The Victorianist
Or: The Victorian Period Presented in Concise and Regular Articles:
Thursday, 31 March 2011
"I Regard Spiritualism As One of the Greatest Curses that the World Has Ever Known." Or: The Fox Sisters & The Davenport Brothers:
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Continuing with the theme of ghosts and Spiritualism, I thought I would write a little about two of the most famous families associated with...
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Friday, 25 March 2011
“I Felt Invisible Hands Playing With My Hair” Or: At a Victorian Spiritual Séance:
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The Victorian fascination with, scepticism of, and attitude toward spiritualism, spiritual mediums and séances is something that I have been...
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Tuesday, 22 March 2011
“Each Street Lamp is Crowned with a Nightcap of the Purest Fleece”: Or: A Snowy Day in 1850’s London:
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I Tweeted a few days ago that I had just read the best description of Victorian London on a snowy day that I was ever likely to come across ...
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Friday, 18 March 2011
“But Why All This Constant Change and Varying of the Fashions?” Or: Ladies Fashions in 1877:
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As an addendum to last week’s ladies and fashion posts, I have added this article that I found in the periodical The Leisure Hour from June...
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Friday, 11 March 2011
“Here they find helping hands” Or: The Victorian House of Charity
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A couple of weeks ago the news was reporting that Westminster Council wanted to close soup kitchens to stop the homeless gathering there and...
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