Posted in 19th century, literature, tagged 19th century, book, burnett, hodgson, little lord fauntleroy, nineteenth century, reading, travel literature, victorian on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a fragment from Hodgson Burnett’s Little Lord Fauntleroy, in which you can see a little bit of the customs regarding compliments in the later half of the nineteenth century:
“Come here, Lord Fauntleroy,” she said, smiling; “and tell me why you look at me so.”
“I was thinking how beautiful you are,” his young lordship replied. [...]
Posted in 19th century, fashion, history, victorian, tagged academics, book, bourgeoisie, fashion, history, reading, review, victorian on September 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A book I’m really fond of right now is Fashioning the Bourgeoisie:A History of Clothing in the Nineteenth Century by Philippe Perrot, translated by Richard Bienvenu.
When department stores like Le Bon Marché first opened their doors in mid-nineteenth-century Paris, shoppers were offered more than racks of ready-made frock coats and crinolines. They were given [...]
Posted in 19th century, history, literature, victorian, tagged book, cox, glass of time, history, literature, reading, review, victorian on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading The Glass of Time by author Michael Cox. I must say, I was very pleasantly surprised! Usually I’m not a big fan of modern Victorian literature (mostly because it’s done badle quite often) but The Glass of Time makes a very nice read.
The book’s main character is Esperanza Gorst, who is [...]
Posted in 19th century, history, literature, people, victorian, tagged fairytales, history, nineteenth century, oscar wilde, reading, wilde on August 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Many people with an interest in 19th century literature will have read some Oscar Wilde (or at least seen a movie adaption), but have you read the fairytales? Wilde’s fairytale are unlike most fairytales. They feature beautiful boys, and very sad endings.
During the 18th century, rational and Enlightened thinking was valued, and [...]
Posted in 19th century, history, literature, victorian, tagged feminism, literature, nineteenth century, reading, victorian, women on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I’ve been reading Women and Literature in Britain, 1800-1900 by Joanne Shattock, and it’s an absolutely delightful book. It describes both female writers and female writers in the 19th century, through essays by various writers. And even though all contributing writers are female, it is not a feminist manifesto [...]
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