LIT 4047 Victorian Literature (PLNU) ~ Novels of Class, Gender, and Race Dashboard
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This group is the COVE Editions place for our LIT 4047 Victorian Literature course. Here in COVE Editions is where we will collaboratively and individually build our timeline, map, and possibly gallery assignments. We will work to get a stronger sense of the Victorian Period--its literature, culture, and history--by our work on these digital documents.
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In this part of the story, Mary Seacole witnessed the Cruces and the Gorgona people together, where things went ugly went an American woman treated her slave with disrespect, including with lashing at her viciously. She talked about how life at Gorgona resembled Cruces, "Down with the store and hotel keepers came the muleteers and mules, porters and hangers-on, idlers and thieves, gamblers and dancing women; and soon the monte-tables were fitted up, and plying their deadly trade; and the dancers charmed the susceptible tracellers as successfully in the dirty streets of Gorgona as they had previously done in the unwholesome precints of Cruces" (pg. 53). It was interesting to see this comparison, since I also sometimes see other parts of the world as a reminder of my house.
Seacole, Mary. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands, Penguin Classics. 1857. (pg. 53).
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moreIn this part of the story, Mary Seacole witnessed the Cruces and the Gorgona people together, where things went ugly went an American woman treated her slave with disrespect, including with lashing at her viciously. She talked about how life at Gorgona resembled Cruces, "Down with the store and hotel keepers came the muleteers and mules, porters and hangers-on, idlers and thieves, gamblers and dancing women; and soon the monte-tables were fitted up, and plying their deadly trade; and the dancers charmed the susceptible tracellers as successfully in the dirty streets of Gorgona as they had previously done in the unwholesome precints of Cruces" (pg. 53). It was interesting to see this comparison, since I also sometimes see other parts of the world as a reminder of my house.
Seacole, Mary. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands, Penguin Classics. 1857.
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moreIn this part of the story, Mary Seacole saw the people of Cruces acting as theives. Those who were captured were sent to Carthagena. Indeed when they arrive, they are subjected to suffer imporisonment, this is thanks to the New Granada, who would make sure that these theives were subjegated in the end. "Whenever an American was arrested by the New Granada authorities, justice had a hard struggle for the mastery, and rarely obtained it" (pg. 45). New Granada was the title of the SPanish colonial administration of what is now known as the republic of Colombia.
In this part of the story, George decided to relax and so he invited Jack and Nelly to spend the afternoon at the Albert Palace. They had a good time together, they eventually met Mr. Arthur Grant at the time. According to the first footnote of chapter three, "The Albert Palace opened in Battersea Park to the public in 1885. It was built of glass in the style of the Crystal Palace and was the site of exhibitions, theatrical and dance performances, gardens, and various other entertainments" (pg. 57). Indeed it's these reasons why this was a perfect place to relax.
Harkness, Margaret. A City Girl, edited Tabitha Sparks. Broadview editions 1887. (pg. 57)
Halifax is the capital of the candaian province of Noca Scotia. Indeed it is renowned for having large concrentration on government services. It had large Victorian houses for the architecture. Indeed it was also known for having Victorian era public gardens that were first established in 1867. It also has film festivals every now and then. In the story, after hearing Mr. Sutherland's plan to have the other girl's be ingnorant of Zillah's affair and his ill deeds they were to head to their home. Miss Pryor decided to depart from them, nw that she played her part as governess, "So we parted at Halifax, and I never saw any of the family again" (pg. 76). Indeed it was sad that Pryor left the family on such terms but at least she would play her part of helping out Zillah.
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In this part of the story, Miss Pryor suggested to Mr. Le Poer that they would go and visit somewhere like Tranmere, so that Zillah could learn to relax. Instead, they remained at the Liverpool shore, where he had a surprise for them, "After staying a night in Liverpool, instead of crossing to the opposite shore, as I expected, he put us all- that is, Zillah, the two girls, and myself-on board the Belfast boat, and there we found ourselves floating across the Irish Channel" (pg. 61). In the end, Zillah would be very happy with where she is, even said to be as happy as she ever was in childhood. Today many Liverpool excursions are made for tourists to enjoy.
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moreIn this part of the story, Nelly is having a talk with a lame girl in the Church. The lame girl is carrying a bottle containing Lourdes water, which is said to have healing properties, "Our Blessed Lady cures folks who go there to use the water" (47). It's interesting to hear this since this shows Catholics have faith in healing water. Indeed according to the footnote, "Lourdes water flows from a spring in Lourdes, France, a site of Catholic pilgrimage after the report of a vision there of the Virgin Mary in 1858. The water is believed by some Catholics to have healing properties". This shows the belief that Catholics have to these kinds of things, and part of what makes for Nelly's belief in the Catholic religion.
Harkness, Margaret. A City Girl, edited Tabitha Sparks. Broadview...
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