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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
    • 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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Tag: Victorian

All God’s Children
  • Poetry
  • Salt Island Diaries

All God’s Children

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 June 202620 June 2026

Birdie sings a funny song at a Nant House party, 24 September 1847

Emily Brontë played by an actress
  • Historical

The Emily in Each of Us

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 202610 June 2026

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.

The Family Religion
  • Dreaming

The Family Religion

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 20246 June 2026

The good old days were actually the bad old days, but because survival was fleeting, mindfulness was more necessary.

Victoriana
  • Blog

Victoriana

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 July 202328 May 2025

A new wordpress site for my 19th century books, free to download or view directly on your phone

Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Was ist Smashing?

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 February 202321 March 2023

Smashing ist eine sehr leidenschaftliche Freundschaft, meist zwischen zwei Frauen unterschiedlichen Alters.

two Victorian girls sleeping in a bed
  • Blog

Old-fashioned Warmth

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 17 October 20229 December 2024

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 20222 June 2026

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

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 202111 June 2026

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

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