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!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

The Wonderland Postage Stamp Case

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Lewis Carroll a.k.a. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice in Wonderland, was also known for this little-known invention: the Won...

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The Arminius Vambery Myth

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After considering the German Professor in Dracula and reviewing of Bram Stoker's personal life, I imagine a whole book can be written o...

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Friday, June 28, 2013

Psychic Messages from Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde only wrote one novel and a handful of plays, leaving some of us hungry for more. But wait! There is more! One lucky blogger ...

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Faust in America

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For most of his life, Bram Stoker worked for the famous actor, Henry Irving. On many occasions, this work brought Stoker to America. As I...

Friday, June 7, 2013

Contemporary Writers in the 1890s Part 2: William Gibson

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This was sort of the first one that I wanted to post in my series of Contemporary Writers in London in the 1890s because I wrote all of my g...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Dracula and the Dow Industrial Index

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When I think of Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, I think of Victorian science, technology, and gothic warnings about vice. This year, I...

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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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