Tag: Victorian

  • BE MY VICTORIAN VALENTINE, February 2019

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    T.G. Campbell
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    A glimpse into the nineteenth century’s “day of love” Valentine’s Day as we know it today is considered by some as a modern phenomenon. Proclamations of love in various forms are as old as the human race itself. Yet, we often cite Valentine’s Day as being a holiday created by the greeting card manufacturers to…

  • PANCAKE DAY: A Victorian Tradition, March 2019

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    T.G. Campbell
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    A glimpse into the nineteenth century’s “flipping” great holiday Personally, I have never liked the pancakes which are traditionally made for Shrove Tuesday. Like St Valentine’s Day, though, it has become an annual holiday that most consider “modern”. For many, the delight lies in the making of one (or several) of the aforementioned pancakes and…

  • BRAM STOKER’S WHITBY, December 2018

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    T.G. Campbell
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    During the weekend before Christmas I was fortunate to enjoy a stay in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby with friends. As it’s become synonymous with Bram Stoker and his great Gothic work Dracula I thought it would be fitting to feature it in this month’s blog. I’d always wanted to visit Whitby after reading about it…