Thursday, 26 January 2012

“A Texas Tale of Love and Mystery: Or: Book Review: The Herbalist’s Apprentice by Rosa Morgan Lockwood:

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Last year, for the first time, I decided to record a list of all the books I had read over the course of 2011. I have typed up the list bel...
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Friday, 20 January 2012

D.O. Hill and Early Photography: Or: A Guest Post by Alison Bacon:

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Most people know that Fox Talbot invented photography. Not so many are aware that its first real flowering took place north of the border. A...
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Friday, 13 January 2012

“Like Painting the Forth Bridge…” Or: The Greatest Victorian Bridge, Finished at Last…For Now:

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Recently, on the 9 th December 2011, the perpetual painting job on the magnificent Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland was at last completed. ...
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Friday, 6 January 2012

The Child Doomed to a Doll-Less Existence Has an Injustice Inflicted on Her for Which no Other Education can Effectually Compensate: Or: The Importance of Giving Children Toys:

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In the evenings it is often my wont to pick up a periodical or a bit of Victorian journalism for a little light reading. An article can be r...
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Saturday, 31 December 2011

The Cry of a City Clerk: Or: A Christmas Poem:

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I KNEW, I knew it would not last – 'Twas hard, 'twas hopeful, but 'tis past. Ah! ever thus, from boyhood's hour, I...
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Friday, 23 December 2011

Black and White: Or The Phantom Steed! Or: A Typical Ghost Story for Christmas, by a Witness of the Truth:

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I WAS walking in one of the slums in the neighbourhood of Oxford Street, some years ago, and always fond of horse-flesh (I had drive...
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Voces Populi: Or: A Christmas Romp from Punch:

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Whilst going through a few periodicals looking for something Christmassy to post over the next few days, I stumbled across a little Christma...
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