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, 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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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Oscar Wilde's Underpants

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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. - Oscar Wilde In an effort to shame me for my ad...

Thursday, October 9, 2014

1890s Witches

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle protested the harassment of mediums by comparing it to the antiquated persecution of witches. In 1897, Sigmund ...

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Friday, September 20, 2013

Do Women Wear Pants because of Oscar Wilde?

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I posted a quote from a blog that humourously implied that women wear pants because of Oscar Wilde and the aesthetic movement. I still t...

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Sweetest Violet in England was a Bad Girl!

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Isobel Violet Hunt Courtesy the Dame Laura Knight Trust This writer from the 1890s just barely escaped the honour of being Mrs. Osca...

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Anarchy, Pottery, and Nice Clothes

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When we think of anarchy today, we think of someone who occupies a park, rather than someone who spends ages finely decorating his house b...

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