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This note appears in within the first few pages of Thomas Hardy's collection, A Changed Man and Other Tales. He says he has compiled a dozen of his "minor novels" into this collection, so that readers may be able to access his stories easier. Being…

This is the original printing of "Alicia's Diary". It started in the October 15th, 1887 publication of the Manchester Times and concluded in the next week's publication. There are no images printed anywhere throughout the story in the newspaper, so…

Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy, Thomas Hardy's first wife, painted this watercolor sketch of the St. Juliot Churchyard in Cornwall. Created in 1870, this work was completed before their marriage in 1874. However, Thomas signed the image for Emma,…

Fortune-telling became increasingly popular in the 19th century. These two paintings show how cartomancy, that is, fortune-telling by deck of playing cards, was both a business opportunity or form of peddling as well as an increasingly fashionable…

Hamilton the Musical "A.HAM" Flat Brim Hat available on https://broadwaymerchandiseshop.com/stores/hamilton/apparel for fans of Hamilton the Musical.

Within the Red Fairy Book, it encompasses a brilliant illustration by H.J. Ford. Published in 1890, the Red Fairy Book is just one of twelve ‘colored’ fairy books in Andrew Lang’s Collection. Lang did not capture the fairytale stories himself.…

This short YouTube video features first-hand accounts of the events of the Stonewall Riots as told by historian David Carter and two participants in the 1969 riots. The clip premiered on the GwistTV YouTube channel, which serves as an LGBTQ+ identity…

Victoria is crowned queen at the age of eighteen. The portrait of her is painted just six years into her reign. Although she is the focal point of the painting, Grant seems to focus the light on her collarbone which illuminates the youthfulness of…

These photos are believed to be the last known photographs taken of John Lennon. These shots were snapped between 5 and 5:30 pm, only a few hours before Lennon was assassinated outside of his apartment.