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Part of the Royal Circus from Walks through Bath by Pierce Egan 1819

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Once In A Blue Moon

Once In A Blue Moon

Blue moons have long been associated with an impossibility or an absurdity. In an anti-clerical pamphlet printed in 1528 by William Roy and Jerome Barlow, they summed up the hold that the priests had over the population by observing that “if they say the moon is blue, we must believe that it is true”. Over time its usage changed subtly to denote a long period of time, as in “haven’t seen you in…

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allow your dissolute relations to spend time in debtor’s prison

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Abbey Church from ‘Walks through Bath’ by Pierce Egan, 1819

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The Sidney Hotel from Walks through Bath by Pierce Egan published 1819

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Review of Writing the Prizefight: Pierce Egan's Boxiana World

David Snowdon's Writing the Prizefight: Pierce Egan's Boxiana World was recently reviewed by the author and sports journalist Luke G. Williams on his blog. Click here to read the review. This book ...

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'Cribb's Parlour' in Pierce Egan's Life in London

A silver cup worth eighty guineas was presented to 'national hero' Tom Cribb (1811) in recognition of his two victories against the American challenger Molineaux.

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Explore Pierce Egan

Pierce Egan and Boxiana information can be viewed on Twitter, Facebook, and the Eganesque website.

Not forgetting the newly published book Writing the Prizefight