"Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive."
At least that was G.K. Chesterton's view. Things have changed somewhat. Nowadays we are informed when a journalist dies. "Each man's death diminishes me..." and all that but....
The Real Jeanne du Barry
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From *Tatler*:
Born Jeanne Becú in 1743, the identity of du Barry’s father is lost to
history. There are rumours that he was a monk, rather ironically k...
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