1987 A Scholarly Gentleman

This image captures a moment of intellectual endeavor in an old-fashioned study setting, highlighting themes such as literature, scholarship, and the pursuit of knowledge during that era.

https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/01-January1987-Page-132.png

#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #VictorianEra #Scholar #Books #WritingDesk #HistoricalAttire

🏭 The rise of the Victorian middle class reshaped society itself — born of industry, driven by ambition, and destined to define modernity. 💼

But they're now vanishing into the widening gap between rich and poor. Feudalism is rising again.

#Brewminate #VictorianEra #IndustrialRevolution #MiddleClass

https://brewminate.com/the-rise-of-the-victorian-middle-class-industrialism-and-the-shaping-of-the-modern-era/

"A Holiday in Bed, Rain, Steam and Music" by Augustus Leopold Egg masterfully contrasts outdoor chaos with intimate indoor moments. The intricacies of Victorian leisure are captivating. How do you interpret the interplay between public and private life in this scene?

#ClevelandArt #VictorianEra #ArtAnalysis
https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.708

💋📜 The Agapemone — “Abode of Love” — fused faith and desire in Victorian England.

Salvation became seduction, and prophecy became scandal.

#Brewminate #History #VictorianEra #Religion

https://brewminate.com/the-victorian-agapemone-cult-from-the-abode-of-love-to-the-fall-of-englands-erotic-messiah/

ICYMI:India Black and the Widow of Windsor by Carol K Carr 
#BookReview #SundaySeries   #4Hearts #Prostitute #Spies #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/08/03/india-black-and-the-widow-of-windsor-by-carol-k-carr/?fsp_sid=7887

ICYMI:🎧 Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong 
#BookReview   #5Hearts #AudioBookReview #Forensic #Scotland #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/05/20/%f0%9f%8e%a7-death-at-a-highland-wedding-by-kelley-armstrong/?fsp_sid=7873

Blood Caste by Shylashri Shankar 
@ShylashriShankar #CaneloCrime‬ @sophiarose1816 #BookReview  #4.5Hearts #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/10/22/blood-caste-by-shylashri-shankar/?fsp_sid=6384

A Victorian device for trying on shoes.

🔎What if the greatest villain in detective fiction told his own story?

MORIARTY: The Napoleon of Crime, by Aleksandr Mazo

Free until October 21st!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWN3LTCR

#MysteryNovel #victorianera

Would YOU be considered ATTRACTIVE? 😳 #historicaldress #19thcentury #victorianera #historicalfacts - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/oQV-cR7n8OM

Why #beautystandards are stupid...because they are ...made up

È più forte di me.

#victorianera #books #penguin

ICYMI:India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy by Carol K Carr 
#BookReview #SundaySeries   #4Hearts #Prostitute #Spies #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/08/17/india-black-and-the-shadows-of-anarchy-by-carol-k-carr/?fsp_sid=7302

India Black and the Gentleman Thief by Carol K Carr 
#CarolKCarr @berkleypub.bsky.social @sophiarose1816  #BookReview #SundaySeries  #4Hearts #Prostitute #Spies #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/?p=66483&fsp_sid=4679

Ars Technica: College student’s “time travel” AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history. “For the past month, [Hayk] Grigorian has been developing what he calls TimeCapsuleLLM, a small AI language model (like a pint-sized distant cousin to ChatGPT) which has been trained entirely on texts from 1800–1875 London. Grigorian wants to capture an authentic Victorian voice in the AI […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/23/ars-technica-college-students-time-travel-ai-experiment-accidentally-outputs-real-1834-history/

College student’s “time travel” AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history https://arstechni.ca/D8CP #computationalarchaeology #largelanguagemodels #digitalarchaeology #historicalresearch #machinelearning #languagemodels #TimeCapsuleLLM #AIdevelopment #Londonhistory #historicalAI #Victorianera #AIresearch #AItraining #LocalLLaMA #opensource #Biz&IT #GitHub #reddit #AI

Random bit of today:

In the Southern United States during the 1850s, hand fans were popular accessories, particularly among women, and were not only functional but also served as a means of non-verbal communication, a practice known as "Fanology".
Let the Fan Do the Talking: Flirting in the Victorian Era
Beautiful silk fans like this were used by women to communicate with men. In an age where a woman’s behavior was highly scrutinized, a fan was a discreet means of communicating her feelings.
Throughout the Victorian era, well-to-do society adhered to a strict set of rules and etiquette that governed all aspects of everyday life. The day-to-day life of the average middle-class or upper-class lady was directed by rule after rule, from the time she rose in the morning until the time she went to bed at night. One of the only means of freedom of expression was through coded messages using the lost art of ‘fan language’.

#handfan #history #Victorianera #randomfact

A Silence in Belgrave Square by Jennifer Ashley 
‪@jenniferashley.bsky.social‬ ‪@berkleypub.bsky.social‬ @jennallyson @BerkleyPub  #BookReview  #4Hearts #Food #UK #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/08/21/a-silence-in-belgrave-square-by-jennifer-ashley/?fsp_sid=4616

The Life and Death of London's Crystal Palace (2021)

https://heritagecalling.com/2021/11/29/picturing-the-crystal-palace/

#HackerNews #CrystalPalace #LondonHistory #HeritageArchitecture #VictorianEra #UrbanExploration

New Art Commentary: Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee’s La Belle Dame sans Merci

A painting that blends beauty and doom, inspired by Keats’ haunting poem. I shared my personal reflections on the details—like who’s really holding the reins—and why it still matters today.

Full piece: https://www.inspirationdesignresource.com/a-personal-commentary-on-sir-francis-bernard-dicksees-la-belle-dame-sans-merci/

#Art #VictorianEra #Romanticism

India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy by Carol K Carr 
#CarolKCarr @berkleypub.bsky.social @sophiarose1816  #BookReview #SundaySeries  #4Hearts #Prostitute #Spies #VictorianEra
https://booksofmyheart.net/2025/08/17/india-black-and-the-shadows-of-anarchy-by-carol-k-carr/?fsp_sid=4674