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Those alarming but familiar Victorians – Part 2: Hold the presses
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Those alarming but familiar Victorians – Part 2: Hold the presses

Judy Crozier2019-03-13T21:14:33+00:00My Writer's blog|

Hold the presses – a very Victorian symbiosis

Years ago, I watched the very charming TV series of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford, that tale of a small community of the first half of the 19^th century. I think it was in the second series where the ladies go for a ride on […]

Those alarming but familiar Victorians – Part 1. 1860…About those dresses
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Those alarming but familiar Victorians – Part 1. 1860…About those dresses

Judy Crozier2019-02-12T10:21:07+00:00My Writer's blog|

It’s 1860. About those dresses

My novel What Empty Things Are These is set in 1860. What could their dress say about the status of women in 1860? Well, that may be obvious – but what does it say about a particular kind of chaos in the minds of Victorians? Perhaps […]