VictorianLondon
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Lee Jackson, Victorianist, historian, author of 'Dirty Old London' (Yale, 2014), 'Palaces of Pleasure' (Yale, 2019), 'Dickensland' (Yale, 2023)
was there not an English cholera before 1831 that meant some sort of stomach bug? they don't mean this, and I may be making it up, obviously.
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
was there not an English cholera before 1831 that meant some sort of stomach bug? they don't mean this, and I may be making it up, obviously.
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STUART NAME OF THE WEEK
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
STUART NAME OF THE WEEK
see also Forster's biography
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
see also Forster's biography
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But even respectable shoes where a nightmare. There is the phrase "training for a shoe"
The adverts show how thin they were.
The adverts show how thin they were.
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
But even respectable shoes where a nightmare. There is the phrase "training for a shoe"
The adverts show how thin they were.
The adverts show how thin they were.
to be fair, they are definitely chorus-line-type 'ballet girls'
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
to be fair, they are definitely chorus-line-type 'ballet girls'
valuable skill!
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
valuable skill!
fabulous. if you need any paywalled articles, email me.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
fabulous. if you need any paywalled articles, email me.
I'd offer a slight note of caution that there are so many bad 18/19C jokes about chimney sweeps being 'black' (i.e. due to soot). Kent is described as a blackamoor, in a way that doesn't seem like a gag; Fatt 'of the same complexion' which is probably ok, but there is a slight chance it's not.
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'd offer a slight note of caution that there are so many bad 18/19C jokes about chimney sweeps being 'black' (i.e. due to soot). Kent is described as a blackamoor, in a way that doesn't seem like a gag; Fatt 'of the same complexion' which is probably ok, but there is a slight chance it's not.
"Mature well-established garden."
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"Mature well-established garden."