Writers in London in the 1890s

A blog dedicated to the research tangents of one writer, while writing about writers in London in the 1890s. Find fun and curious tidbits about Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, and many others!

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Snuff and Nonsense: Tobacco in the 1890s

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Jack. Well, yes, I must admit I smoke. Lady Bracknell. I am glad to hear it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind. Th...

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Friday, January 9, 2015

A Hand-Bag?

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Jack. I am afraid I really don’t know. The fact is, Lady Bracknell, I said I had lost my parents. It would be nearer the truth to say...

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

The Rise and Fall of the Cucumber Sandwich

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Cucumber sandwiches immediately make me think of the Importance of Being Earnest and the manner in which Algernon gobbled them all. His ...

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Cigarette Case

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The following is one of my many favorite scenes from the Importance of Being Earnest . Algernon. Bring me that cigarette case Mr. Wort...

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Bunbury

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Bunbury is the metaphorical gun on the wall in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest , foreshadowing the deceptions that are to ...

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