Eaters of Dreams
byDecadence was the word frequently used to describe fin de siècle Europe. Boulangism, the Panama Scandal, the Dreyfus Affair and the anarchist bombings shattered…
Society
Summer at the Beach
byWith summer came the great exodus from the sweltering weather of London. The railways had opened England’s coastal resorts to the middle classes in…
The Twin Bed
byVictorian interior design was characterized by three words: gaudy, ornate and formidable. Following fashion, private and public rooms were stuffed with objets d’art, bric-a-brac,…