The article mentions that touristy absconding was called the English Disease. Actually, in the 17th century, continental Europeans referred to melancholia as the Englishman’s Malady.
Wednesday, January 01, 2020
I would have expected better of them…
… When John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Took a Piece of Shakespeare's Chair | Mental Floss. (Hat tip, Tim Davis.)
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