19th century

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celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 3 Apr 22

On Mercer Street in Soho, NY stands the oldest brothel still standing. It is now a private home. At the turn of the 19th century, there was no neighborhood in NYC that didn't have a brothel in it. Prostitution was a large part...

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Any good mysteries to read?

Sajith @leenigme (37) 11 May 17

I am fresh out of books to read. Can anyone recommend good mystery books that you have personally read? 19th and 20th Century works are especially welcome.

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Penny Farthing

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 4 Mar 17

No, I'm not talking about any form of currency. I'm talking about the Victorian Era's bicycles. I've also heard them called "Hi-wheels". A Penny Farthing is a high wheeled bicycle with a seat and a handle bar. I'm not sure if...

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Ghost Story Review: "The Ghost of Dr. Harris" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 1 Sep 16

The narrator, an American, is recalling a story he told verbally to gathering of English under candlelight. He admits it loses something once it’s committed to paper. Having only forgiven Hawthorne for The Scarlet Letter...

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If I brought a person from the 19th century to present day what would the person say or think?

Bon Sharaon @boneysharaon (177) 2 Jul 16

Now 'Back to the Future' movie series is history. But still time travel is definitely a talk still. There have been massive changes since the 19th century till date. So I wondered if I brought a person from the 19th century to...

time travel

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Horror Story Review: "The Vampire Maid" by Hume Nisbet

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 30 Jun 16

Told in the first person, this short story describes the unnamed narrator’s wandering through unspecified European locales. Weary of humanity, he seeks isolation. The cottage on the moor is just the place he’s been looking...

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Ghost Story Review: "The Shadow on the Blind" by Mrs. Alfred (Louisa) Baldwin

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 17 Jun 16

When Mr. Stackpoole and his wife came across Harbledon Hall, it had been empty for seven years. The gardens, untended in that time, “were returning to a state of savage nature, and the rank growth of weeds choked and overtopped...

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humor

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Ghost Story Review: "John Charrington's Wedding" by E. Nesbit

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 15 Mar 16

After first turning him down three times, May Forster agrees to marry John Charrington. No one expects it to happen, least of all the narrator of the story, Geoffrey, who is to be the best man. But as Charrington himself delights...

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Book Review: "The Grey Woman" by Elizabeth Gaskell

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 6 Mar 16

While caught in a rainstorm, two late 19th century travelers take shelter in a converted mill. One notices a stunning portrait of a vibrant young woman. She’s told it’s of a relative miller’s named Anna, but whom they always...

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Ghost Story Review: "The Wraith of Barnjum" by F. Anstey

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 17 Feb 16

Philibert Bunting admits he was not fond of Barnjum. Bunting regarded himself a person of innate refinement and high culture who saw Barnjum as a big, red coarse brute with neither sweetness nor light. He was surprised to find...

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Short Story Review: "The Half-Brothers" by Elizabeth Gaskell

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 14 Dec 15

This sad story relates the tale of two half-brothers. The elder, raised by a stepfather and maternal aunt after the death of his mother, is considered “lumpish and loutish, awkward and ungainly, marring whatever he meddled in.”...

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Author Birthday 11/14 Robert Hichens

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 14 Nov 15

Robert Smythe Hichens Birthplace: Speldhurst, Kent, England, UK Date of birth: 14 November 1864 Date of death: 20 July 1950 Language: English Today is the 151th birthday of English journalist and novelist, Robert Hichens....

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Yesterday, I was at the 19th century..:)

dbutheking @dbutheking (2347) • India 24 Aug 09

Hi, This is my first discussion in myLot. Hope you enjoy and cheer me, Yes, it is true that i was in the early period of 19th century yesterday. Not only yesterday, but also i going there daily. Also, i stay at the 19th...

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This is my new passion: the 19th century dances!!!

maribea @maribea (2366) • Italy 14 Mar 08

I am attending a new kind of dance classes. Actually, I am learning the dances they were used to dance during the 19th century: quadrilles, countrydances, waltzes, mazurkas, gallops and so on. It is wonderful. Now I am getting...

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babyy colors The real scoup

deebomb @deebomb (15304) • United States 31 May 07

In the middle ages Red was a mannerly color because it was a strong color and represented strength, fire, blood and war. Blue was more feminine. It represented harmony, peace, sky and water. When the fabrics were dyed those that...

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