Marlborough House

The original construction began in 1708 when the then Duke of Marlborough was leased the land by Queen Anne. The house passed through several hands before the crown again took ownership in 1817 in order for Princess Charlotte to take up residence there. Several other royals lived there in the next 30 years before it became the first site of the Museum of Manufactures. However, the museum was only located at Marlborough House from May to September of 1952. Afterward, it moved up the street to Somerset House before moving again to its current location in South Kensington.

The Text and the Reader: An Impossible Pursuit

Submitted by Nicole Bernard on

Firstly, I must say that I am shocked to find that it is the end of the semester already. How time flies! Looking back on all of the texts we have studied, I can say that my appreciation for Victorian literature, as well as my capacity for analysis, has greatly grown. It seems the course is reaching a satisfying denouement as we now turn to A Christmas Carol once again.

Blog Post Week 11

Submitted by Justin Hovey on

In comparing Victorian illustrated books with contemporary graphic novels, I found it interesting to consider how the simultaneity between the text and images of the latter and the non-simultaneity of the text and images of the latter contributes to how each medium projects meaning. Earlier in the course, I've found it interesting how illustrations in Victorian books often anticipate the textual scenes they are depicting, leaving the reader to essentially predict how the illustration they are looking at fits into the story.

Blog Post Week 11

Submitted by Alicia Puebla on

I found myself very excited today after the lecture. In group discussions I got the opportunity to converse about Goblin Market and discuss the different angles being taken on the Illustrated novel. I was able to share my ideas and talk to classmates about their presentations as well. I had a few curiosities surrounding the project and was glad to talk to the other people working on the same text and illustrations to help me out. Overall I gained insight onto more of the dialogue surrounding Goblin Market.

Blog Post #11: November 26th

Submitted by Fahimah Hamidavi on

I’ve started working on my capstone project this week, and I’m very excited to get further into my research to create my digital exhibit. After class today, Lorraine walked those of us who are using COVE for our projects through the creation of a gallery exhibit and it got me very excited to start working with the platform. We ran into some problems with inserting images, but thankfully Emma was able to find us a workaround to solve that problem! 

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