"The Snow Waste"

edwardianpromenade: — Mary Anderson (1859 - 1940), American...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:52:16 -0400

edwardianpromenade:

— Mary Anderson (1859 - 1940), American stage actress

This dress is amazing.

afterallthistime-alwyas: Always <3

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:44:15 -0400

afterallthistime-alwyas:

Always <3

oldbookillustrations: They roamed the streets like lionesses...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:20:24 -0500

oldbookillustrations:

They roamed the streets like lionesses (Elles erraient comme des lionnes).

From Histoire de la Révolution française (History of the French revolution) vol. 1, by Jules Michelet, Paris, 1869.

(Source: archive.org)

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Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:46:38 -0500

My great grandmother, Irene Neville Reynolds (probably taken...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:59:36 -0400

My great grandmother, Irene Neville Reynolds (probably taken circa 1911). North Platte, Nebraska.

It has been going on a long time. 1913 or 2013. It doesn’t...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:30:33 -0400

It has been going on a long time. 1913 or 2013. It doesn’t seem to matter sometimes. Sad.

(Library of Congress)

Alice Paul, Sept. 3, 1920.

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:31:06 -0400

Alice Paul, Sept. 3, 1920.

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Charlotte Brontë An extremely...

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:36:38 -0400

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Charlotte Brontë An extremely influential writer and just plain sexy

oldbookillustrations: King Lear and the fool in a storm. John...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:27:38 -0400

oldbookillustrations:

King Lear and the fool in a storm.

John Gilbert, from The brothers Dalziel, by George and Edward Dalziel, London, 1901.

(Source: archive.org)

Bizarre Victorian fact of the day...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:48:12 -0500

vicfangirlguide:

In England in 1849 a coin was issued which was given the nickname the ‘Graceless’ or ‘Godless’ florin. This was because unlike all previous coins it did not carry the traditional inscriptions D.G (Dei Gratia - By God’s Grace) and F.D (Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith). A virulent cholera epidemic during that year was blamed on the Godless Florin and as a result the coin was withdrawn from circulation.

E. B. B. and her son, Pen.

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:51:41 -0500

E. B. B. and her son, Pen.

From "With the Dead"

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:16:11 -0500

“And now I rest! A dreadful rest, accursed,
Made weary with despair and furious
With the old hate and the old bitter love:
Because I must, despite myself, remember…”

—Augusta Webster

Whistling will get you every time...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:02:39 -0500

I love that my favorite poet, Augusta Webster, was expelled from the South Kensington Art School for whistling.

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:46:32 -0500

yeoldenews: Merry Christmas everybody! (source: The San...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:33:35 -0500

yeoldenews:

Merry Christmas everybody!

(source: The San Francisco Call, December 25, 1898.)

questionableadvice: ~ May 1894via Grace’s Guide“Harmless...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:01:11 -0500

questionableadvice:

~ May 1894
via Grace’s Guide

“Harmless Arsenic Wafers” and “Arsenical Toilet Soap”

oldrags: Fashion plate, 1886 UK, The Young Ladies’ Journal

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:07:06 -0500

oldrags:

Fashion plate, 1886 UK, The Young Ladies’ Journal

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Lord Byron, one of the greatest poets...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:52:12 -0400

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Lord Byron, one of the greatest poets in British history. He published his first collection of poems at 19, traveled the world, slept with everyone that stayed still long enough, and then for good measure funded and participated in the Greek war for independence from the Turks. Also, as a college student he kept a bear as a pet, just because he could.

oldbookillustrations: The significant whisper. Phiz (Hablot...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:44:13 -0400

oldbookillustrations:

The significant whisper.

Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), from Auriol, or The elixir of life, by William Harrison Ainsworth, London, 1898 (?)

(Source: archive.org)

Um… the last time I checked, Scheherazade wasn’t a...

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:22:01 -0400

Um… the last time I checked, Scheherazade wasn’t a pale English girl. Thanks, Victorians, for making it all about you once more.