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Victorian London Quotes

“One day in the country was worth a month in town and better than Christmas, her birthday, or even Papa saying she was like the moon risen at the full.”

Poets Women Poets Christina Rossetti Victorian Society Pre Raphaelite Victorian London 19th Century Poetry Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Book:The Dove Upon Her Branch: A Novel Portrait of Christina Rossetti

Source: The Dove Upon Her Branch: A Novel Portrait of Christina Rossetti

“The world of shadows and superstition that was Victorian England, so well depicted in this 1871 tale, was unique. While the foundations of so much of our present knowledge of subjects like medicine, public health, electricity, chemistry and agriculture, were being, if not laid, at least mapped out, people could still believe in the existence of devils and demons. And why not? A good ghost story is pure entertainment. It was not until well into the twentieth century that ghost stories began to have a deeper significance and to become allegorical; in fact, to lose their charm. No mental effort is required to read 'The Weird Woman', no seeking for hidden meanings; there are no complexities of plot, no allegory on the state of the world. And so it should be. At what other point in literary history could a man, standing over the body of his fiancee, say such a line as this: 'Speak, hound! Or, by heaven, this night shall witness two murders instead of one!' Those were the days. (introduction to "The Weird Woman")”

Horror Victorian Ghost Stories Victorian Era Ghost Story Victorian Age Victorian London Victorian Literature

Book:Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror

Source: Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror

“No, the events which I am about to describe were simply too monstrous, too shocking to appear in print. They still are. It is no exaggeration to suggest that they would tear apart the entire fabric of society and, particularly at a time of war, this is something I cannot risk.”

Danger England Murder Police London Holmes Watson Sherlock Holmes Sherlock John Watson Mycroft Holmes Victorian London Lestrade Mycroft

Book:The House of Silk

Source: The House of Silk

“My friend, it is a firm belief of mine that if a gentleman is to secure the services of a London cab then he should certainly carry a carrot on his person. Why only tip the driver and not the horse?”

Horse Thoughtful Animal Welfare Good Manners Thoughtfulness Victorian Era Victorian England Carriage Victorian London Hansom

Book:The Minotaur's Son & Other Wild Tales

Source: The Minotaur's Son & Other Wild Tales

“Miss Trent opened the Bow Street Society’s office door but didn’t enter; she knew she’d locked it. Slowly she looked over the darkened room until she could make out two silhouettes; one behind the desk, the other to its left. She stared at the latter as she moved forward and closed the door. “There is a lamp, you know,” she remarked casually. Lifting the glass shade from the kerosene lamp on her desk, she turned on the gas slightly and ignited it with a match. As she carefully increased the lamp’s gas, the faces of Mr Locke and Mr Snyder emerged from the darkness.”

Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Victorian London Victorian Mystery

Book:The Case of the Curious Client

Source: The Case of the Curious Client