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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Thursday, September 24, 2015

How Bram Stoker Reanimated Mummies

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"...the consciousness of the mummy does not rest but is to be reckoned with." - Bram Stoker Why are mummies so scary? They do...

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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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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Egypt in London in the 1890s

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In 1891, Marcel Schwob described Oascar Wilde as: A big man, with a large pasty face, red cheeks, an ironic eye, bad and protrusive te...

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Importance of Being Oscar Wilde's Mother

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Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde (1821-1896), better known as "Speranza," was the youngest child of four in Wexford Ireland. Sh...

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