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

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

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Lady Meux (pronounced "Mews")

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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