Orla Donnelly
@ordonnel.bsky.social
PhD, Victorianist, gothicist, teacher of English at TCD
Calling all Arthur Conan Doyleans. Who do you recognise in this, admittedly grainy image taken on the boardwalk in Atlantic City?
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Calling all Arthur Conan Doyleans. Who do you recognise in this, admittedly grainy image taken on the boardwalk in Atlantic City?
Who wants to bet if these are alarmed?
April 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Who wants to bet if these are alarmed?
She may not be elegant. She may not be graceful. She is, however, Misery.
February 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM
She may not be elegant. She may not be graceful. She is, however, Misery.
Lovis Corinth 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
January 22, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Lovis Corinth 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
The facial expressions on these kitties from this 1899 Windsor magazine illustration are just brilliant. For me, kitty drawing a pistol is just one of the best bits from 'The Burglary' by Louis Wain.
January 7, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The facial expressions on these kitties from this 1899 Windsor magazine illustration are just brilliant. For me, kitty drawing a pistol is just one of the best bits from 'The Burglary' by Louis Wain.
The Strand Magazine not holding back (from 1903)
November 21, 2023 at 12:38 PM
The Strand Magazine not holding back (from 1903)