Drug Use in Victorian BritainThere was no moral condemnation of the use of opiates and their use was not regarded as...
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Reading Times for Newspapers and Periodicals in Victorian EnglandTime, like place, is socially constructed rather than ‘natural’, and so one might expect ideas of time...
Reading Places for Newspapers and Periodicals in Victorian EnglandThese reading places confirmed the centrality of periodical print to Victorian culture. Introduction We need to know...
Readers of the Local Press in Victorian EnglandStarting from the reader rather than the text allows a new picture of nineteenth-century reading to emerge....
An English Christmas with Victorian Plum PuddingChristmas Pudding as we know it is a Victorian innovation. Introduction Christmas Pudding is when the British...
The Penal Treadmill in Victorian EnglandPenal treadmills were used in prisons in the early Victorian period in Britain as a method of...
Fungi, Folklore, and FairylandHow mushrooms became established as a stock motif of Victorian fairyland. This article, Fungi, Folklore, and Fairyland,...
The Steampunk Doctor: Practicing Medicine in a Victorian Mechanical AgeSteampunk examines the consequences extraordinary medical discoveries can have on both individuals and societies. Abstract Influenced by...
Clinical Photography in the Victorian EraThe images serve as a testament to how clinical photography practice has changed as a result of...
Georgians and Victorians: More Than Gin and SinBoth the Georgian and Victorian eras were marked with significant changes, both socially and politically. The Georgians...
Gender Roles in 19th-Century Victorian PatriarchyFrom marriage and sexuality to education and rights, looking at attitudes towards gender in 19th-century Britain. Introduction...
Masculine Ideals of Dress in the Nineteenth CenturyDuring the nineteenth century, the dress of men differed markedly from that of the previous century. Introduction...
Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian BritainPeople drank for many different reasons and these reasons ranged across social class, gender, and region. Introduction...
Views of the Drunkard in Victorian EnglandIdeas about the drunkard fueled political and moral debates about the extent of liquor controls. Introduction This...
The Limits of Victorian FederalismEnglish writers found federalism attractive because it seemed a solution to the problems posed by Europe’s emerging...
Mid-Victorians and Their FoodImproved agricultural output and a political climate dedicated to ensuring cheap food led to a dramatic increase...
Victorians and the Hidden Self: Cultural Contexts for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian GrayHow did writers and audiences in late Victorian England and America explore the idea of a hidden...
Masters of Healing: Cocaine and Victorian MedicineThe relationship between cocaine and medical practitioners in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. Introduction Cocaine is...
Health and Hygiene in Victorian EnglandHow medical pioneers and health innovations shaped the landscape of medicine in the 19th century during disease...
Exporting Animals in the Victorian EraAcclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment. Introduction In 1890, a...
On Young England: A Parliamentary Movement in the 1840s Taking on ClassThey were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
The Nichols Family and Their Press: The Antiquarian Community in Victorian EnglandLooking at of the Gentleman’s Magazine, printers of county histories, collectors of manuscripts, and founder members of...
Livingstone’s Travels: The Role of Print and Publication in Fostering the Fame of 19th-Century ExplorersUsing Livingstone’s Missionary Travels as a case study to explore the role of print and publishers in...
Women on the River and the Railway in Victorian EnglandThe impact of the early railway was registered as both exciting and horrifyingly destructive by Victorian writers....
The Female World of Love and Larceny in the Eighteenth CenturyMen were transient figures (and often dupes) of light-fingered sex workers, but women’s relationships with each other...
Victorian Penny DreadfulsExamining what made these cheap, sensational, highly illustrated stories so popular with the Victorian public. By Judith...
Wearing Black at Funerals: Lessons from Victorian Mourning CultureThey needed others to see them, to draw people to their grief. Reader, he died. I’ve devoted...
John Ruskin Taught Victorian Readers and Travelers the Art of CultivationHe was refined, very famous, and eccentric. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, a young Englishwoman...
Livingstone’s Posthumous ReputationThe shaping and reshaping of Livingstone’s legacy as an icon of the British Empire. This essay examines...
Victorian Print CultureIn the 19th century, more people were reading more publications than ever before. This explains how technological,...