A long-lost poetry book, a forbidden love, and a classics scholar's quest to round out the censored story of a Victorian "man ...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of a good brain must be in want of a book. From Jane Austen to the Brontë sisters, 19th century literature churned out some powerful ...
These 19th century Valentine's Day cards are like mini sculptures. The cards contain illustrations and paper cutouts that transform into 3D scenes when opened. Inside these gorgeous geometric shapes ...
With Valentine's Day not far away, today's Object of the Week is a Victorian matchmaking journal revealing the hopes, humour and heartaches of its readers. During the late Victorian era, The ...
Along with the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno, Valentine’s Day honors the Christian martyr St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in A.D. 273, St. Valentine enjoys a legacy that has been ...