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Lee Jackson, Victorianist, historian, author of 'Dirty Old London' (Yale, 2014), 'Palaces of Pleasure' (Yale, 2019), 'Dickensland' (Yale, 2023)
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Lyonel Feininger
‘Der Kopflose Radler’ (The Headless Rider),
“Das Narrenrad”, 1898
archive.org/details/dasn...
‘Der Kopflose Radler’ (The Headless Rider),
“Das Narrenrad”, 1898
archive.org/details/dasn...
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Lyonel Feininger
‘Der Kopflose Radler’ (The Headless Rider),
“Das Narrenrad”, 1898
archive.org/details/dasn...
‘Der Kopflose Radler’ (The Headless Rider),
“Das Narrenrad”, 1898
archive.org/details/dasn...
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If you’re around, I’ll be talking at the Highgate Lit & Sci on Monday (17th) 2pm, about my latest book. The Undesirables tells the story of the lives impacted by a terrible piece of UK legislation (which operated for 46 years)
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re around, I’ll be talking at the Highgate Lit & Sci on Monday (17th) 2pm, about my latest book. The Undesirables tells the story of the lives impacted by a terrible piece of UK legislation (which operated for 46 years)
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
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Some lost Morrissey song titles in there too:
- Ox in a teacup
- Fatty Bodies
- Saline Matters
- Ox in a teacup
- Fatty Bodies
- Saline Matters
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some lost Morrissey song titles in there too:
- Ox in a teacup
- Fatty Bodies
- Saline Matters
- Ox in a teacup
- Fatty Bodies
- Saline Matters
forgotten fortifying beef drinks of the 1890s ...
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
forgotten fortifying beef drinks of the 1890s ...
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Marvel Mystery Comics #17 (March 1941). Human Torch and Sub-Mariner WWII cover by Alex Schomburg.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Marvel Mystery Comics #17 (March 1941). Human Torch and Sub-Mariner WWII cover by Alex Schomburg.
tell me you don't miss the language of the 19C
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
tell me you don't miss the language of the 19C
this amazing cartoon dates from 1889
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
this amazing cartoon dates from 1889
sexy Victorian souwester-based role-reversal futurology (ankles! ANKLES! she holds the umbrella FOR HIM!)
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
sexy Victorian souwester-based role-reversal futurology (ankles! ANKLES! she holds the umbrella FOR HIM!)
this is truly top quality Victorian punning
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
this is truly top quality Victorian punning
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Architect Benedict O’Looney explores the design and legacy of Old London Bridge — from its Beaux Arts beauty to its lasting influence on London’s architecture.
Nov 13 | 7:15–9pm GMT
Sign up here: hackneysociety.org
#Heritage #Architecture #London
Nov 13 | 7:15–9pm GMT
Sign up here: hackneysociety.org
#Heritage #Architecture #London
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Architect Benedict O’Looney explores the design and legacy of Old London Bridge — from its Beaux Arts beauty to its lasting influence on London’s architecture.
Nov 13 | 7:15–9pm GMT
Sign up here: hackneysociety.org
#Heritage #Architecture #London
Nov 13 | 7:15–9pm GMT
Sign up here: hackneysociety.org
#Heritage #Architecture #London
19C Covent Garden as gothic nightmare
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
19C Covent Garden as gothic nightmare
some historic sign board sexism (you can find the book here) archive.org/details/hist...
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
some historic sign board sexism (you can find the book here) archive.org/details/hist...
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A marvellous moment of light on a bend in the lane, in Shropshire, in November.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A marvellous moment of light on a bend in the lane, in Shropshire, in November.
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Gespenst mit Wegweiser
~ Franz Sedlacek (1933)
~ Franz Sedlacek (1933)
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Gespenst mit Wegweiser
~ Franz Sedlacek (1933)
~ Franz Sedlacek (1933)
American vs English barbershops, 1870
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
American vs English barbershops, 1870
random Victorian cartoon (1870)
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
random Victorian cartoon (1870)
I read this differently. Adding a comma is more likely to make me think 'a lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardashian' is a distinct clause, explain the content of Frankenstein. The version below is therefore preferable. Better still, put semi-colons after 'Frankenstein' and 'Kardashian'.
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I read this differently. Adding a comma is more likely to make me think 'a lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardashian' is a distinct clause, explain the content of Frankenstein. The version below is therefore preferable. Better still, put semi-colons after 'Frankenstein' and 'Kardashian'.
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At the crossing in Canterbury Cathedral looking up into Bell Harry Tower.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
At the crossing in Canterbury Cathedral looking up into Bell Harry Tower.
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Went to the disco on Sunday and copped off with Kevin.
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Went to the disco on Sunday and copped off with Kevin.
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Rétro trafic automobile 🚘 à Paris, Cinéma Gaumont-Palace , Place de Clichy 1967
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Rétro trafic automobile 🚘 à Paris, Cinéma Gaumont-Palace , Place de Clichy 1967
a touch of OCD about Dr Johnson
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
a touch of OCD about Dr Johnson
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
when you're a Victorian editor, who's commissioned some travel writing about Covent Garden, but left the image selection to the guy in the office with the laudanum habit
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
when you're a Victorian editor, who's commissioned some travel writing about Covent Garden, but left the image selection to the guy in the office with the laudanum habit
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Carlisle Cathedral's jazz nocturne of a vault.
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Carlisle Cathedral's jazz nocturne of a vault.