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• The Grand Old Man

  
  Wellcome Library — Authority: 496
  By any measure, William Ewart Gladstone was one of the major figures of the Victorian age. Born on this day 200 years ago, he served as Prime Minister during four separate terms of office, and was as fascinating and controversial a figure as any of his predecessors or successors. To mark the anniversary of his ...
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• From Brandreths Pills to the Black Death

  
  Wellcome Library — Authority: 496
  Over the festive season, two documentaries were broadcast which drew upon the resources of the Wellcome Library. On BBC Radio 4, Brandreths Pills told the story of Benjamin Brandreth , a pioneering patent remedy salesman of the nineteenth century. Brandreths Vegetable Pills earned their creator a fortune, and ...
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• Homage to a winter painting

  
  American Modern — Authority: 99
  John Twachtman painted winter as well as anyone ever did (other American artists who aced the subject are here ). His Winter , in the Phillips Collection, is a particularly nice example of snow, ice, and gray sky. Twachtmans snow scenes are justifiably famous among historians of American art; their broad expanses ...
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• A Gun Rights Carol: The Last Spirit

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol as an indictment of nineteenth century industrialization and economic social classes. The following is a modern take on the tale exploring a different issue. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the ...
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• Is Everyone Bipolar?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Last night at dinner I was having a conversation with a mental health professional. She told me that she was seeing so many patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and then getting better on the medication. In typical fashion, I wanted to scream. The diagnosis of bipolar disorder should NOT be made based on a ...
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• Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms, by Thomas Moore

  
  The Chawed Rosin — Authority: 423
  Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading away, Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will, And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine ...
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• Dickens’ Toothpick

  
  clusterflock — Authority: 610
  An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold at a New York City auction for $9,150.
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• Lois The Witch

  
  So Many Books — Authority: 124
  Today I welcome Elizabeth Gaskell on her Classics Circuit blog tour. The idea behind the Classics Circuit is to celebrate and encourage the reading of classic works. The Classics Circuit intends to do for dead authors what blog tours do for living authors. Anyone is welcome to join in, so if you feel inspired, don’t ...
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• “It’s always six o’clock now.”

  
  clusterflock — Authority: 610
  A bright idea came into Alice’s head. "Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?" she asked. "Yes, that’s it," said the Hatter with a sigh: "it’s always tea-time, and we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles." "Then you keep moving round, I suppose?" said Alice. "Exactly so," said the ...
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• Nineteenth Century Heroines: Solid As Stone

  
  NineteenTeen — Authority: 115
  A true nineteenth century heroine was one whose ambitions and goals surpassed their times and sometimes their own abilities! Such was the life of Eleanor Coade. Eleanor began life in the eighteenth century in Lyme Regis. When her father George died, her mother (also named Eleanor) and her moved from Dorset to ...
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• My favorite painting of the day

  
  American Modern — Authority: 99
  Is John Vanderlyns awesomely scaled panoramic view of Versailles , from 1818-19. The painting--all 165 feet of it--was originally installed in a building designed for it in lower Manhattan. Visitors entered the Rotunda and vicariously experienced the palace and gardens; the canvas circled around them to dramatic ...
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