#p: victorian

[thetonsource]

@thetonsource presents: a victorian holiday novella selection ❄️

“there’s this man. he’s had his eye on me for months, but i haven’t always treated him kindly.” her words faltered. “he gave me the truth for christmas. the first time—and the second time—and the third time he offered it, i couldn’t take it. how do i let him know…” her voice faltered. “how do i let him know that i want nobody but him?”

a kiss for midwinter by courtney milan

“i might not have the same body you became acquainted with, the same scars or history. i don’t have the hands that touched you. the mouth that tasted you, not exactly. but i have the soul that adored you from the first moment i laid eyes on you.”

the earl of christmas past by kerrigan byrne

“i’m not a man given to great expressions of emotion. it’s not how i was raised. it’s not how i’ve lived my life. but i do feel things deeply. i may not always show it, but i do.”

a holiday by gaslight by mimi matthews

[moodsandtenses]

A very happy Quincey P. Morris Day to all who celebrate! At last it is time to, as Bram Stoker's notes put it,

Bring in the Texan

[vinnybox]

Victorian Wilson... 👁️_👁️

[thatscarletflycatcher]

Leafed through what I think is one of the best Spanish translations of North and South, 30 dead, 79 injured.

[kazious]

🦋 Lies of P 🦋

Never got around to completing the real background so I just wanted to go ahead and share the main visual of P 🩵 I loved working on him so much and learned a lot!

[nmelos]

More of the boy

[sygneth]

Dzisiaj Speak Your Language Day, więc narysowałem Holmesa po polsku, bo ngghhhh w tych tłumaczeniach oni są tak nielegalnie słodcy że no nie mogę xD

Zwykle wolę czytać książki w oryginale, ale ten fragment po polsku ma specjalne miejsce w moim sercu <3

(wiem ze ten font jest może mało czytelny, dałem transkrypcję polski w ALT)

A 1988 Polish translation of "The Golden Pince-Nez":

"Whom can he seek?"

"Whom? Us! He came to see us, Watson! And we, my dear, must take our overcoats, cravats and every other aid that man ever invented to fight the weather. Wait a bit, though! The cab is off again! There's hope yet. If he had wanted us to come, he'd have kept it. Go down, my darling, and open the door, for all virtuous folk have been long in bed"

[ideas-on-paper]

The origin of the term "Sweepers"

Lies of P fun fact of the day: The name of the Sweepers probably originates from the crossing sweepers of Victorian times - usually destitute children, disabled or elderly people who swept the pathways for well-off pedestrians.

19th century streets were commonly teeming with dirt, mainly horse dung due to all the carriages on the roads (you can see a fair bit of broken-down carriages in Krat), but also food waste and other kinds of refuse. This “mud” created an inconvenience for rich folks - particularly ladies with their long dresses - who wanted to cross the streets without soiling their fine clothes.

This is where the crossing sweepers came in, who stood at the ready to clear a path for any passersby with their broom, receiving a tip in return for their service (unless the lady or gentleman was particularly stingy). Being a crossing sweeper was considered as just one step above begging, and it was one of the last resorts for poor people to earn a “honest living”.

With Krat being the City of Puppets, however, you’d have to wonder whether this wouldn’t be a job for puppets to take over - it’s quite probable they had public street sweeping puppets, and rich people surely had their own butler puppets that accompanied them whenever they went out on the town.

But perhaps, the name “Sweepers” is a vestige from the past, applied to this subgroup of Stalkers in a more figurative way: They are recruited from the lowest classes and slums, and they get paid by aristocrats and upper-class people to clean up their “filth” (as in eliminating their adversaries and similar kinds of dirty work). On one hand, they’re at the opposite end of society than the rich folks that they work for, but at the same time, they’re unable to live without them.

[pemberlaey]

(some of) my literary roman empires

benedick’s “you” —> “thou” switch in 4.1

the extended portrait metaphor in pride and prejudice

may welland

the repression of female emotions in victorian fiction

henry’s “a country dance as an emblem of marriage” speech in northanger abbey + the way that 19th century dance scenes prefigure marriage in general

the moment in jane eyre when mr. rochester asks jane if she finds him handsome and she says “no, sir”

victorian floriography

ophelia’s final scene

ww1 solider poetry (sassoon, owens, rosenberg, brooke etc.)

the ambiguity surrounding bertha mason

juliet’s “O romeo, romeo, wherefore art thou romeo?” breaks from iambic pentameter because the name romeo has too many syllables so the problem is literally his name

éponine thénardier (just everything about her but especially the “i am the devil” scene)

[winding-maze]

━━━✥◈ Diamond Heart ◈✥━━━

I had to do a loose portrait of P after watching the Lies of P demo - I still can't get over how beautiful it looks!

Download wallpapers (free!) | Commission queue is OPEN | Previous LoP fanart - Lady’s Hunting Clothes

[eedenuwu]

lies of p f(an)art

[thetonsource]

excellent. good day, mr. radford. thank you for saving my life.

dukes prefer blondes by loretta chase

[erinsvintageemporium]

It's Fashion Plate Friday!

This week I have a fashion plate from Journal des Demoiselles, dating to January of 1892. Signed by P. Deferneville, featuring toilettes by Madame Pelletier-Vidal of 19 Rue de la Paix, corsets by Madame Emma-Guelle of 3 Place du Théàtre Français, perfumes by Maison Guerlain of 15 Rue de la Paix and shoes by Maison Kahn of 55 Rue Montorgeuil.

GRAVURE DE MODES nº 4866 bis Toilettes de Mme. Pelletier-Vidal, rue de la Paix, 19

TOILETTE DE BAL. Robe en gaze brochée Nil pour jeune fille. Jupe légèrement drapée faisant un peu la traîne et garnie dans le bas d'une chicorée en gaze découpée, sur laquelle est posé un cordon de roses pom-pons. Le corsage, drapé en travers, est décolleté en carré devant et derrière; double bretelle de roses pompons maintenant le haut du drapé; manche bouffante avec bracelet de roses pompons. Coiffure grecque avec cordon de roses enroulé dans le nœud des cheveux.

TOILETTE DE DINER. Polonaise en tissu tête de nègre rayé de petits liserés de soie vieux rose en saillie sur l'étoffe. Le corsage est décolleté en cœur devant, sur une guimpe plate en velours gros vert, à revers brodés. Col montant doublé de fourrure; le tour de la jupe, le décolleté du corsage et le bas des manches sont bordés de fourrure.

1892-01 JDD4866bis

[nekokvmaa]

Have this wip because I wanna share it before I decide I hate it but I’m currently losing the battle against colours

My humour is broken 🤩

Original

[iusedtocallmyselfafangirl]

Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off

[kazious]

🦋 Lies Of P 🦋

Posting this one again on its own because I’m still super proud of it 🥹🤍