A Thousand Blows — Steven Knight on his Victorian bare-knuckle fighting series
Anyone writing stories set in Victorian London must reckon with its greatest chronicler: Charles Dickens. British ...
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Rags to riches: ‘Oliver!’ movie set listed for $3.6 million
The London mill starred as Fagin’s lair in Oliver! – the Oscar-winning movie adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel ...
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What Are Wilkie Collins’ Contributions to Victorian Literature?
Born in 1824 to creative parents, Wilkie Collins had the benefit of a varied education. This included continental travel to ...
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How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
A popular Victorian-era Valentine Day’s card. Valentine Card by Jonathan King,1860-1880, London Museum., CC BY When we think ...
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How the Industrial Revolution Transformed Valentine’s Day
When we think of Valentine’s Day, chubby Cupids, hearts and roses generally come to mind, not industrial processes like mass ...