Exotic mania [ Taste & Manners ]
… and sociable relations to such an extent that, as attested by the dinner register of the Royal Society ’s dining club, a gentleman who wished to be accepted as an Honorary Member of the aforementioned club was supposed to donate a turtle in order to signify his status and generosity (Plumb 71). In line with Joseph …
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