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!

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Top Ten Oscar Wilde Quotes

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One-hundred-thirteen years ago, Oscar Wilde died. In his memory, I would like to share my favourite of his witticisms with you here. Enj...

Monday, November 25, 2013

Who Was the Lady of Shalott?

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One of the characters in my novel is very beautiful and I imagine that, in person, she looked even more like John William Waterhouse’s f...

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Campaigns of Curiosity

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Elizabeth Banks disguised as a housemaid Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist, who moved to London in 1892, and became a pione...

Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Battle for Reading Gaol

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The historic prison that once housed Oscar Wilde is scheduled to close today. Students of Victorian literature will forever remember the...

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Top Ten Reasons Oscar Wilde Hated His Brother

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Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else. - The ...

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Friday, November 15, 2013

A Great Work of Weirdness with Bram Stoker

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When I came upon him he was writing furiously if so rude a word may be applied to an art so gentle. Bram Stoker wrote the above se...

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Why Writers Moved to London

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Bram Stoker’s Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving (1906) is the closest thing we have to an autobiography of Stoker’s life. Moments, ...

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