Non-fiction about the long 19th century: 1789-1914
(Mostly) Victorian History Public
Created by dorapine
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Between Women by Sharon Marcus
Women in Victorian England wore jewelry made from each other’s hair and wrote poems celebrating decades of friendship. They pored …
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The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
3 stars
A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's …