Check it all out here!

Check it all out here!

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The Victorians and Edwardians on the Move – John Hannavy

 “When the railways were introduced, scare stories suggested that traveling to fast in trains would cause breathing difficulties – a speed of 30 mph was even suggested as the maximum the human frame could withstand!”

           On the Move is John Hannavy’s fifth book examining the daily lives of Victorians and Edwardians by studying the photos and postcards they left behind. It shares the same charm and affection for its subjects its predecessors.

GREAT EXHIBITIONS – Trevor May

 “On 1 May, over half a million people crowded into Hyde Park, London, as Queen Victoria drove by in a carriage to the recently erected Crystal Palace…The Great Exhibition, said Benjamin Disraeli, leader of the Protectionist Wing of the Conservative Party, was ‘a godsend to the Government…diverting public attention from their blunders.’”

 “…it is an interesting thought that, in architectural terms, one of the significant spin-offs from the Crystal Palace is the shopping mall…”

The Victorian Fern Craze – Sarah Whittingham

 “For hundreds of years ferns were regarded as magical and mysterious plants.”

 I am afraid I am not close to doing justice to how charming and amusing this book is, in addition to be informative. Whittingham has a light touch as a writer, and recognizes that with describing the scientific work, and studying the collectors, respect and humor go hand in hand. As is to be expected in any book that discusses the scorn in which the “Professional Fern Tout,” was held by serious botanists. 

 “Professional Fern Tout.”

 That gives me an idea for an outfit.