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A Mermaid by J W Waterhouse  Following a recent post regarding the best-loved Pre-Raphaelite paintings , the following are suggestions coll...

Regular readers of the Virtual Victorian will know how enthused the VV was when she first discovered the Margate Shell Grotto  - so much so ...

The Pre-Raphaelites are of great interest to the VV – not only because of their influence on her own novel writing, but also becau...

The Evolution of Inaminate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)  is a novel written by Harry Karlinsky   and p...

A Guest post from Kirsty Stonell Walker Tuesday, August 28th marked the birthday of Edward Burne-Jones, and while pondering what aspec...

 Day after Day, walking 10 to 12 hours daily, and never tiring, well maybe a little, is my happiness, the exercise, a bonus. I could never d...