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These Carpet Bags Were Essential For Any Victorian Lady's Trave
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... 1882.
This article originally appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
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Literature Meets Litigation: How Charles Dickens’s "Bleak" Telling Of Victorian ...
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Created on 12 June 2019
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Literature Meets Litigation: How Charles Dickens’s "Bleak" Telling Of Victorian Law Led To Refor
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... the middle-class in particular.
Au Revoir! (Mr. Punch in Wig and Gown).
Header photo Court of Chancery, 1808
This article originally appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission. ...
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Created on 04 June 2019
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William Randolph Hearst's Euology For His Beloved Dog Is The Greatest Love Story Of Al
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... States) British Dachshund Rescue (United Kingdom)
Top photo: William Randolph Hearst and Helena, Helen’s successor/Mimi Matthews
This article originally appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is ...
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Created on 29 May 2019
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How One Harsh Critic Almost Ended John Keats' Career And Possibly His Life
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... William Hilton,1822/Mimi Matthews
This article originally appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
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You Will Swoon After Reading Love Letters From ...
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You Will Swoon After Reading Love Letters From These 2 Military Leaders
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... the writings of Napoleon Bonaparte. He may have lost the war to Wellington, but when it comes to romance, the Little Corporal still reigns supreme.
Top photo: Mimi Matthews
This article originally ...
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Created on 13 May 2019
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How Georgian and Regency Literature Shaped Society's View Of Cat
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... Protection League (United Kingdom)
Top photo: Un Chat Angora by Jean-Jacques Bachelier, (1724–1806).
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission. ...
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Created on 08 May 2019
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BadRx: How Victorians Survived Cold Season With Chloroform, Garlic Syrup, And More
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... on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Top Image: The Invalid by William Powell Frith, 1890.
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Tea And Sympathy: The 19th Century Cure-All
How The 19th Century ...
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Created on 30 April 2019
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How The 19th Century Recognized Their Obligation To Proper Animal Welfare
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...
Top photo: Una and the Lion by Briton Rivière, 1880.
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission
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These Easter Bonnets Were ...
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These Easter Bonnets Were Must-Haves In The Late 19th Century
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(Style)
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... beauty and grace.
Journal des Demoiselles, 1886. (Met Museum)
Top credit: 1898 American Silk Hat. (Met Museum)
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with ...
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Created on 16 April 2019
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Ever Seen A Painting Of An Animal From The 19th Century? Odds Are This Artist Is Responsible
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Many of us know Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) as the sculptor of the four magnificent bronze lions that guard Nelson’s column in Trafalgar Square. During the mid-19th century, ...
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Created on 09 April 2019
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War Letters Teach Us More About History Than Any Textbook Can
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(Living)
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... more accessible to a historical author than the letters of soldiers. I encourage you to use them as a resource in your own historical research.
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com ...
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Created on 03 April 2019
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Pug Yeah: Pugs in History and Literature
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(Living)
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... Benvenuti, 1809. (Palazzo Pitti)
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
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A Victorian Ladies' Guide To Surviving ...
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Created on 26 March 2019
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A Victorian Ladies' Guide to Surviving Chivalrous Gentlemen Strangers
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(Living)
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... of wariness. Our own safety should always take precedence over etiquette and politeness.
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
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Created on 20 March 2019
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Rod Spankings Ordered to Victorian Boys For Joyriding Stolen Horses
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... on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Top image A Girl and a Boy Riding Ponies in Wales, 1885. (National Library of Wales)
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When Classic Books Are Turned ...
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Created on 13 March 2019
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Not So Proud or Prejudice: The Emotionally Vulnerable Hero
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... appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Top image Pride and Prejudice (1995) Photograph: BBC
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This 18th Century Writer Inspired Feminist Historical Romances ...
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Created on 06 March 2019
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This 18th Century Writer Inspired Feminist Historical Romances
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... to take a moment to remember the late, great Mary Wollstonecraft. Without her contribution, who knows what our historical romance heroines would look like today.
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com ...
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Created on 20 February 2019
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Tea And Sympathy: The 19th Century Cure-All
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(Living)
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... it worked magic on my grief, but it was certainly comforting enough to inspire this article.
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Top credit: A ...
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Created on 11 February 2019
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When Classic Books Are Turned Into Movies
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(Entertainment)
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... the image of John and Margaret on the train platform in the 2004 version of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South. Would you?
This article originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here ...
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Created on 05 February 2019
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Lassie Wasn't The First: The Collie In Literature And Histor
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...
This post originally appeared on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Top Image: No Walk Today by Wright Barker (1864-1941)
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Books Are Magic Founder Emma Straub ...
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Created on 28 January 2019
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These 19th Century Paintings Of Bored, Wealthy Women Caused Controversy
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... on MimiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission.
Top Photo: Dolce far Niente by Auguste Toulmouche, 1876.
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A Look At Ladies' Shawls In Classic 19th Century Literature
The ...
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Created on 23 January 2019