Since at least 2013, a rumor has circulated online that illegal gambling dens in 18th-century England hired people to swallow dice in the event of a police raid.

Jennifer works on 18th-century literature and literary culture, especially poetry, newspapers and magazines, labouring-class writing, and women’s writing (with a focus on Aphra Behn and Lady Mary ...

In a way, this is what these 18th-century women had to do as well. Many hid their identities as authors so they would not be ...

Sophie Coulombeau, Lecturer in English Literature at the University of ... less like a harmless crush and more like a case of 18th-century sexual harassment in the workplace.