Avawelles

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by Avawelles 10y ago
I think men stated their income to prove that they could support a wife and children.
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Alternative Courtship: Matrimonial Advertisements in the 19th Century(mimimatthews.com)
41 points by Avawelles 10y ago|11 comments
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The Killer Shark Caught in the Thames in 1787(mimimatthews.com)
96 points by Avawelles 10y ago|4 comments
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The Notorious 1880 Drag Ball at Temperance Hall, Manchester(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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The Perils of May-December Marriages in the 19th Century(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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The Solitary Vice: Victorian Views on Masturbation(mimimatthews.com)
54 points by Avawelles 10y ago|56 comments
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by Avawelles 10y ago
I think over time public speakers have seen a benefit in reducing ideas to memorable slogans. This way their words are understandable to everyone and not just those who can understand the complexity of the issue. Whether this is good or b
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by Avawelles 10y ago
I don't think John Bright was given as an example of a demagogue so much that he was referenced in a quote used from the 19th century, the writer of which thought he was a demagogue.
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by Avawelles 10y ago
Attentions spans are very short nowadays. Probably why everything politicians say seems to be in soundbites now.
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The Victorian Demagogue: 19th Century Words on a Modern Danger(mimimatthews.com)
46 points by Avawelles 10y ago|37 comments
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Women's Tennis Fashions of the Late 19th Century(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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The 1880 Police Raid of the Cross-Dressing Ball at Temperance Hall, Manchester(mimimatthews.com)
6 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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19th Century Advice for Educated Women(mimimatthews.com)
3 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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by Avawelles 10y ago
In the OED, it has jerry-built dating to 1869 and defined as "Built unsubstantially of bad materials; built to sell, but not to last."
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The 18th Century Killer Shark in the Thames(englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com)
2 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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by Avawelles 10y ago
Modern cat hoarding can be really, really bad, but even at its worst, I think the smell must still be better than that in the same situation in the Victorian era. We have better construction now and many more options for keeping things cle
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The Case of the Victorian Cat Ladies(mimimatthews.com)
17 points by Avawelles 10y ago|5 comments
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The 19th Century Confidence Man(mimimatthews.com)
47 points by Avawelles 10y ago|7 comments
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The Alligator in the Thames(mimimatthews.com)
1 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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The Solitary Vice: Victorian Views on Masturbation(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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Victorian Fat Shaming: Harsh Words on Weight from the 19th Century(mimimatthews.com)
3 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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Animal Welfare in the 19th Century: An Earth Day Overview(mimimatthews.com)
1 points by Avawelles 10y ago|0 comments
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The Perils of May December Marriages in the 19th Century(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 11y ago|0 comments
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Midwives, Abortion, and the Offenses Against the Person Act of 1861(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 11y ago|0 comments
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by Avawelles 11y ago
Probably because the website is a 19th century academic sort of site that doesn't cover stuff past the reign of Queen Victoria.
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by Avawelles 11y ago
I think you misread the "humorous, but not surprising" remark. It wasn't about credulity in believing in flea circuses, but about the well-known Victorian tendency to apply human emotions to animals. What the author found &
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A Victorian Flea Circus: The Smallest Show on Earth(mimimatthews.com)
21 points by Avawelles 11y ago|4 comments
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The 19th Century Confidence Man(englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com)
2 points by Avawelles 11y ago|0 comments
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The Bloodhounds Hired to Hunt Jack the Ripper(mimimatthews.com)
2 points by Avawelles 11y ago|0 comments
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Incidences of Animal Grief in the 19th Century(mimimatthews.com)
1 points by Avawelles 11y ago|0 comments

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