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, June 19, 2014

1890s Cats

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Trying to write and my cat just will not leave me alone, so I'm posting some pictures of 1890s cats. Naturally, people have always lov...

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The Triumphs of a Taxidermist

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I usually love the macabre, but my husband thinks taxidermy is appalling. After reading H.G. Wells' The Triumphs of a Taxidermist (1894)...

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Sherlock Holmes and Retired Copyright

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Thanks to a legal battle between author, Leslie Klinger, and the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , the tales of Sherlock Holmes are now in...

Thursday, June 12, 2014

1890s Problems: Horse Poop

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Horse poop is not something we associate as a problem of modern city life, but in 1890s London that was not the case. In 1894, the Times...

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life by Oscar Wilde

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On 25 May 1895, at the height of his career, Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labour. Wi...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Images of London in 1893

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I'm including more paintings and sketches in my images of London in 1893 because I feel like the illustrate the influence of stree...

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