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The Life of Charlotte Brontë is a biographical account of the life of author Charlotte Brontë from the perspective of her friend and fellow author Elizabeth Gaskell. It is widely considered the most comprehensive account of the lives of the…

A man went to Nagasaki, Japan and created a stereoscope of the ladies he met there. The images of the females depict the gentleness of their features even though they are seen to have the lowest form of character to the European world. They are found…

In this article, it speaks about palmistry and seems to be very skeptical of the whole situation and everything it entails. A majority of the article is questions relating to palmistry and why it is necessary. When reading this, it made me think of…

This image is used on Central Park's website under the tab of Strawberry Fields. The site refers to this mosaic as "iconic", and acknowledges the name stems from one of Lennon's songs where he envisions a world in unity. Visitors to Strawberry Fields…

This is another book written by Arthur Conan Doyle that documents the history of Spiritualism. It's important to note that Doyle views this history a purely academic way as the book tries to both provide a history of how the field developed while…

One of the additional pages on the Hemingway Home website. Provides information about the pool including its construction, what this section of the property was used for originally (boxing ring), and historical context with regards to the 1930s.

This is an illustration from Project Gutenberg's work "The Signalman". I thought it was an interesting picture to include in the text, also it being the only picture within the text! It is drawn in a very gothic, ominous style which captures the…

The Great Train Robbery was the one of the first motion pictures produced in the United States. It was first screened in 1903, and is one of the most influential and iconic films when it comes to the development of American cinema, even though it is…