100 Actual Titles of Real Eighteenth-Century Novels [courtesy The Toast]*
Do hurry back and share your favourite(s) in the comments section.
*Eighteenth-Century novels are the best.
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Oh my goodness! How can I even pick?!?!?
I’m giggling at those that could have been written in today’s world like, “He’s Always in the Way.”
However, my favorites had a leaning to the cloth: “The Nunnery For Coquettes,” and “Atrocities Of A Convent.” Now, if you make me pick ONE…it would have to be, “Memoirs Of An Old Wig.”
These were awesome…thank you for sharing, Mae!
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I couldn’t pick a favourite, that’s for sure!
“The Nunnery for Coquettes” is rather hilarious, though.
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I was totally and completely astonished and amused! A few of my favorites are:
Amorous Tales Of The Chaste Loves Of Peter The Long.
and
The History Of A Dog. Written By Himself, And Published By A Gentleman Of His Acquaintance. Translated From The French.
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That “History of a Dog” one is ridiculously amusing and incredibly odd. And totally unique, I’d say.
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‘The Affecting History Of Two Young Gentlewomen, Who Were Ruined By Their Excessive Attachment To The Amusements Of The Town. To Which Are Added, Many Practical Notes, By Dr. Typo.’ Then again, ‘Socrates Out of His Senses’ has an engaging ring to it!
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I could not pick a favourite, but both of yours are hilarious!
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That is TOO funny, especially since a friend of mine shared this with me and I so totally thought of you! I was going to send you the link, but I should have known you would find it before I had the chance.
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That is hilarious! I saw this on a friend’s Facebook feed. When I told her that I was going to post in on my blog, she informed me that she shared it on Facebook because it reminded her of me. I guess my tastes are well known!
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These are all too good to pick a fave. I absolutely love the rigourous use of punctuation in these titles. It’s a pity that our society has moved away from that.
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I’ve long adored these types of titles. I’ve named a few of my essays using this form of structure. It’s fun!
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Funny! Amusing! Pertinent to today! Thanks, maedez. It would be fun to make up titles of our own.
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‘Amorous Tales Of The Chaste Loves Of Peter The Long’ – Haha, it sounds like a bad porno! 🙂
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Oh, my! Yes, it does! 🙂
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Ha, thanks! These were too fun not to share. You are correct: it would be a hoot to make up our own titles. There are endless possibilities.
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