Serious VICTORIAN Web Sites Found !!!

I found 7 serious sites for Victorian lovers in Sunday's paper. I'm a history major and love Victoriana. I haven't had the time to peruse them yet, but they appear to be serious and very informative and interesting. There is even a Godey's Lady's Book Online page! If you would like me to e-mail you a list of the 7 sites, please send me a brief request to this e-mail address:

p.s. This is no sales pitch

Just a question, if you haven't looked at them yet, how do you know they are serious, very informative, or interesting? And why do you want the requests for their addresses be sent to a hotmail address instead of your regular email address? Maybe I'm paranoid, but it seems a little strange to me.

Richard Ward Just because your paranoid doesn't mean their not out to get you.

High Five..... Richard! Pull no wool over this man's eyes! JC

Since two individuals thought my approach to sharing informative Victorian web sites might be something less than simply generous, I'll post them below. I had no idea my initial approach to sharing the information was unusual; Web etiquette is a new thing to us all. The web sites and the quoted reviews are as follows. The 'reviews' and 'ratings' are NOT my own; they are those of the editor(s) who reviewed a variety of web sites in this Sunday supplement. I am not connected in any manner with any of these web pages or sites, except as a reader. Sites below:

....As quoted from a supplement to our Sunday paper - VICTORIANA WEB SITES. Web address listed first, name of Web site listed on next line, and summary of web site in paragraph below each site. (eBay User ID: azbecker)
www.victoriana.com VICTORIANA.COM Travel back to the 19th century at this quaint site. Shop the antique marketplace or visit the museum links and online bookstore. The Study Center contains articles on Victorian life covering everything from corsets to Christmas to cotillion favors. Don't miss Behind Closed Doors for articles about Victorian private lives. The articles from vintage issues of Harper's Bazar are a treat. (Rated: 4 stars)
www.history.rochester.edu/godeys GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK ONLINE This magazine was the reference for Victorian ladies on the subjects of fashion and homemaking. Topics such as 'Dressing Baby 1850s Style' and 'Bridal Fashions' are posted, along with the graphics tha toriginally accompanied them. Poems and stories complete this authentic Victorian experience. Unfortunately, a few sections were not working on our last trip. (Rated: 3 stars)
www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/7798/ VictorianGathering.html THE VICTORIAN GATHERING PLACE Join this society of ladies dedicated to Victoriana or simply enjoy their elegant site. They have posted a collection of Victorian-era recipes, ballroom dancing tips and scans of authentic dance cards (cloick on the Victorian Gathering Place icon to get to these features). Victorian matchmaking rules-redheads should marry brunettes; thin, cold-blooded types belong with round, warm-hearted people, etc.-can be found on the homepage. There is also a set of historic, entertaining trading cards. (Rated: 3 stars)
www.victorianstation.com VICTORIAN STATION Enthusiats will enjoy exploring Traditional Fashions, Architectural Treasures, Distinguishehd Royalty and Artists & Craftsmen at this site. The photos of Vicctorian homes are exquisite. And there is a section devoted to that popular symbol of Victorian times-the cameo. Historical information includes quotes from Queen Victoria's journal and a timeline. Modern concerns are also addressed: There are decorating ideas and a virtual mall. Be sure to wear your best hat to the Online Tea Room Message Board. (Rated: 3 stars)

landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/victov.html (NOTE: no 'www' precedes this link) THE VICTORIAN WEB (Brown University professor) Victorian history, literature and culture are the focus of academic essays here. Created by a Brown University professor, this extremely detailed site is a great resource. Ballroom etiquette, gender issues, science and technology are also found on this fairly unadorned site. Be sure to check out Charles Darwin's culturally divisive theories of evolution. (Rated: 3 stars)
www.livingvictorian.com/entrance.html LIVING VICTORIAN It's easy to add Victorian flair to your life with ideas from this e-zine. Decorating tips, crafts, articles on Victorian objects and customs, and antique jewelry advice are some of the features here. Create a Victorian garden ormake Christmas tree ornaments. The archieve of past features is very useful. (Rated: 2 stars)
www.box.net.au/~brosen/qvframe.htm QUEEN VICTORIA'S WORLD This site contains a hodge-podge of Victoriana, from historical details about Queen Victoria to description of lives-mostly men's-in England during her reign. Sections include West End Clubs (where men gathered to eat, read and discuss intellectual pursuits) and those satirists of Victorian society, Punch and Judy. There is also interesting coverage of class issues. (Rated: 2 stars)

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After sending my two most recent posts, I noticed I retained my auction address in the 'pasted' text with Victorian web sites and reviews. Now I'm really embarrassed, although I have no reason to be. My motives were purely generous and friendly. I have absolutely no connection to the sites I referred to. I do not sell Victorian items at auction; in contrast, I only collect Victoriana; I would never part with anything from that era! I may be somewhat knowledgeable about Victorian etiquette from a historical perspective, but I have a lot to learn about Web etiquette, or so it seems! Please take my offer in the friendly manner in which it was intended and excuse any misunderstanding.

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It must be bloody hard to move in and around your house!!

How can ya put up with all that shite, crowding out the place, all that bleedin' Victoriana clutter, would give me the isms.

It's quite easy to move in and around my house.....my pocket book doesn't allow for much of any 'collection' of Victoriana other than books!! My interest is, for the most part, simply historical. As a grad student in American cultural history, I simply window-shop for historical purposes, you might say.....Cheers

What has American cultural history have to do with 'Victoriana' I thought you guys kicked all that rubbish out the door in 1777?

In what way do the attitudes characteristic of the Victorian era interest you, surely the English (British) attitudes of this era would be alien to the USA attitudes of the same period? Is this your interest, from the comparison aspect?

I'm always here for a good laugh.

btw ... no need to duplicate your ng post to my e-mail box.

Okay, so keep me laughing ...I didn't kick any rubbish out the door. I collect the 'clutter' and 'rubbish'

It was not necessary to send your post to my private box either. The discussion is taking place here. I read your reply when you posted the first time.

JC

I was born in the mid-sixties as well. We're certainly not to blame for the 'demise' of manners. In fact, there hasn't been much of a demise of manners at all from a historical perspective over the past 2000 years! Many historians clearly view the Victorian era as a time when etiquette and manners were taken to the extreme (at least superficially) and that we are now simply 'leveling off'. In any event, society tends to set its own standards for each generation and decade, and certainly this last century has seen an extraordinary amount of change.