I recently stopped by one of my favorite antique shops in Atlanta and found the owner looking a bit grim. She said business hadn't been what she'd hoped it would be in 2017. Her reason: "millennials just don't care for old things." I was shocked that a whole generation of people could have such an impact on her livelihood, but apparently they can. I still feel like this statement isn't quite the whole truth; the Victorian age is massively popular in modernity, one can look to the large following television shows like Ripper Street and Penny Dreadful have (and as well the steam punk genre) to see that old is in. This interest in and resurgence of the nineteenth century is what this blog aims to explore. As a Victorianist myself, I am drawn to the nineteenth century for my own historical interests, but I do see that there is a more mainstream (non-academic) fascination with "Victorian" art, aesthetics and fashion, and I find this interest exciting! This blog will be a sounding board for myself (and hopefully others too) to expound upon topics relating to the long-nineteenth-century: history, science, architecture, fashion, art and literature. While I don't claim to be a specialist in all of the fields mentioned, I do have an interest in researching topics outside my specialization. As such, if there is a topic, you, my readers, are interested in hearing more about, tell me! I'd be happy to put some time and attention into discovering the long awaited answers to your burning questions. I would like to be able to show my antiques-dealer friend that yes, "old is in," she just hasn't quite reached the right audience yet.

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