The Victorianist

Or: The Victorian Period Presented in Concise and Regular Articles:

Saturday, 8 November 2014

Guest Post: "A Victorian Institution in the Twentieth Century." Or: The Ongoing Mockings of Punch Magazine:

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Its getting to that time of year again when the sun becomes but a fleeting acquaintance and a chill draws itself upon us during the stark d...
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Friday, 13 September 2013

“A Story of Human Wrong, of Human Suffering; of Evil, of Good; of Sorrow, of Succour…The Weakness and Trust of Woman, and the Treachery and Infidelity of Man.” Or: The Unwanted Children of the 19th Century:

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The Victorian era gave birth to many institutions, most of which were hugely beneficial to society’s neediest lives, such as Great Ormond ...
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013

“Pushing the Door Open with a Creak I am at Once Surrounded by the old Familiar Smell; the Acidic and Vinegary Smell of Old Leather Bound Books from a Bygone Age…” Or: A Return to the Dusty Factory of Nineteenth Century Appreciation:

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It's morning. Early. Despite the recent warm weather there is a fine mist of cool water hanging in the air as if a cloud has fallen fro...
Thursday, 2 May 2013

EVENT: CULTURE AND CONTROVERSY IN MUSIC HALL AND VAUDEVILLE, 11th May 2013 at Hoxton Hall, London:

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Last September, this blog explored the fun, yet often melancholy world of the Victorian music hall and the lives of those who illuminated ...
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Being unable to go back to Victorian England, I have to settle for the next best thing - seeing things that were there, reading about the people who lived in that time, visiting the places they built for us, studying the events they witnessed and writing about them. I enjoy all things Victorian, Cycling and walking with "Miss Amateur Casual" Hopefully, this blog can bring a bit of the nineteenth century to the modern age.
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