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slow-burn-sally · 3 months
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thinkanamelater · 1 year
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Love wins <3
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occasional-owl · 7 months
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puddinginthemix · 7 months
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Since I finished watching The Terror I've been thinking about "The Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell to The Terror Pipeline" (cf. Tumblr user pudentilla). I came to the show because a number of people I followed for JSAMN posts were also posting about The Terror, and naturally I was like, dudes on ships looking very cold and rather gay, what is this. Of course, I liked it immediately, but the reason for the "pipeline" still seemed fuzzy.
I joined this conversation about Tuunbaq's role in the story--how The Terror would still be a great show without the demon bear, but his presence definitely adds a certain whatsit--but things didn't really crystallize for me until I was reading an article that discussed speculative fiction as a form of resistance to the Western, colonialist, capitalist, masculinist model of literature that is often unfortunately dubbed "realist" fiction.
It would be easy to write The Terror as a "realist" narrative about the doomed Franklin expedition. All you do is take out Tuunbaq. It would still be excellent. And yet Tuunbaq--the entity that turns the story into speculative fiction--is the force that overwhelms the entire Western, colonialist, capitalist, masculinist enterprise.
I was fascinated by the end of Mr. Hickey: on the one hand, he appears to reject his native culture in favor of reinventing himself as a wild cannibal shaman of the frozen north. On the other hand, everything about what Hickey wants/tries to do is colonialist, exploitative, and driven by the urge to dominate. He fantasizes that he's connecting with Tuunbaq, but he doesn't understand it at all. And then it eats his face.
That was the fantasy moment that made me think ohhhh, what a beautiful connection. Magic in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is always and forever the enemy of colonialist, capitalist, masculinist domination. Lots of other people have blogged about this (recently @fluentisonus, good stuff), and I won't rehash that in detail here. But in JSAMN, magic puts itself into the hands of a Black man, servants, women, people who reject conquest and domination as a way of living. It rescues and sustains those people (like Tuunbaq brings Silna a nice fat seal). But those who would use it to dominate others, it utterly crushes.
tl;dr: 1) The Terror isn't The Terror without Tuunbaq; 2) I rode the JSAMN to The Terror Pipeline and I think I get it now
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shloodles · 8 months
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ID: four sketches of characters from jonathan strange and mr. norrell. 1) norrell, a mouse-like older man with an oversized wig slumped in an armchair with a cup of tea in his lap, looking extremely weary. 2) norrell glaring at childermass, a younger man with messy hair in a ponytail, who is leaning against a wall with arms crossed, looking at norrell judgmentally. 3) lascelles and drawlight looking at the viewer. lascelles, standing behind drawlight, is a slim man with short hair wearing a disinterested expression and holding a small glass of something. drawlight, a shorter plumper man with rouged cheeks and a wig is wiggling his fingers with a delighted and nefarious expression. 4) segundus, a young thin man with curly hair standing stock straight with his hands clasped awkwardly yet delicately in front of him, staring straight ahead with a haunted expression. behind him stands honeyfoot, an older portly man with thin hair, looking slightly bewildered. end ID
another mr normal sketchdump
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hacash · 10 months
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Me every time I do my biannual rewatch of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and remember what a delicious bastard Lascelles is
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pitt-able · 2 months
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The House of Commons reacting to Pitt’s Death
Pitt died on January 23, 1806 and the House of Commons meet the next day. The death of the Prime Minister had spread like wildfire – especially since his health had been so bad for so long, so there was no need for a public declaration. It was assumed everybody present was aware of the circumstances. In fact, the first order of business was a letter from the King read to the Members of Parliaments (the King thanked them for expressing their condolence upon the death of his brother, the Duke of Gloucester) and the continuous affair of the impeachment of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville. Pitt’s death was the third order of business that day. It was proposed that the House should debate his funeral and a show of public respect on Monday next, January 27.
His death was of a political and social consequence. Pitt’s passing left many important positions vacant, not just the office of Prime Minister. He had a considerable group of friends and followers in Parliament. Many of his colleagues, even if they were in opposition to his political points, expressed sympathy, respect for him.
There was also a certain order of business that was expected when a person of such public interest and a Prime Minister no less, died.
The topic of his death and funeral was again brought up on January 27, when a replacement for Pitt’s seat in Parliament was also sought. The House also took the time to reflect upon Pitt’s character and political legacy at length. Mr. Lascelles rose to present the motion:
I shall therefore conclude with moving, “That an humble address be presented to his majesty, that his majesty will be graciously pleased to give directions, that the remains of the right hon. William Pitt be interred at the public charge; and that a monument be erected, in the collegiate church of St. Peter, Westminster, to the memory of that excellent statesman, with an inscription expressive of the public sense of so great and irreparable a loss; and to assure his majesty that this house will make good the expences attending the same.”
Corbbett’s Parliamentary Debates, Vol. XI, London, p. 73.
The vote went as follows:
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Corbbett’s Parliamentary Debates, Vol. XI, London, pp. 73-74.
Mentioned in the last instant is the debate over the full payment of Pitt’s debts (messy affair and messy debate) that would be discussed Monday next, February 3, 1806. On that day, the House was much more divided upon the topic of Pitt’s debts, but one very interesting speech came from nonother than Charles James Fox:
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I shortened his speech a bit, but Fox essentially goes on to criticize some of the arguments and tactics made by the other proponents of the notion – while still being in support himself.
Corbbett’s Parliamentary Debates, Vol. XI, London, pp. 127-140.
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collarsncrowns · 1 year
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100 years ago today: King George V and Queen Mary became grandparents for the first time. Their daughter Princess Mary and her husband Viscount Henry Lascelles welcomed a son, The Hon. George Lascelles. George would succeed his father as Viscount Lascelles and again succeed him as the Earl of Harewood.
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nat1volition · 1 year
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it’s not about reciprocation it’s just all about ME!!! baby I love these bozos
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grandmaster-anne · 1 year
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Great-grandchildren of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
via George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood → David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
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Lady Emily Tsering Lascelles Shard (1975)
Benjamin George Lascelles (1978)
Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1980) heir-apparent to the earldom
Hon. Edward David Lascelles (1982)
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himbohaggins · 1 year
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ID: a "for the better right?" meme, a four panel meme featuring anakin and padme from star wars, where he is speaking in the first panel, she is laughing in the second panel, the third panel is a closeup of his face, and the fourth panel is a closeup of her face, serious now and uncertain. it is edited to read "norrell" over anakin and "lascelles" over padme. the first panel reads, "I can prevent strange from coming by sea." the second panel reads, "excellent! he can scarcely get here any other way. strange cannot fly." the third panel has no text and the fourth panel reads, "can he?" end ID
powering thru the end of jsamn
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queerolddad · 22 days
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me @ Henry Lascelles
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thinkanamelater · 1 year
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Assorted JS&MN memes and text posts
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occasional-owl · 1 year
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slow-burn-sally · 1 year
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@occasional-owl bless you for explaining that “whoreson” in the specific Hebrew version you’re reading translates basically into “boytoy”. 
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studyin-scarlett · 7 months
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God I love this man
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