There is an Emily in each of us. It is incompatible with this world, and thereby reminds us that we are not native to it.
Tag: 19th century
The good old days were actually the bad old days, but because survival was fleeting, mindfulness was more necessary.
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Smashing ist eine sehr leidenschaftliche Freundschaft, meist zwischen zwei Frauen unterschiedlichen Alters.
Faced with high inflation and war, one might begin to consider situation-appropriate lifestyle changes. In terms of saving energy, there is much we can do. Our ancestors worked out all the heating accommodations we need.
Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house create a society of their own.
The factory girls of the early 19th century were self-educated and wrote about capitalism at a time when Marx merely annoyed.
Two hundred years ago, it was easier to make friends, because you could buy them.
Chimneys are strange objects. Most people believe they know how chimneys work, until they try to use one.
A ‘lost’ poem from one of the contributors to the Salt Island Diaries