There is a new post over on the blog of Pen and Sword Books: The Top Ten Infectious Diseases of the Victorian Era.

A little something I rustled up after writing A Guide to Victorian Love 😊

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#Victorian #victorianera #skystorians #britishhistory #Histodons #19thC #nineteenthcentury 🗃️

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Page proofs are here for my edition of Lady Caroline Lamb's novel Graham Hamilton (1822) coming out later this year with @broadviewpress.bsky.social
George is being unhelpfully "helpful."

#pageproofs #thenovel #romanticism #nineteenthcentury

Happy Sunday! Here's an extract from Chapter 2 of A Guide to Victorian Love for you ...

If you have any questions, please ask!

#booksky #19thC #c19th #19thcentury #nineteenthcentury #Skystorians #History #Histodons #PublicHistory #histbookchat 🗃️

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Enjoy this hilarious old advice for the preservation of health. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-advice... ( #health, #preventive, #preventiveHealth, #medical, #healthAndWellness, #wellness, #healthCare, #advice, #badAdvice, #nineteenthCentury, #nineteenthCenturyAdvice)

Here's the worst but hilarious advice for drowning from an old book. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-advice... ( #drowning, #advice, #badAdvice, #incorrect, #lifesaving, #guidance, #counsel, #wisdom, #ancientWisdom, #nineteenthCentury, #invalidAdvice)

Discover what Oscar Wilde had to say about fashion at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-commen... ( #fashion, #style, #dressing, #OscarWilde, #intolerance, #WomensWorld, #fashionIcon, #influencer, #author, #commentary, #nineteenthCentury)

Enjoy this hilarious advice from the 19th century. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/how-to-avoid... ( #daughter, #family, #raisingChildren, #childrearing, #motherlyAdvice, #mothering, #familyRelationship, #nineteenthCentury, #oldAdvice, #oldWivesTale)

Enjoy this hilarious old advice for the preservation of health. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-advice... ( #health, #preventive, #preventiveHealth, #medical, #healthAndWellness, #wellness, #healthCare, #advice, #badAdvice, #nineteenthCentury, #nineteenthCenturyAdvice)

Here's the worst but hilarious advice for drowning from an old book. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-advice... ( #drowning, #advice, #badAdvice, #incorrect, #lifesaving, #guidance, #counsel, #wisdom, #ancientWisdom, #nineteenthCentury, #invalidAdvice)

New York photo of the day
Manhattan.
77°F (25° C), mostly sunny.
#NYC #City #Colorful #Magic #Mushrooms #FlyAgaric #Sparkle #Vibe #Historic #NineteenthCentury #MysterySpot
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