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Time to Dance, a Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518. John Waller
Time to Dance, a Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518. John Waller | John Waller
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The story of a wild dancing epidemic that brought death and fear to a 16th century city, and the supernatural beliefs from which it arose.
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rachelsbrittain
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Reading at the spa--could there be anything better?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome ❤️ 11mo
Yuki_Onna Beautiful👏 11mo
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rachelsbrittain
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rachelsbrittain
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Hoping to finish this one before the end of the month

dabbe Look at da cute pup behind the cushions! 🖤🐾🖤 11mo
Hooked_on_books 🐶❤️ 11mo
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rachelsbrittain
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My #WeekendReads . What are you reading this weekend?

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rachelsbrittain
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I've always been fascinated by historical dancing plagues, so I'm excited to get into this nonfiction book about the 1518 dancing plague of Strasbourg and it's underlying causes set in the historical context.

GondorGirl I'm looking forward to your review in this one! 12mo
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jenniferw88
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mabell That was frightening! Dancing isn‘t all fun and games! 3y
CoverToCoverGirl Fascinating! 3y
CrowCAH What?! I am so confused. What took over them that they could not stop dancing?! 3y
jenniferw88 @CrowCAH according to my Dad, they were 'religious nutters'! 😂 3y
CrowCAH @jenniferw88 oooohh 😆 3y
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Pedrocamacho
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Pickpick

This is just a quick read on the outbreaks of dancing plague in Central Europe in the early 16th century (and before). People danced in a trace-like state. Hundreds died during the most famous outbreak in 1518.

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Mistermandolin
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Pickpick

As odd and awful as our own current pandemic is, this rich evocation of the ills that plagued late medieval society does much to put it in perspective. Here, Waller delivers a gripping account of a strange condition that literally caused its sufferers to dance themselves to death. A disease as odd, in its own way, as the one which continues to grip us. Maybe all plagues are strange. And haven‘t we been dancing ourselves to death for a long time?

Libby1 Excellent review. 4y
Mistermandolin @Libby1 Thank you, Libby. I‘m a writer, in case I haven‘t told you already. Well, I don‘t flatter myself: I dabble, let‘s say. No more than that. I‘m at www.markfox.co.uk if you‘re curious. 4y
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jenniferw88
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I probably should have used The Great Gatsby for #dancemetotheendoflove but thought this was a better pick. @julesG are you aware of this book?! (It's based in Germany 16th century history)

#timbittunes @Cinfhen @TheKidUpstairs

Lel2403 I‘ve just finished Jack the Ripper....loved it. I think this was my favourite of all the LMPBC books...appealed to the book nerd in me 💕 6y
jenniferw88 @Lel2403 yay! 😊😊😊 You'll probably enjoy the series (I think this was book #7). Book #1 is 6y
jenniferw88 @Lel2403 and I think Seventeen was my favourite LMPBC pick too! 6y
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Lel2403 @jenniferw88 great minds think alike-ish 😂....I‘m going to look for the other Brandreth books now too 6y
Cinfhen Looks good!! 6y
Cinfhen And Gatsby would have been an awesome pick too 😍 6y
julesG Thanks for the tag. I didn't know about this book. But I'll look into it. 6y
TheKidUpstairs Woah, sounds fascinating! 6y
TheKidUpstairs (And reminds me of a Buffy episode, which is always good, right @monalyisha ?) 6y
monalyisha @TheKidUpstairs A demon is clearly the only explanation. 6y
TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha or bunnies 🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇😂 6y
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blithebuoyant
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#danceuntilyoudie #octoberputaspellonyou

I didn‘t really know what to put for this but years ago, when I was really into hitRECord, I read a short story about the dancing plague of 1518 and I tell you, it still makes me sad to think about it 😭

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MirrorMask
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In the summer of 1518, possibly 100 people dance to their deaths in one of the most bizarre and terrifying plagues in history.

#OctoberPutASpellOnYou
#DanceUntilYouDie @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

DivineDiana This sounds unbelievable! 😳 6y
Crazeedi Looks really good! I've heard of this before, the disease that is 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😱😱 looks interesting!! 6y
vkois88 Whaaaaat??? Sounds crazy and yet awesome at the same time 6y
Linsy I need this!!! 6y
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Librarybelle
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Is it wrong that the first book I thought of for #letsdance is about a true affliction that occurred in the 1500s? This has been on my to read list for years...I really need to read this! One day, in a small village, villagers started dancing. And couldn't stop. This occurred elsewhere, but what would cause people to just keep dancing? It's really a medical affliction, and Waller talks about it. #septembowie

monalyisha This is 100% a Buffy episode. ⚰️ (Is there a documented medical affliction that causes a person to relate everything in her life to Buffy? I think I caught it somewhere back in the late 90's. 🤔) 7y
Cinfhen Hahaha @monalyisha book sounds fascinating @Librarybelle 💙 7y
DivineDiana All I can say is Wow! 💃🏻🕺 7y
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miserybookchick
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Another non-fic for the tbr ? the worst habit ive developed this year is buying non-fics "oooo it sounds SOOO interesting" and then it sits on my shelf for months ???

Phroop This actually does sound really interesting though! 7y
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HannahM995
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"All it then took was for one or a few people, believing themselves to have been cursed by St Vitus, to slip into a hysterical dance. They would unconsciously act out the part of the accursed: dancing wildly and uncontrollably for days on end" pg. 92

danistclair Lovely shot! 8y
DebinHawaii Gorgeous picture! Welcome to Litsy! 🎉📚👍😀 8y
HannahM995 Thank you!! 8y
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