Dazzled by manias and lured by wild gambling
The drives behind the Victorian periodical press and penny literature
Emerging from the shadow of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Placing the poems of Pre-Raphaelite muse Elizabeth Siddal in context
Revisiting Patrick Hamilton’s Hangover Square
Hamilton first delivered this to his publishers 80 years ago in March 1941. What does a re-read of it tell us about the time that produced it?
Festive nuts and spice
Nancy Mitford’s 1932 festive novella ‘Christmas Pudding’ is the tonic 2020 is crying out for
Why you don’t want to be an F Scott Fitzgerald flapper
What kind of world did F Scott Fitzgerald create for his heroines a century ago?
The fear of the fever: how we are now living the authentic Victorian experience
Covid-19 is bringing us closer to the Victorians more than any recreation of an 1830s London townhouse ever could
Writer Dodie Smith’s influences were far from Primrose Hill…
Instead of the chocolate-box pink stucco houses of Primrose Hill, it was the castles and cottages of Suffolk which served as Smith’s inspiration
Miss Havisham on heroin
Natasha Green reviews Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders, by Kate Griffin
No golden years
A tragedy in four words: Baby Boomer, still working
All politics is existential now
NatCon DC was a reminder of the urgency of our political moment
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Civilisation versus barbarism in Kensington and Chelsea
A new book reminds us of the irreplaceable value of our architectural heritage
Magic moments
A bomb dropped into the frightful world of mid-Victorian musical entertainment
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Elon Musk versus the EU
A high-level dispute has major implications for online freedom
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
