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Printed Matter -- Lewis Carroll and Morton N. Cohen -- Page
Briggs says people upset by this fail to understand the Victorian period. Dodgson was one of the earliest Victorian photographers and quite accomplished by modern standards. He took more than ... the time. “It was simply a romanticized and idealized vision of childhood prevalent in the Victorian era,” she said. She also says there was never a hint of scandal or impropriety alleged ...
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Printed Matter -- Carolly Erickson -- Page
I recommend both a movie and a book on the Victorian era, specifically the life of Queen Victoria. The movie is "Mrs. Brown" ... and therefore has been faulted, for instance, with wrapping up the Victorian Era in 200-plus pages. But, hey, you can always read "Her ... Victoria and Albert shared a passionate and shall we say very un-Victorian sex life: They had nine children. Her youngest child was ...
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'Free, Bold, Joyous': The Love of Seaweed in Margaret Gatty and Other Mid-Victorian Writers
Victorian literature. This is a discursive exploration of the way that the enthusiasm for seaweed reveals prevailing ideas about propriety, philanthropy and natural theology during the Victorian era, incorporating ... of place in a way that conforms to Barbara Gates's notion of the 'Victorian female sublime'. Furthermore, while women's contributions often received an uneven reception within the ...
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From Ranchos to Rockets
Gaviota Coast. Historic adobes from this era still stand, and include the Pedro Baron Adobe at Arroyo Quemado, and the Ortega Adobe ... bridges that cross the deep arroyos. Wharves like Lompoc Landing became a popular place for Victorian era recreation. Settlers from Lompoc began using the beach at the Santa Ynez River mouth to ...
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The Thylacine Museum - Additional Thylacine Topics: The Thylacine in Natural History Illustration (Image three - Joseph Wolf)
(London, 1850). Wolf has been described as the finest wildlife illustrator and painter of the Victorian era. His work transformed the portrayal of animals in nature and inspired a new generation of ...
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Environmental History Timeline: 1750-1830
Environmental History Timeline: 1750-1830 [Text only home] 1700 - 1830 The Enlightenment Era 1700 -- Some 600 ships are engaged in hauling "sea coal" from Newcastle to London, an ... , M.D., this may be the historical origin of the vampire legends, later grafted by Victorian era British novelists to the much earlier legends of Vlad the Impaler, the original Count Dracula ...
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RANGE magazine.com - Decommissioning San Francisco
Victorian era when robber barons ruled the earth, they’ve all got to go. We must restore ...
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Marin Agricultural Land Trust
MALT and the Dolcinis to translate these laudable goals into tangible protections.” A vintage Victorian-era white farmhouse built of redwood in the late 1800s and a cluster of picturesque red ...
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IMPACT Press Summer'05: Editorial: Supreme Court Ruling in Property Case Rewards the Wealthy
New London, Connecticut. The neighborhood that will be razed includes small businesses and Victorian-era houses, approximately 115 privately owned properties. The families living in the neighborhood have, in some ...
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RANGE magazine.com - Spring 2003 - Buffalo Bill
Hickok the actor was a sort of Victorian proto-Marlon Brando. Backstage, Cody, Hickok, Texas Jack and entourage behaved like rock stars; all ... to poison his whiskey. Mrs. Cody’s story was that the drug was a popular Victorian-era anti-abuse-type medication called “Dragon’s Blood” (which opened the sluices at both ends ...
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