The Ramblings of a Pre-Raphaelite Neo-Victorian

I am a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe; his poems and stories are equally fantastic and I believe him to be one of the best writers and poets of ...

Good Evening! This here is my second Music of the Month post, in which I share some of the music I have been listening to recently (Februar...

Spring is nearly here now in Northern England - a few flowers are out and the snow is finally gone. To celebrate the coming of the good weat...

When a child in primary school, I remember being decidedly disinterested in history lessons when we learnt about the Victorian era. It is ma...

In my Classics class, we have just finished studying Homer's The Odyssey. I have come to really love The Odyssey - it is a great story ...

To go with the previous post  (here)  on Harry Clarke's monotone illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe'  Tales of Mystery and Imaginati...

Being a massive fan of Edgar Allan Poe for years, I was very pleased to discover the wonderful illustrations of Harry Clarke, 1889-1931. Cl...