six court ladies, including Lehndorff's Frau von Katte, to show up at Sanssouci for a reception/ball and had them transported back to Berlin in the early morning rather than either have his wife there or let them stay the night.
FRITZ. I will excuse you not wanting to see your wife, but you need to be organized!
Travelling in the year 1764 (i.e. bear this in mind - maybe conditions were even worse in 1730/1731, or maybe they were better, what with no recent war)
Yeah, I was thinking could go either way, but in a lot of places, probably worse because of the war.
- here I quote from the preface (!):
Only you could make me laugh so much with a single exclamation mark. A hit, a palpable hit!
For another contemporary source of travelling, might I suggest Lady Mary's Embassy Letters?
Yep, fic research is definitely a major reason she's on my list.
Both Boswell and Boswell's editor provide as much detail on the poc he meets as on the white folks, thankfully. And he doesn't use the term "menagerie" for George Keith's household at all.
Good for them!
Oh, btw, some good fairy went through rheinsberg and tagged all my recent untagged/under-tagged posts. Was that you? I was so surprised and delighted, since I had been procrastinating on that. <3
Re: Boswell in Prussia: Generalities & George Keith, Lord Marischal
Makes sense. Thanks for the cross-reference!
This was also a few days after Fritz had ordered six court ladies, including Lehndorff's Frau von Katte, to show up at Sanssouci for a reception/ball and had them transported back to Berlin in the early morning rather than either have his wife there or let them stay the night.
FRITZ. I will excuse you not wanting to see your wife, but you need to be organized!
Travelling in the year 1764 (i.e. bear this in mind - maybe conditions were even worse in 1730/1731, or maybe they were better, what with no recent war)
Yeah, I was thinking could go either way, but in a lot of places, probably worse because of the war.
- here I quote from the preface (!):
Only you could make me laugh so much with a single exclamation mark. A hit, a palpable hit!
For another contemporary source of travelling, might I suggest Lady Mary's Embassy Letters?
Yep, fic research is definitely a major reason she's on my list.
Both Boswell and Boswell's editor provide as much detail on the poc he meets as on the white folks, thankfully. And he doesn't use the term "menagerie" for George Keith's household at all.
Good for them!
Oh, btw, some good fairy went through