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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Monday, March 30, 2015

Lady Meux and Egyptology

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Portrait by James Abbott McNeill Whistler Lady Meux typifies the type of 1890s woman I adore most of all. She was eccentric, incredibly...

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Lady Meux (pronounced "Mews")

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I prefer women with a past. They're always so damned amusing to talk to. — Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) The history of ...

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

The Ten Best Restaurants in London

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While feeling extremely distractible and editing a scene in which my characters are out for an evening in London, I came across this wonderf...

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Savoy Hotel

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Though many writers in the 1890s were starving artists to be sure, some writers grew very wealthy. Oscar Wilde is certainly an example o...

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Monday, July 15, 2013

The Real Basil Hallward

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The idea of a rivalry sounds juvenile. When contemporary celebrities do it, it promotes a culture of bullying. And yet, like a big old n...

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