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Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography
Oscar Rejlander (1813–75), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–79), Lewis Carroll (1832–98) and Clementina Hawarden (1822–65) embody the very best of photography from the Victorian era. They experimented with new approaches to picture making and shaped attitudes towards photography that have informed artistic practice ever since. Discover the images that made people think about the photograph as a work of art in this beautiful book.The idea of ‘art photography’ is nearly as old as photography itself, but it wasn’t until the 1850s that photographers began to claim fine-‐art status for their work. Debates about photography and its role raged internationally, but it was in England, through the work of Oscar Rejlander, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll and Clementina Hawarden in particular, that the new art found its fullest expression.
These four artists – a Swedish émigré with a mysterious past, a middle-‐aged Ceylonese expatriate, an Oxford academic and writer of fantasy literature, and a Scottish countess – formed the most unlikely of schools. Both Carroll and Cameron studied under Rejlander briefly, and maintained a lasting association based around intersecting approaches to portraiture and narrative. Influenced by historical painting and working in close association with the Pre-‐ Raphaelite brotherhood, they formed a bridge between the art of the past and the art of the future, standing as true giants in Victorian photography.
Separately, Cameron, Carroll, Hawarden and Rejlander produced some of the most spectacular images in history. Divided into three main sections, this book brings together many of these works for the first time, drawing heavily from the National Portrait Gallery Collection. The selection will be enriched with key works from other collections from around the globe. Of special interest is an exploration of historical and contemporary painters and their role in the young fine-‐art-‐photography movement.
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Queen Victoria’s Secret Diary: 1 (Horrible Histories)
From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories!
It’s time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Victoria’s Secret Diary.
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Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history.
Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character’s (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives.
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Cooking & Dining in the Victorian Country House
For centuries the food cooked in our country houses was the finest available, its variety greatly expanded by Victorian investment in new technology and professional cooks who were employed in the country houses. Adventurous, international trade in the Victorian period also meant that new ingredients became available. This great culinary tradition began its decline around the time of the First World War, and collapsed with the outbreak of war in 1939. Now, over eighty years later, it remains forgotten, as even those who experienced its final stages have passed away. Hopefully Peter Brears’ book will go a long way in reviving interest in it, and encouraging further appreciation and enjoyment of all its diverse aspects.Read more
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Victorian Tales: Terror on the Train (Terry Deary’s Historical Tales)
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named ‘the outstanding children’s non-fiction author of the 20th century’ by Books For Keeps
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A crowded train takes a wrong turn and hurtles at full speed into a section of track that should have been closed for repair. Among the passengers is the writer Charles Dickens. Can young workman Tommy stop the train in time and save the lives of those on board – or is it already too late?
In this dramatic re-telling of one of the worst rail accidents in Victorian Britain, the Staplehurst Railway disaster, Terry Deary’s Victorian Tales explore the fascinating world of the Victorians, including many of the incredible achievements and breakthroughs that took place, through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. This edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.
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Living in Early Victorian London
London in the 1840s was sprawling and smoke-filled, a city of extreme wealth and abject poverty. Some streets were elegant with brilliantly gas-lit shop windows full of expensive items, while others were narrow, fetid, muddy, and in many cases foul with refuse and human filth. Railways, stations and sidings were devouring whole districts and creating acres of slums or ‘rookeries’ into which the poor of the city were jammed and where crime, disease and prostitution were rife.The most sensational crime of the epoch, the murder of Patrick O’Connor by Frederick and Maria Manning, filled the press in the summer and autumn of 1849. Michael Alpert uses the trial record of this murder, accompanied by numerous other contemporary sources, among them journalism, diaries and fiction, to show how day-to-day lives, birth, death, sickness, work, shopping, cooking, and buying clothes, were lived in the crowded, noisy capital in the early decades of Victoria’s reign. These sources illustrate how ordinary people lived in London, their incomes, entertainments, religious practice, reading and education, their hopes and anxieties. Life in Early Victorian London reveals how ordinary people like the Mannings and thousands of others experienced their multifaceted lives in the greatest capital city of the world.
Early Victorian London lived on the cusp of great improvements, but it was a city which in some aspects was mediaeval. Its inhabitants enjoyed the benefit of the Penny Post and the omnibus, and they were protected to some extent by a police force. The Mannings fled their crime on the railway, were trapped by the recently-invented telegraph and arrested by ‘detectives’ (a new concept and word), but they were hanged in public as murderers had been for centuries, watched by a baying, drunken and swearing mob.
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Breathers of an Ampler Day: Victorian Views of Heaven
As death comes out of the closet in contemporary society, this book presents the views on heaven and the afterlife of a number of well-known Victorians, and others not so well known, in the belief that they may help us today.
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Victorian Christmas: Vintage Ephemera Vol.10 (Vintage Victorian Ephemera Collection)
“Victorian Christmas” is an enchanting experience taking you to a world of elegance to inspire your creativity and infuse your celebrations with the beauty and nostalgia of Christmas seen through the lens of the Victorian era. This book is a world of intricately designed tags, delicate cutouts, and exquisite cards that capture the essence of Christmas in the Victorian era. With “Victorian Christmas” in your hands, you’ll have access to a selection of vintage-inspired designs that will take your crafting projects to the next level.Imagine the joy of receiving a handcrafted Christmas card adorned with delicate lace patterns and ornate borders. Picture the beauty of decorating your holiday gifts with carefully crafted tags that evoke memories of a bygone era. With “Victorian Christmas” these visions become a reality.
Not only will this book enhance your creativity, but it will also transport you to a world where handwritten letters, attention to detail, and heartfelt expressions of love and joy were cherished. Let the pages of this book inspire you to create personalized gifts and decorations that are truly unique and evoke the romance and splendor of the Victorian Christmas season.
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Orphan Christmas Miracle: Historical Victorian Romance (Victorian Historical Christmas Romance)
Will little Mae ever experience the miracle she prays for and once again meet the boy who gave her hope so many years before…
Mae Chester, the Christmas miracle girl, loses her parents at a very tender age and is reluctantly received by her loveless uncle. Cold and unforgiving, he makes no secret of his disdain for the waiflike child. It is only Mae’s friendship with the boy next door that keeps hope alive in her heart.
As Mae and Hubert, her neighbour and faithful friend, grow, so does their love and affection for one another, until forces beyond their control separate them in the cruellest way possible.
It will take a miracle and many long years for the two lovers to find each other again.
December by December Christmas comes and goes. Will their hope disappear as the years roll by? Will the mountains that stand between them finally crumble or crush their spirit?
This is a story of faith and hope and a love that never gives up. Orphan Christmas Miracle is a complete Victorian Christmas Romance novel that you will not want to put down until the final thrilling happily ever after.
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The Sailor’s Lost Daughters: A heartwarming family saga novel from Emma Hardwick (Victorian Sister Sagas)
Twins born into misfortune: A tale of survival amid the Victorian shadows.
1880s Manchester
In the shadow of poverty, sisters Grace and Agnes struggle to cope with their father’s sudden death. Soon, the joy of a fleeting romance with a visiting sailor brings innocent Grace more than she bargained for.
With the birth of twins, Grace’s struggles amplify as her health crumbles. Angered by her sister’s folly, a resentful Agnes sees an opportunity for escape, plotting to use the twins and the lovestruck sailor as stepping stones. Alas, her selfish plan is threatened when one twin mysteriously vanishes in a bustling market square.
What becomes of the missing child in this treacherous web of deceit? Can the sailor decipher Agnes’s self-serving lies before it’s too late? Amidst mounting dangers, can Grace shield her children from peril and allow love to return to her life?
Escape into this heartrending Victorian saga of love tested, innocence betrayed, and a mother’s desperate fight against all odds. This engrossing tale of love, grit, and determination is a must-read for fans of evocative historical dramas and poignant, strong women’s saga romance. Don’t miss this tale that will tug at your heartstrings and keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Praise for the author:
“Emma’s ability to evoke raw emotions and weave a compelling narrative of Victorian Britain makes this women’s historical saga an absolute must-read for fans of heartfelt tales of survival and resilience.” – Mary P, US
“Hardwick is a true gem in the world of historical fiction. Her vivid descriptions and richly drawn characters transport me to the heart of Angel Meadow, captivating from the first page.” – Beryl F, UK
“Emma’s beautiful Victorian romance novels capture the essence of the era, making me feel as if I’m living alongside the characters. Utterly gripping. Her depictions of gritty stories about strong women are unmatched.” – Elsie J, UK
“Hardwick’s storytelling prowess makes this a truly unforgettable read. A must-read for fans of women’s historical saga fiction that explores the strength of the human spirit.” – Elizabeth M, UK
“If you love the Victorian romance of Catherine Cookson, Downton, Mimi Matthews, or Eliza Heaton, you’ll love this captivating tale of struggle and resilience. Emma’s skill in crafting narratives that resonate long after the last page is a testament to her talent. Well done, Emma!” – Patricia S, US
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Everyday Life in Victorian London
Everyday Life in Victorian London explores the daily lives of adults and children, aristocracy and middle classes, working poor and the ‘submerged tenth’ underclass. It shows the different faces of London, with its many extremes and contrasts – by day and by night; busy and peaceful; ugly and beautiful; safe and dangerous. It looks at the River Thames and its importance; the City, West and East Ends; at work, leisure, health, hospitals, education, food, clothes, housing, shops and markets, transport and infrastructure, public services, crime, the police and prisons, immigrant communities, and important events such as the Great Exhibition of 1851 and Queen Victoria’s golden and diamond jubilees. Daily life in the capital will be explored at three levels – above ground (views from hot air balloons), at ground level, and below ground (the sewage system, the underground railway and cemeteries). A central theme is the rapid growth in population throughout the century due to immigration from the countryside and abroad, and the resulting expansion into ‘The Monster City’. The final chapter describes London at the end of the century with improved transport, a newly embanked Thames, a sewage system, housing for the poor, public buildings, hospitals and prisons – a transformed capital of a great empire and the embryo of the London we know today.Read more
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The Horror of Haglin House: A totally enthralling Victorian crime thriller (The Violet Thorn Mysteries Book 1)
Home is where the horror is…
Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company.
Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.
A woman is killed outside Violet’s house, then another murdered in the town and, as the deaths mount up, she becomes convinced that they all lead to one place: the increasingly forbidding Haglin House, and whoever lives there…
M.R.C. Kasasian returns with a fresh, witty and totally enthralling take on the classic crime genre, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton and Oscar De Muriel.
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The Victorian Scrapbook (Scrapbook)
- A nostalgic glimpse of a bygone age
- Provides invaluable source material and is a definitive collection of printed ephemera of the past
- Continues in the immensely popular Scrapbook formula which, collectively, have sold over 250,000 copies
- Superb value and an excellent gift idea
The Victorian Era represents the cradle of our modern society – a time when social change and new technology heralded an industrialised economy. By the time of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, claims were proudly made of the progress since her accession to the throne. Steam ships had replaced sail, the railway system had superseded the stage coach, and the motor car had just begun to replace the horse.
Not only did mass production create a new wealth of household products, ceramics, toys and games, but the arrival of cheaper printing and colour lithography made possible a profusion of printed material. The music sheets, colourful scraps, advertisements, greetings cards and children’s book illustrations that fill The Victorian Scrapbook – with such vigour – all give us an insight into the life and times of our forebears.
Fortunately the thousand items gathered here have survived in remarkable condition, some by chance, others by having themselves been pasted down into contemporary scrapbooks. They all combine to celebrate a time when British ruled an Empire ‘on which the sun never sets’.
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The 1920s Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795467
The 1930s Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795450
The 1950s Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795429
The 1960s Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795412
The 1970s Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795405
The Edwardian Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795481
The Royal Scrapbook ISBN 9780954795436
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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
DAILY MAIL, GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017
Winner of the 2018 PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing
Shortlisted for the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize
Shortlisted for the 2018 Wolfson PrizeThe story of a visionary British surgeon whose quest to unite science and medicine delivered us into the modern world – the safest time to be alive in human history
In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris recreates a critical turning point in the history of medicine, when Joseph Lister transformed surgery from a brutal, harrowing practice to the safe, vaunted profession we know today.
Victorian operating theatres were known as ‘gateways of death’, Fitzharris reminds us, since half of those who underwent surgery didn’t survive the experience. This was an era when a broken leg could lead to amputation, when surgeons often lacked university degrees, and were still known to ransack cemeteries to find cadavers. While the discovery of anaesthesia somewhat lessened the misery for patients, ironically it led to more deaths, as surgeons took greater risks. In squalid, overcrowded hospitals, doctors remained baffled by the persistent infections that kept mortality rates stubbornly high.
At a time when surgery couldn’t have been more dangerous, an unlikely figure stepped forward: Joseph Lister, a young, melancholy Quaker surgeon. By making the audacious claim that germs were the source of all infection – and could be treated with antiseptics – he changed the history of medicine forever.
With a novelist’s eye for detail, Fitzharris brilliantly conjures up the grisly world of Victorian surgery, revealing how one of Britain’s greatest medical minds finally brought centuries of savagery, sawing and gangrene to an end.
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Creative Haven Victorian Gowns Coloring Book
Inspired by the elegant dresses showcased in Godey’s Lady’s Book, Harper’s Bazar, Ladies’ Home Journal, and other Victorian-era magazines, these 31 ready-to-color illustrations depict the well-dressed woman of the late 1800s. Lace-edged necklines, ruffled bodices, full skirts, extravagant bustles, and more period styles will inspire fashionistas and adult colorists alike. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Victorian Gowns and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.Read more
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Poor Miss Cole And The Cobbler’s Boy: Victorian Romance (Enthralling Victorian Romance)
Eight-year-old Samantha Cole struggles for a morsel to eat. She has no dreams for tomorrow for today is so uncertain. Until a sudden storm drives her to seek refuge in a Bristol dockyard cobbler’s shop…
Thrown together with Cecil Fontaine the two children form a bond that no storm can ever tear apart.
Cecil is a small boy with high-sailing dreams, and when he later gets a position as a cabin boy on a ship, Samantha knows they will be reunited again.
But the ocean is a dangerous place, and when Cecil and his ship go missing, Samantha is forced to struggle in a world without him.
Should Samantha keep the faith or accept that her own hopes and prayers have drowned with the only man she ever loved?
This heartfelt Victorian romance will keep you turning the pages to find out. Ride the emotional waves to a safe harbour and a satisfying happy ever after!
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The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume 4
A Valancourt Yuletide tradition returns, this time with rare 19th-century tales from U.S. newspapers and magazinesThe Christmas ghost story tradition is usually associated with Charles Dickens and Victorian England, but—apparently unknown to historians and scholars—Christmas ghost stories were extremely widespread and popular in 19th-century America as well, frequently appearing in newspapers and magazines during the holiday season. From legends of old New Orleans and strange happenings on the plains of Iowa and the Dakota Territory to weird doings in early Puerto Rico and ghostly events in Gold Rush-era San Francisco, the tales collected here reveal a forgotten Christmas ghost story tradition in a bygone America that is both familiar and oddly foreign.
This collection features eighteen stories and nine poems, including entries by women and African American writers, plus extra bonus material and an introduction by Christopher Philippo.
“He turned and beheld a low black figure, with a body no higher than his knees, with a prodigious head, in the brow of which was set a single eye of green flame like a shining emerald, and with hands and arms of supernatural length.”—Joseph Holt Ingraham, “The Green Huntsman; or, The Haunted Villa: A Christmas Legend of Louisiana”
“There was a crash of the outer door—then a staggering and uncertain step in the outer room. It approached the sick-room—the latch lifted, the door swung open—and then—my God! what a spectacle! Through the open door there stepped a figure, not of Mrs. Hayden, not of her corpse, not of death, but a thousand times more horrible, a thing of corruption, decay, of worms and rottenness.”—Anonymous, “Worse than a Ghost Story”
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Victorian Stained Glass (Shire Library)
A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers.
Victorian stained glass – magnificent, colourful and artistic – adorns countless British churches, municipal buildings and homes. Across the decades, several artistic movements influenced these designs, from the Gothic Revival, through the Arts and Crafts Movement and into Art Nouveau as a new century dawned. Historian Trevor Yorke shows how craftsmen re-learned the lost medieval art of colouring, painting and assembling stained glass windows – but also, in this age of industry, how windows were templated and mass produced. Showcasing the exquisite glass generated by famous designers such as A.W.N. Pugin, Pre-Raphaelites William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and by leading manufacturers such as Clayton and Bell, this beautifully illustrated book introduces the reader to many wonderful examples of Victorian stained glass and where it can be found.
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The Murder of the Whitechapel Mistress: Victorian London’s Sensational Murder Mystery
This is the true story of respected businessman, Henry Wainwright, who had everything he needed in 1871: a loving wife and five children, a delightful London townhouse and successful family business, but just one year later, Henry’s life would be turned upside down. He embarked on a risky affair, setting his mistress, Harriet Lane, up in lodgings with an allowance to look after herself and the couple’s two children as they pretended to be husband and wife. It was at this time that Henry’s finances tumbled out of control; with gambling debts and a failing business, bankruptcy loomed. His world started to crumble and what happened next as he tried to regain control involved a scandalous conspiracy which ended in murder and ruined the lives of three families. This fast-moving story will transport the reader to the East End of Victorian London, revealing information on the lives of those involved and detailing the police investigation and the subsequent Old Bailey trial. Fourteen years before the infamous Jack the Ripper Murders, it was the original ‘Whitechapel Mystery’ and probably the most sensational criminal case of the 1870s. It’s a story of love, weakness and devious, desperate liars.Read more
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The Victorian Garden: 691 (Shire Library)
Gardening became a popular pastime in Victorian Britain with the rise of suburban gardens, and improvements in technology made gardening more accessible to amateurs. New introductions from abroad brought a greater variety of plants, leading to fashions for massed bedding, exotic glasshouse displays, rock gardens and rhododendrons. The large and prestigious gardens of country houses were emulated in suburban settings as gardening spread to the masses, and the creation of public parks introduced green spaces to grey cities. Caroline Ikin here explores the many aspects of Victorian gardens and gardening and introduces some of the most influential people of the age, including Joseph Paxton, John Loudon and Gertrude Jekyll.Read more
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Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens’s London
The intriguing history of Dickens’s London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years
Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens’s London ever since the death of the world-renowned author. Late Victorians and Edwardians were obsessed with tracking down the locations―dubbed “Dickensland”―that famously featured in his novels. But his fans were faced with a city that was undergoing rapid redevelopment, where literary shrines were far from sacred. Over the following century, sites connected with Dickens were demolished, relocated, and reimagined.
Lee Jackson traces the fascinating history of Dickensian tourism, exploring both real Victorian London and a fictional city shaped by fandom, tourism, and heritage entrepreneurs. Beginning with the late nineteenth century, Jackson investigates key sites of literary pilgrimage and their relationship with Dickens and his work, revealing hidden, reinvented, and even faked locations. From vanishing coaching inns to submerged riverside stairs, hidden burial grounds to apocryphal shops, Dickensland charts the curious history of an imaginary world.Read more
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The Victorian Chemist and Druggist (Shire Album): 80 (Shire Library)
After a historical introduction and a description of a Victorian chemist and druggist’s shop, this book describes and illustrates many of the items used and sold there. Most of the dispensing equipment and containers for the drugs used are now obsolete and appear from time to time in antique shops. Articles sold over the counter included medicines, perfumes and toiletries and a wide variety of objects used in the sickroom or nursery. The book also contains a chapter on medical and surgical instruments.Read more
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Murder by the Book: A Sensational Chapter in Victorian Crime
*Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2019*
‘A fascinating portrait of Victorian London’ Observer
‘I devoured it in one sitting’ Alison Weir
‘Excellent’ Dan Snow
Early on the morning of 6 May 1840, on an ultra-respectable Mayfair street, the elderly Lord William Russell was discovered in bed with his throat cut so deeply that the head was almost severed.
When Lord William’s assassin claimed to having been inspired by a recent sensational novel, it sent shock waves through literary London, and drew both Dickens and Thackeray into the fray. The crime, the investigation, the city’s fevered fixation and the mores of the Victorian age are all brilliantly evoked and scrutinized in Claire Harman’s spellbinding account of a surprisingly literary crime.
‘A scandalous Victorian mystery’ Guardian
‘Fascinating, entertaining. Harman’s tale is never less than rip-roaring’ Daily Telegraph
‘Vivid and punchy’ Spectator
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The Railway Detective’s Christmas Case: The bestselling Victorian mystery series
‘A rattling good tale’ – DAILY MAIL
From the bestselling Victorian mystery series …
December 1864. As a cold winter wind scours the Worcestershire countryside, an excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confronted by a blockage on the line ahead. Although a disastrous derailment is averted, the passengers are alarmed. Cyril Hubbleday, the man in charge of the excursion, alights to investigate further, but the angry altercation with the driver is cut short by a shot from a sniper, straight through Hubbleday’s head.
Christmas is coming all too soon and Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming are under pressure to solve the case quickly. However, with enemies in the shadows behind the seasonal trip, and with strong criticism from the local constabulary, the hunt for a cold-blooded killer is far from straightforward.
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Life in Victorian Era Ireland
There are many books which tackle the political developments in Ireland during the nineteenth century. The aim of this book is to show what life was like during the reign of Queen Victoria for those who lived in the towns and countryside during a period of momentous change. It covers a period of sixty-four years (1837-1901) when the only thing that that connected its divergent decades and generations was the fact that the same head of state presided over them. It is a social history, in so far as politics can be divorced from everyday life in Ireland, examining, changes in law and order, government intervention in education and public health, the revolution in transport and the shattering impact of the Great Famine and subsequent eviction and emigration. The influence of religion was a constant factor during the period with the three major denominations, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian, between them accounting for all but a very small proportion of the Irish population. Schools, hospitals, and other charitable institutions, orphan societies, voluntary organisation, hotels, and even public transport and sporting organisations were organised along denominational lines. On a lighter note, popular entertainment, superstitions, and marriage customs are explored through the eyes of the Victorians themselves during the last full century of British rule.Read more
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A NUN’S HABIT: Victorian Erotica
A reader’s dialogue provided the idea behind this story.
A young nun is discovered to obtain pleasure from inserting objects in her bottom. Expelled from the convent, she finds a home in another, one where such practices have a benefit.
This piece is a fantasy of over 19,000 words and twelve chapters, and despite my best efforts will undoubtedly have spelling errors. The story has ten participating characters and, while predominately focused on anal sex, includes sex and lesbian play. All characters are over the age of 18. Do not read if any of this might offend you.Read more
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Victorian Ladies Coloring Book: Fashion Victorian Coloring Book Grayscale For Adults Relaxation
Dive into the world of the Victorian era with Victorian Ladies Coloring Book for adults. This exquisitely crafted book unveils the fascinating world of Victorian ladies and victorian fashion styles.Each page transports you back in time to the era of Victorian, presenting detailed illustrations inspired by Victorian fashion. From corset-clad ladies and voluminous gowns to intricate hairstyles and extravagant hats, the book is teeming with exquisite patterns and designs waiting to be brought to life by your color palette.
Victorian Ladies Coloring Book Features:
- 50++ Beautiful illustrations of Victorian ladies
- Single side printed for easy tear-out and display and to prevent bleeding of the colors.
- Large 8.5 x 11-inch pages
- Perfect for who love Victorian fashion!
Whether you are a history buff, a fashion enthusiast, or simply a lover of coloring, Victorian Ladies Coloring Book for adults promises hours of creative enjoyment and relaxation. Let your imagination wander through the grand hallways of history, as you color your way through the intricate and elegant world of Victorian fashion.
★ A beautiful and unique gift for your Victorian fashion lover! So if you loves Victorian fashion then order your copy today. ★
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The Shrieking Skull and other Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories
Thirteen rare tales by the most prolific Victorian Christmas ghost story author, collected and republished for the first time!
Move over, Charles Dickens! The author of “A Christmas Carol” may be the most famous Victorian author of Christmas ghost stories, but the king of the genre was James Skipp Borlase (1839-1909), who published dozens of them in obscure British and Australian periodicals during a nearly fifty-year span. Now for the first time, thirteen of Borlase’s best tales have been unearthed from newspaper archives and compiled in a single volume for modern readers.
In “A Weird Wooing” (1898) an impecunious suitor braves a house haunted by the ghosts of plague victims in search of a legendary treasure. “The Steel-Bound Valise” (1875) tells of a horrid murder and a spectral vision that reveals the truth behind the awful deed. In “A Bride from the Dead” (1899), a man races against time on horseback to save his beloved from a forced marriage-but arrives too late to prevent an even more horrible and macabre fate. This volume showcases Borlase’s wide range, featuring macabre and bone-chilling stories alongside more lighthearted pieces, all of them just as entertaining to read on a winter’s night as they were more than a century ago.
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Victorian Fashion: 822 (Shire Library)
The sweeping crinolines, corsets, bustles, bonnets and parasols of Victorian Britain are indispensable to our period dramas, and their influences can still be seen within burlesque and steampunk fashions. This is no surprise, as nineteenth-century clothing was so wide-ranging and decorative. We might unfairly think gentlemen’s costume to be rather plain and uniform, but this is more by contrast to the overwhelming ostentation, luxury fabrics, fine accessories and constantly evolving silhouettes of ladies’ fashion. This colourful introduction to what the Victorians wore describes the vibrant, fancy materials and lace edging at one end of the spectrum, and the tightlaced sobriety of mourning apparel at the other. It examines both high fashion imports from Paris and more modest everyday wear, evening costume, bridal styles, children’s clothes and sportswear, and explores the social and cultural backdrop to clothing in Britain’s great age of industry and empire.Read more
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Workhouse Girl’s Christmas Dream: Victorian Romance (Victorian Historical Christmas Romance)
A cruel Christmas tragedy. A soldier saved by the actions of a little girl. One woman’s determined journey from helpless rags to the rich arms of love…
Amanda Wood adored her father. Until that awful Christmas day when he was taken.
But the Victorian world and workhouse care little for a poor girl’s heartbreak. Even less for her dreams of freedom.
Cecil Miller can’t shake the memory of the young girl who helped him escape the clutches of his pursuers. But where is she now? And why does he feel that their destinies are somehow entwined?
Will Amanda and Cecil ever find their way home after years of trying? And what awaits these two at the end of their journey?
Workhouse Girl’s Christmas Dream is a heartbreakingly beautiful Christmas story of rags to riches set in Victorian England. Rosie Swan’s historical Victorian Romances never fail to touch the heart, and Mandy’s story is one you will love to the final happy ever after!
Enjoy the Victorian Christmas romance, Workhouse Girl’s Christmas Dream, today.
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The Duke’s Pretend Bride: A Historical Regency Romance Novel (Dukes of Destiny Book 2)
“I never believed in love, but in its presence, my faith begins to rekindle again…”Duke Henry has stopped believing in love after experiencing his parents’ troubled marriage. But as the pressure to find a wife grows, he makes an intriguing proposal to a broken lady…
After being hurt by a deceitful man, Natalia has vowed to remain a spinster. Yet, everything changes when she enters into a fake courtship with an enigmatic Duke…
They want to convince everyone, so they agree to spend time together. And as they become closer, an unexpected connection grows changing their feelings. But, Henry guards a secret, that if she finds out will ruin them forever…
*If you like a realistic yet charming depiction of the Regency and Victorian era, then The Duke’s Pretend Bride is the novel for you.
An enchanting regency romance of 80,000 words (around 400 pages), written by Hanna Hamilton and published by Cobalt Fairy.
No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a sweet happily ever after.
Pick up “The Duke’s Pretend Bride” today to discover Hanna’s amazing new story!
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The Midwife’s Dream : Victorian Romance (Enthralling Victorian Romance)
Kathryn Barton dreams of becoming a midwife. In Victorian London, dreams have a nasty habit of turning into nightmares…
Kathryn has watched her mother suffer through many miscarriages and prays to one day be able to help women like her. When her mother’s latest baby dies her father callously abandons them.
With no home and no income, Kathryn must put her dreams on hold to care for her ailing mother and younger sister. She must find work quickly. For a middle-class girl, the match factory is a form of hell but it keeps a roof over their head and a little food in their bellies.
Danger lurks around every corner, whether it is a cruel and spiteful girl or the prospect of phossy jaw. However, there is one bright spot, his name is Mitchell Warrington. The kind son of the factory owner has dreams of his own, but it isn’t long before her boss forbids them to associate.
Without Mitchell’s light, Kathryn’s world becomes much darker. Is there hope and love out there, or will she lose everything she holds dear?
Find out in The Midwife’s Dream, a heartwarming Victorian Romance that will keep you reading until the light breaks forth and dreams do indeed come true.
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Avenging Angels: Ghost Stories by Victorian Women Writers
Ghost stories have always provided a popular source of entertainment, thrilling readers with tales of remote gothic castles and dark dungeons. In the nineteenth century, authors made the genre even scarier by bringing the uncanny within the sanctity of the middle-class home. Women writers especially saw the ghost story as an empowering form, using it to make subversive arguments about gender, class, sexuality, race, and money. In this electrifying collection, Melissa Edmundson showcases ten authors who led lives that challenged Victorian notions of how women should behave and brought those transgressive ideas into their fiction.THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS Amelia B. EdwardsSINCE I DIED Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsTHE SHADOW IN THE CORNER Mary Elizabeth BraddonTHE GHOST AT THE RATH Rosa MulhollandFROM THE DEAD Edith NesbitIN THE SÉANCE ROOM Lettice GalbraithTHE HOUSE WHICH WAS RENT FREE G. M. RobinsTHE LOST GHOST Mary E. WilkinsTHE STRIDING PLACE Gertrude AthertonTHE PRAYER Violet HuntRead more
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A Very British Murder
This is the story of a national obsession.
Ever since the Ratcliffe Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in ‘a good murder’. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism – as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthrall us today. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley’s captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.
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The Workhouse Angel : Victorian Romance
Two babies swapped at birth. One a lowly miner’s boy, the other a high-born daughter. Will untamed tongues expose the family secret?
Lady Napier is desperate to give her high-society husband an heir. Devastated by the birth of yet another girl, a secretive plot is hatched to replace the disappointing child with the newborn son of a local village woman.
Julia Jones grows up on Miner’s Row believing she is the daughter of a deprived working family. Surrounded by ugly rumours about her heritage little Miss Jones is sent to London with her family only to find that tragedy and the workhouse awaits.
Will the workhouse angel find love and a future? Or will the fears of those who want her hidden finish her before she discovers who she really is?
Join Dolly Price for a heart-thumping Victorian romance filled with intrigue, skulduggery, and a blazing love that burns through the darkness.
The Workhouse Angel is a clean and wholesome Victorian Romance suitable for all ages.
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Cynthia Hart’s Victoriana Wall Calendar 2024: For the Modern Day Lover of Victorian Homes and Images, Scrapbooker, or Aesthete
A profusion of red roses, cherubs, and hearts sets a romantic mood for February. Delightful garden scenes celebrate the joys of July’s bounty. And St. Nick and his reindeer dash into December, spreading good cheer and holiday excitement.
Now celebrating 35 years of calendar’s pure magic, Victoriana pays tribute to the comforts of family, home, and tradition, with another year of lush, vibrant collages layering antique paper ephemera, lengths of ribbon and lace, vintage jewellery, and gorgeous, freshly cut flowers. Each month’s carefully curated, themed composition reflects Cynthia Hart’s vision and exquisite artistry.
Printed on responsibly sourced paper.
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Victorian Farm
No electricity, no gas, no flushing toilet … and no tractor! Could you survive a year on a Victorian farm? In this fascinating time-travelling experiment Lion Television, with the BBC, follow a team of historians who will spend a year recreating farm life in 1885. Accompanying the series, this book follows the team as they try to run a farm using only materials and resources that would have been available to them in the Victorian era.This was a crucial period in the history of Britain – rapid industrialization had radically changed life in the cites but rural communities used a mixture of centuries-old and pioneering modern practices. Packed with informative text and photographs from the farm year, this book reveals exactly what the Victorians, ate, wore, how they managed their animals, farmed the land and organised their lives. In-depth features describe revolutionary advances in more detail, including new inventions, new breeding methods and advances in agricultural science. Practical projects allow you to join the historians in rediscovering Victorian crafts, cookery and homecare.
Providing a real insight into life on a Victorian farm, this series is also a fascinating reminder of how history comes full circle. The organic diet of 1885, use of natural products for cleaning and healthcare and interests in crafts and gardening are of increasing relevance today as we look for a more responsible way of living over 120 years later.
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Victorian Fashions: A Complete Lady’s Wardrobe (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
Rich selection of scaled dressmaker’s patterns from the popular late 19th-century magazine The Voice of Fashion details 50 garments for women, from handsome daytime and evening dresses to casual tennis outfits, a riding habit, and undergarments. Of practical use for costume designers and students of fashion; will also delight browsers. 498 illustrations.Read more
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Victorian Christmas Ephemera: A Christmas Themed Collection of Authentic Ephemera for Junk Journals , Decoupage, Scrapbooking, Card Making, Collage, and other Mixed Media Crafts
Enchant yourself this holiday season with over 130 Christmas-themed images from the archives of museums and historical collections!
A carefully hand-curated book of Vintage Victorian Christmas Ephemera. These gorgeous images are sure to elevate any of your holiday projects. Excellent for Junk Journals, Decoupage, Scrapbooking, Card Making, Collage, and other Mixed Media Crafts.
- 20 sheets
- 8.5×11″
- Over 130 images included
- Richly colored
- Printed on 60 lb. (100 gsm) paper
Enjoy all of the vintage victorian holiday goodness in your next creation. Pick up your copy of Victorian Christmas Ephemera today!
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How to Extend Your Victorian Terraced House
Brimming with design ideas, drawings and photographs of exemplary projects, this is a must-have, highly visual guide to extending a Victorian terraced house for designers, architects and homeowners.
An essential resource for designing and delivering a wide variety of extensions, it features case studies from the full gamut of nineteenth-century terrace house types. Detailed plans reveal, floor by floor, a range of options for extending and/or reconfiguring space. Colour-coded, before-and-after plans show at a glance which walls have been removed or changed in each option. This is complemented by extensive colour photography of realised, built work.
Ideas and inspiration are supplemented by practical guidance with ‘rules of thumb’ for design and key information on permitted development rights. All plans are drawn to scale, so that they may be measured from and used for planning any renovation project.
Covering different types of briefs and design solutions, this indispensable guide to renovating Victorian terraces features extensions, loft conversions, basements and interior remodelling. It contains over 150 floor plans and 100 full-page colour images.
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