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This is an image of a panorama of Chowringhee Road from the Ochterlony Monument in Calcutta. Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a city in India. A glimpse south of Chowringhee Road in 1868 is provided by this photograph. This panorama represents and…

As seen in Margaret Oliphant’s "The Library Window", the ‘understanding' of female hysteria came about in the 19th century. However, according to this advertisement, women should not fear…there is an electrical belt that can not only cure all…

This article provides a scathing view of the diagnosis of hysteria, which prominently "affected" women in the Victorian era. As this article is from a satire publication, the object here is to ridicule the diagnosis of hysteria, as it was…

When I was looking for an item, I thought about Thomas Hardy's "An Imaginative Woman" and the certain passage about Ella being referred to as an author specifically when the text was talking about her expecting her third child. This got me thinking…

This image is the headpiece that appears in The Pall Mall Magazine, accompanying the printing of Thomas Hardy's "An Imaginative Woman". It shows Ella engulfed in a book, probably of poetry. This image is the only one that Arthur J. Goodman created…

This article speaks about panorama and how they originated in the 19th century, how they were useful during that time, and how they are still useful to this day. Throughout the article, it goes into great detail about how exactly the panorama camera…

The advertisement concerning the Great Room in Spring Gardens is given particular importance when considering Lily Ford’s concept of scopic regime. The power dynamics that coincide with the opportunity to experience 19th century virtual reality are…

This "Morning News" article from the June 21, 1865 publishing of The Belfast Morning News details the horrific train accident which occurred on June 9th as a result of construction near the village of Staplehurst. The accident, in which a section of…

This excerpt from Oliphant’s autobiographical work, compiled after her death, acts a window into her own thoughts regarding marriage and gender. “The Library Window” exemplifies a female narrator who constantly struggles with unorthodoxy and…