All posts tagged "Victorian"
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2.4KAccommodationStaycation like a queen in this stunning Victorian apartment
The gorgeous 1860’s terrace home is centrally located in heart of Adelaide and offers all the charm of Victorian heritage with all the modern-day luxuries.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Behind the Wall, by Mary Geyer
A fascinating history of the penniless women whose only option was life in Adelaide’s Destitute Asylum.
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779Books & LiteratureBook Review: Wild Imaginings, by Catherine Rayner
Catherine Rayner, a life member of the Brontë Society, has combined facts with imagined incidents and dialogue to produce a detailed picture of the childhoods of the famous Brontës.
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683Books & LiteratureBook Review: Conan Doyle for the Defence, by Margarlit Fox
A well-researched true story of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famous as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, fought tirelessly to right a terrible miscarriage of justice.
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795Books & LiteratureBook Review: Imperial Twilight, by Stephen R Platt
The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, by an award-winning historian.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress, by David Olusoga
Based on the BBC television series, Civilisations, historian, television presenter and author David Olusoga presents a look at the two-way interaction of first contact with old civilisations, and how art has represented progress through the ages.
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698Books & LiteratureBook Review: Mr Lear, by Jenny Uglow
An in depth biography of poet and artist Edward Lear, best known for his poem "The Owl and the Pussycat", featuring wonderful illustrations, images of paintings and sketches, plus examples of Lear’s writing.
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746Books & LiteratureBook Review: She Be Damned, by M J Tjia
A courtesan-come-private-detective in Victorian times is hired to find a missing young girl in a time when prostitutes are being murdered and mutilated.
