Showing posts with label 1890s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1890s. Show all posts
Thursday, September 24, 2015

How Bram Stoker Reanimated Mummies

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"...the consciousness of the mummy does not rest but is to be reckoned with." - Bram Stoker Why are mummies so scary? They do...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Popular Perceptions of Electricity in the 1890s

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If you lived in a major city, like London, electricity had become part of your everyday life by the 1890s. You might not have it in your...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The Perfect Woman

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"The Crush," by Charles Dana Gibson. Perfection in humans is inarguably subjective, but as I've written a post on the perf...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Humans of London (in the 1890s)

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Who isn't occasionally inspired by Humans of New York? Since I've taken a little break from writing recently and been playing with ...
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Humans of London: Bram Stoker

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Again, my twist on Humans of New York, but London in the 1890s... Yesterday I posted one for Arthur Conan Doyle . Follow me on Twitt...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

1890s Male Body Image

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Belgian painter Henri Evenepoel's 1898 selfie. Victorian sexuality can be approached from so many directions, including (but not lim...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

Bram Stoker & Oscar Wilde Kiss & Tell

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After many years of lipstick kisses, Oscar Wilde moved to a new tomb in 2011 How did Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde feel about kissing in t...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Photos of Victorian Dead People

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WARNING: This post contains images of dead Victorian babies. This is a terribly sad collection of photos. Taking pictures of dead peo...
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