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, February 23, 2015

Sherlock Holmes and Batman as Aspirational Superheroes

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Some people reject the notion of Sherlock Holmes as a superhero because Arthur Conan Doyle's books weren't science fiction, or ...

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Physiognomy and Vampires

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Now regarded as pseudoscience, physiognomy, the art of detecting one's character through the shape of their face, was widely accepte...

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Thornley Stoker: Creepy and Caring

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Bram Stoker's mother told him horror stories, when he was a little boy and too sick to get out of bed. His oldest brother, Sir Thornley ...

Monday, February 17, 2014

Sherlock vs Creationism

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While procrastinating on actually writing my book, I've been watching documentaries that trace the origins of forensic science to Sherlo...

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Dracula and the Dow Industrial Index

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When I think of Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, I think of Victorian science, technology, and gothic warnings about vice. This year, I...

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