*Ø* Blogmanac August 10, 1901 | An incredible adventure
The Versailles ‘adventure’ of the Misses Moberly and Jourdain
What did the misses really see?
On this day in 1901, these two ladies visited the gardens of the Petit Trianon at Versailles, France. In their wanderings they saw a number of people dressed in late-18th century dress. They were also seen by the old-fashioned people in the Trianon, and twice the two ladies asked for and received directions within the gardens. It is not known whether they saw a group of contemporary people playing at dressing-up, or if in fact they shared a trance-vision of the 1770s. Their book, An Adventure, documented the strange sight, and recently a movie has been made of the mysterious affair.
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The Versailles ‘adventure’ of the Misses Moberly and Jourdain
On this day in 1901, these two ladies visited the gardens of the Petit Trianon at Versailles, France. In their wanderings they saw a number of people dressed in late-18th century dress. They were also seen by the old-fashioned people in the Trianon, and twice the two ladies asked for and received directions within the gardens. It is not known whether they saw a group of contemporary people playing at dressing-up, or if in fact they shared a trance-vision of the 1770s. Their book, An Adventure, documented the strange sight, and recently a movie has been made of the mysterious affair.
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