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Tag: Victorian
As we had no lessons to-day, and had only to care for yesterday’s catch, Clara and I used the time to attend to our journals. We have to-day made a…
Entry 168: Ellen collects heating stones with Clara
Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house build a society of their own.
Intense and passionate friendships among women in the 19th century were considered normal and healthy. This was, of course, before the spectre of homosexuality ruined everything.
This 1898 article is meant to make smashing sound unattractive.
From ‘Street Life in London’, 1877, by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith In his savage state, whether inhabiting the marshes of Equatorial Africa, or the mountain ranges of Formosa, man…
Advice on how to be the best mid-19th century young adult you can be
Very particular advice for young ladies of the mid-19th century
Very particular advice to 19th century married couples