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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 1890.05.10
Various
A satirical portrait of Victorian life, this collection captures the wit, political maneuvering, and social anxieties of late nineteenth-century London through the lens of a legendary humor magazine.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 13, 1891
Various
Late-Victorian London comes alive not through grand historical narrative, but through the chatter of music-hall audiences, the anxiety of aspiring politicians, and the quiet absurdities of everyday life.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892
Various
A volume of Victorian political satyrisis, theatrical parodies, and observational sketches reflects the anxieties, absurdities, and social rituals of late nineteenth-century Britain.
Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess
Anna Benneson McMahan
A grieved playwright returns to London and refashions a fairy comedy into a brilliant royal tribute, winning the favor of Elizabeth’s court.
The Captain's Bunk: A Story for Boys
M. B. Manwell
Two willful boys flee their coastal home for a grand adventure, only to discover the crushing reality of forced labor in a traveling London circus before redemption brings them home.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 482, March 26, 1831
Various
Eccentric historical sketches, satirical commentary, and scientific oddities converge in this vivid mid-nineteenth-century miscellany.
The School Queens
L. T. Meade
A high-spirited girl must choose between status and integrity when her mother’s sudden second marriage threatens to ruin her reputation at an exclusive boarding school.
Two plays for dancers
W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
Forgiveness and desire tangle on desolate hillsides and in smoke-darkened rooms where the living and the dead barter for redemption.
Tales for Christmas Eve
Rhoda Broughton
The veil between the living and the dead grows thin when the candles flicker low. These accounts explore the intersection of domestic life and the inexplicable, where the certainty of Victorian comfort is fractured by the uncanny.