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!

Monday, November 30, 2015

How to Eat Like a Victorian

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At the end of one month, I plan out the details of mine and my husband's menu for the next month. Part way through Thanksgiving weekend,...
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Monday, November 23, 2015

Victorian Teenagers Gone Wild

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The girl in the top left corner has a mischievous face. Throughout history, teenagers have rebelled against their parents. Popular psyc...
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Saturday, October 31, 2015

10 Steps to Hosting Your Own Victorian Seance

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Belief in the evocation of the spirits of the dead is as old as Humanity. At one period of the world's history it was called Thaumaturg...
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Monday, October 26, 2015

The Ghost Club

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Founded in London in 1862, the Ghost Club is the oldest paranormal investigation and research organization in the world. The organization...
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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Three Common Victorian Baby-Killers

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I wouldn't have survived infancy in the Victorian Era. There were truly bizarre ways of dying in the 1890s, but you could also die ...
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Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Feejee Mermaid and the Fur-bearing Trout

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Freak shows and taxidermy: these two trends coincided with horrifying results in the Victorian era. The popularity of freak shows saw ...
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Friday, October 2, 2015

Victorian Clowns and Clowning

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Symptoms of coulrophobia can include sweating, nausea, feelings of dread, fast heartbeat, crying or screaming, and anger at being placed in...
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