A Mystery in Scarlet
Robert Louis Stevenson cherished the 1866 penny dreadful A Mystery in Scarlet, written by his "genuine influence" Malcolm J. Errym, the pseudonym of "Sweeney Todd" creator James Malcolm Rymer (1814-84) and illustrated by the celebrated "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne, 1815-82).
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The Echoing Cry
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Brief Biographies of Clemence and Laurence Housman
Brief Biographies of Clemence and Laurence Housman
Clemence Annie Housman (1861-1955)
Teaching Time
Although I am a Victorianist, I started my graduate studies as a student of the Renaissance, working under A. C.
Sartor Resartus
Thomas Carlyle once described Sartor Resartus as “a Satirical Extravaganza on Things in General,” and the book has both inspired and confounded readers since its initial publication in 1833-34. Engaging with philosophy, theology, political economy, aesthetics, history, and science, Sartor Resartus in many ways defies classification.