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Charles Dana Gibson's Gibson Girl
The Gibson Girl is seen as the ideal feminine beauty in the early 20th century. Charles Dana Gibson saw his portrait of the Gibson Girl as a composite sketch of all American girls, representing her, and all American women, with a slender waist and…
Ms. Irene Adler
Irene Adler, referred to by Sherlock Holmes solely as *the* woman, is noted as one of the most prominent female characters in the multiple Sherlock Holmes stories crafted by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This distinction, though the character appears only…
Works of Charles Dickens: in thirty-four volumes: with introductions, general essay, and notes by Andrew Lang
Volume 1 of 6, all are wrapped in tissue paper with "fragile" written on each piece. Gilded pages, just on the top edge. Cover appears to be hand painted. A combination of greens, yellow, purple and gold provide great detail. The gold pigments have…
Photographs and Photographic Cameras as a Modern Wonder of the World
A brief history of the photograph and its recent development. This feature shows how cameras are constructed and how to successfully develop a photograph. Photography is seen during the 19th century as "magical" and deserving of being called a wonder…
Letters from Charlotte Brontë to Constantin Héger
In 1913, The Times of London printed four letters written by Charlotte Brontë to her former professor Constantin Héger. The letters are part of a correspondence that took place after Charlotte left Brussels, where she had been attending the…
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Stetson was published the same year as An International Episode by Henry James. When examining the social constructs at play in a work of literature, one should consider the world in which the work is…