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The Prisoner of Chillon

The Prisoner of Chillon

    Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind! Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! thou art, For there thy habitation is the heart - The heart which love of thee alone can bind; And when thy sons to fetters are consign'd - To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless...

Bizarre Victorian fact of the day…

Bizarre Victorian fact of the day…

Dr Joseph Bell was a lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh while Arthur Conan Doyle was a student. Bell was a pioneer of forensic science and provided Doyle with the inspiration for his character Sherlock Holmes. Bell testified at several...

fuck yeah, victorians!

fuck yeah, victorians!

In the 19th century covered carriages were very popular with secretive couples seeking a place for illicit liaisons. Certain pieces of literature recommended such vehicles because the movement they produced, combined with bumps in the road, enhanced the experience for...

Victorian Solstice

Londra, 1890. Babele di incommensurabili fasti e sconfinati abissi. Luogo di salvezza e dannazione per innumerevoli anime. Dai salotti di Buckingam Palace al regno sotterraneo del re dei Topi, passando per il rutilante mondo della potente borghesia. Delitti efferati,...