searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
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Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire, England , Via Wikimedia Commons. In a series of visits to Britain between 1862 and 1870, outspoken Frenchman Hippolyte Taine wrote lengthily about his impressions, and his comments-at-a-distance give us a clear and fascinating view of our ancestors in a way that no other source quite achieves. Taine blamed the... Continue Reading →
A Victorian home. Via Wikimedia Commons. In a series of visits to Britain between 1862 and 1870, outspoken Frenchman Hippolyte Taine wrote lengthily about his impressions, and his comments-at-a-distance give us a clear and fascinating view of our ancestors in a way that no other source quite achieves. Taine considered the most important feature of... Continue Reading →
John Constable, 'Seascape Study with Rain Cloud (Rainstorm over the Sea)', between 1824 and 1828 In a series of visits between 1862 and 1870, Frenchman Hippolyte Taine wrote lengthily about his impressions of all things British, and his comments-at-a-distance give us a clear and fascinating view of our ancestors in a way that no other... Continue Reading →
