C.R. Hurst's Blog, page 4
July 15, 2024
18th-century Paris
A View of Paris from the Pont Neuf; Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, French, 1715 – 1793
The King’s Midwife
Madame Angelique Coudray. Jeanne reads her book, The Art of Obstetrics during her pregnancy.
The Gypsy Botanist
Jeanne’s teacher, student, and lover, Philibert Commerson.
Anne Bonny
Did Jeanne get the idea to disguise herself as a man from history’s cross-dressing pirate?
July 3, 2024
Looking Forward and Back
An example of a Roman Janus sculpture. One such sculpture is featured in Round the World: A Life of Jeanne Baret
June 11, 2024
Little Red
J.W. Smith’s 19th-century illustration of Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault. Jeanne is told the story by her mother. Like most fairy tales, the original was far more frightening than the modern versions.
October 17, 2023
Coming Soon
Discover Jeanne Baret, the first woman to sail around the world. Born in 18th-century France, Jeanne seems destined for a life as an ordinary peasant – a short one of hard work and mere subsistence. However, early tragedy drives her to seek a life beyond any peasant’s wildest imaginings. Curious and daring, she becomes the student, teacher, and lover of one of France’s most eminent botanists. With him she explores Paris and meets some of the Enlightenment’s leading intellectuals. When he is chosen to sail with France’s first circumnavigation of the world, Jeanne joins him as his assistant – disguised as a boy. Together they embark on a remarkable and dangerous journey, creating one of history’s strangest and most compelling stories.
June 12, 2023
FREE
“Passion’s Child,” a short story prequel to Jane Digby’s Diary, will be available for free June 17th-June 21st 2023 on Amazon!
March 11, 2023
Passion’s Child
This short story prequel of Jane Digby’s Diary is now available at Amazon.
The Complete Jane Digby’s Diary
This ebook set includes all four installments of Jane Digby’s Diary at an economical price at Amazon and Barnes and Noble Press.
