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In this story we follow the tales of Mr. Utterson and his exploration into the secret behind Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The first thing that we see of Hyde comes in the form of when he was beating up a child who had gotten in his way, causing them to…

This an image of the construction of the london metropolitan railway. At the time it was the first underground railway in the world. In the image one can see the men hard at work who at the time were probably working long hours in unsafe conditions.

In this article, there are many railroad servants who are thinking of doing a strike for better wages and shorter work hours. This gives insight to the type of lifestyle and treatment these men were getting before they started to rebel. Luckily, many…

This is a photograph that provides a view of the inside of the High Street Kensington Station at the time of its last phases of construction. A locomotive is shown to be situated on this terminal's railway track. This is one of the stations that had…

The 1888 broadside poster is an advertisement of Kate Fox and Charles W. Starr's return, revealing the secrets of spiritualism.:

During one of the greatest religious movements during the 19th century, three sisters claimed to be mediums to the…

This article is another example of an accident within the train system of England. This relates to Charles Dickens' short story "The Signalman." I chose this item because it adds another dimension to the short story. Sometimes since fiction includes…

This artifact is a newspaper advertisement for stereoscopes, and stereoscope slides that depict numerous objects and scenes, including a scene that shows a ghost. This advertisement shows a merging of Victorian literature and storytelling with the…

This bold and bright poster presents two different scenes of leisure made more widely available by the railway. The artist has selected a range of vivid colors, a choice made possible by the growing availability of lithographic printing. The poster…

This is the cover page from the Illustrated Police News, a sensationalist tabloid that would seek to satisfy the morbid curiosities of its readers. On this date in 1876, the cover featured illustrations of murderous apparitions. We see in the middle…

I love that this illustration was included in the publication of "An Imaginative Woman" because this image truly shows Ella in the foreground of this narrative. Her position on the desk that emulates intellect and curiosity, and the target of her…