sedan chair:
The sedan chair was both a fashionable and a discreet way for a single person to get around London or Bath. A …
Royal Crescent floorplan
This floorplan of one of the homes in the Royal Crescent obviously reflects modern living arrangement, but I think it still is …
EMPT: An admirable and unique weapon
But is it an entirely plausible weapon? I am no weapons expert — in fact I fear to ever lay hands on …
Do not watch this! You will cry!
I’m very fond of the British sketch comedy That Mitchell and Webb Look and have already posted another Holmes-Watson sketch by the …
No means no, or does it?
“I am not now to learn,” replied Mr. Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, “that it is usual with young …
Sense and Sensibility as the problem novel, part two
Being a continuation of my discussion of Sense & Sensibility as a problem novel. Click here to read part one. Both Dashwood …