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Nissa Tolton

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    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
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    • Dreaming
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    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
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    • Humor
    • Poetry
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Tag: 19th century

Old-fashioned Warmth
  • Blog

Old-fashioned Warmth

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 17 October 20225 August 2026

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.

Salt Island Diaries - A storm is coming
  • Books
  • Salt Island Diaries

The Salt Island Diaries

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 June 202231 August 2026

Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house create a society of their own.

The Mill Girls of Lowell
  • Historical

The Mill Girls of Lowell

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 16 February 20225 August 2026

The factory girls of the early 19th century were self-educated and wrote about capitalism at a time when Marx merely annoyed.

beggar-girl-1876
  • Historical

Bedtime Stories: William Stead

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 25 January 202227 May 2025

Two hundred years ago, it was easier to make friends, because you could buy them.

Elizbeth and Polly Mayos. A girl is scolded by her mother in a 19th century hovel
  • Historical

Polly Mayos

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 13 December 202113 June 2026

Truly hopeless situations exist.

  • Blog
  • Historical

How to Use a Victorian-Era Furnace

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 30 November 20217 July 2026

Chimneys are strange objects. Most people believe they know how chimneys work, until they try to use one.

two teen-age Victorian girls look longingly at each other in a pantry
  • Poetry
  • Salt Island Diaries

Each Realm its Angels

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 September 20215 August 2026

A ‘lost’ poem from one of the contributors to the Salt Island Diaries

Peer Relevance
  • Historical
  • Political

Peer Relevance

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 12 August 202112 June 2026

Are you networked? Are you relevant? Your adversaries are.

Victorian Women were Smashing
  • Blog
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Victorian Women were Smashing

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 20 July 202111 June 2026

A shadow society, ignored or denied. Mutual support networks among the disempowered. Role models and fans. Petting and kisses. Half of women.

Ophelie wolf of cape ann
  • Salt Island Diaries

The Wolf of Cape Ann

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 16 July 20211 June 2026

The first two diary entries, which describe the arrival of a feral girl at the cliff-house.

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