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July 12, 2007 07:37 PM EDT -- I found this site while doing some digging for novel research and found it to be of interest. The letters are all dated and seem to be well organized. There's one photo of the Prussian Princesses included . . . more
July 13, 2007 02:00 AM EDT -- Flowers often were sent to communicate feelings - especially those of love which were taboo to speak of in many situations.  Below you'll find a collection of sites I've found on the Victorian . . . more
July 14, 2007 05:14 AM EDT -- Courtship and marrige has changed a lot since the 19th century. Here's a sampling of some sites I dug up while researching for my upcoming novel. Courting The Victorian Woman (complete with courting . . . more
July 13, 2007 02:30 AM EDT -- The Victorian Spiritualist movement was started in NY by the Fox sisters. This movement is what started what we now refer to in the modern-day as Paranormal. Below you'll find a selection of links . . . more
October 24, 2007 07:46 PM EDT -- Well, as part of a letter I'm writing to my characters (as per the NaNoWriMo standards) I've decided to pick out photos of Victorians that at least have the same physical features as these folks . . . more
July 16, 2007 12:41 AM EDT -- I happened upon this site when I was digging through the internet for novel reseach. It's continually updated (last update was this past week) and it's well organized. Be prepared to bookmark it . . . more
July 17, 2007 01:39 AM EDT -- These are terms that were in use by the Victorian Lower Class and Underworld. Victorian Slang Glossary  more
July 21, 2007 05:46 AM EDT -- Ever wonder what things cost in the 19th century? Well, I stumbled upon a site that lists several items from a 1897 copy of the Sears Roebuck catalog.  You can find the site here: 19th Century Prices . . . more
September 24, 2007 01:05 AM EDT -- Paul Freckler has an extensive and fantastic Victorian photo site. These are all original photos, most are not for sale, some, however are on the market to be bought. Please beware there are post mortem . . . more
July 12, 2007 07:14 PM EDT -- Have you ever wandered through the old Victorian monuments and wondered what the symbols used meant? Well, if you have you'll find these two links to be of interest. The one link is published with . . . more
July 12, 2007 08:01 PM EDT -- Here's a series of sites I found while doing some novel research on Victorian Mourning Customs. I had a few more sites, but deleted them from my bookmark list once I gathered my notes from them. Victorian . . . more
July 14, 2007 05:41 PM EDT -- The science of forensics was just in it's infancy during the Victorian Era, and poison was a favored means to death. Two of the better known cases of the era still continue to fascinate many to this . . . more
October 04, 2007 05:55 AM EDT -- Getting into the minds of your characters is key for a writer. If you can't feel and understand your own character how is a reader to? In order to have your characters real, living, breathing beings . . . more
October 04, 2007 06:09 AM EDT -- Life for the Victorians was much different to that which we are accustomed. Etiquette was enforced, women occupied a position just above that of a servant and for the greater majority of the era schools . . . more
September 22, 2007 04:44 AM EDT -- Life for Victorian children could be easy or heard depending on their social class. Numerous diseases threatened their wellbeing and lives. Below you'll see some sites that I dug up during my recent . . . more
September 23, 2007 05:10 AM EDT -- Victorian health and medicine was in its infant stages. As such many died from lack of medical care, and in some cases, from the poor care they did recieve. Below you'll find a few links depicting . . . more
Victoriana: Servants
by Jennifer N.
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September 19, 2007 09:24 PM EDT -- Servants were a necessity in the middle and upper-class households of the 1800s. Below you will find a collection of servant related links that I've collected while doing novel research. Mutual Obligations . . . more
September 27, 2007 03:41 AM EDT -- Life for the Victorian woman both as a mother and as part of a family unit differed greatly from what we know and practice today. Here's a few links about their life.  Spinsterhood  Women's . . . more
Victoriana: The Governess
by Jennifer N.
views: 18 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
October 01, 2007 08:38 PM EDT -- The governess' job by all accounts was one to be pitied. She lived in a sort of limbo between life as a servant and that as a family member. She was neither servant nor family member, therefore her . . . more
September 20, 2007 03:37 AM EDT -- Here's a collection of sites that I had on bookmark also part of my novel research. Perhaps some of them will be of use or interest to some of you. Child Labour In Victorian England  Industrial . . . more
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