The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.
The Waldorf-Astoria was born from a feud. As we explored in the discussion of New York’s Four Hundred, after the death of her father-in-law, Mrs. William B. Astor Jr (Caroline) declared herself “Mrs. Astor”, to the fury of her nephew William Waldorf Astor who felt that his wife should be called simply Mrs. Astor [...]
As cities began to expand after the Civil War, the crowded quarters boded ill for health, and the suburbs began to lure city dwellers with promises of fresh air and the pleasures of country living. One commuter of 1883 wrote:”
I live in a good neighborhood, close to a country station, ten miles from the city, [...]
On this day, at this very moment, 97 years ago, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank two and a half hours later. 706 people survived, and 1,517 people perished.
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During the 1870s and 1880s, the social season was divided into two: winter and summer. The winter season stretched from mid-November until the onset of Lent, and was marked by the opening of the opera season at the Academy of Music. It was here, at this grand old theatre, whose boxes were guarded jealously by [...]
Though the bucolic world described by Jane Austen is far removed from the Edwardian era, the news of a Pride & Prejudice comic book does still count–after all, Austen’s novels were very popular at this time!
Written by two-time Rita Award-Winner Nancy Butler and inked by acclaimed artist Hugo Petrus, Marvel Comics is offering a sneak [...]
