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Beneath the genteel surface of decorous society, unrest simmered in the world – and works – of Jane Austen

Jeremy Gordin offers some perspective into the socio-political parallels between the riotous London of 1780 and today's South Africa.

During the reign of King George III (1760–1820) the first issue of halfpennies actually was not issued until 10 years after his accession to the throne in 1770. Consequently, the vast number of halfpennies in circulation were actually all counterfeits. Indeed, counterfeiting became rampant at first because there was a coin shortage. In 1771, it

Universally, treason is regarded as a despicable "high crime." In many countries, it is punishable by life imprisonment or execution and is likely to make

Also noteworthy: Mildly noteworthy was that Warne saved the life of Abraham Fucking Lincoln, and possibly the Union itself. In 1861, the Philadelphia, Wilmington And Baltimore Railroad hired the Pinkertons to investigate secessionists threatening the railroad. Pinkerton sent five agents, Warne among them. At this point, she had discovered aliases that weren’t her own last name, and under the guise of a Southern belle alternately named Mrs. Cherry or Mrs. M. Barley, she infiltrated pro-secessi...