Out of Africa - 10 Inspirational Quotes from Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke was a Danish author best known for her memoir Out of Africa, written under the pen …
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Darcy vs Darcy - Who's Your Favorite Mr Darcy?
Mr Darcy is the quintessential British romantic hero and one of two central characters in Jane Austen's late-regency …
"The Master of Swish" - Boldini's Elegant Portraits of High Society Women
Self-portrait by Giovanni Boldini, 1892 In a dusty old Parisian apartment in 2010, a startling discovery was made. No …
The Remarkable Story of the Real Fagin from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist
Drawing of Ikey Solomon, original criminal on whom Fagin is based. The character Fagin in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist …
Dance Hall Days
The word "Ballroom" is derived from the word ball, which in turn originates from the Latin word ballare, meaning 'to …
Around the World in 80 Days by Steam
It was 10 am, 19th July 1843. Prince Albert stepped from the royal train which had arrived in Bristol from London as the …
Was Victorian Weather Cooler Than Today?
Lithograph of Krakatoa eruption. It was 10:02 in the morning, August 27th, 1883. The loudest explosion ever recorded and …
10 Ways Victorians Managed to Stay Cool Without A/C
Victorian ladies fashion is often characterized as ornate and covering the whole body. For men, it was formal and rigid. …
A Tour of Magical Scotland in the Victorian Era
Within a single generation, the Victorians built a vast railway network connecting nearly every town in Scotland. …
If You Could be Princess for a Day, Which Princess Would you be?
The term "Princess" is most often used as the regal rank of a daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen, or the wife …
How Susan Catherine Waters Thrived in a Male-Dominated Victorian Art World
Susan Catherine Moore Waters was a self-taught artist who had little formal training. She paid her way through seminary …
Garden of the Princess (Louvre) - Monet in Transition from Realism to Impressionism
Garden of the Princess (Louvre) by Claude Oscar Monet is one of his earlier works from 1867—before the term …