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Matthew Sweet Inventing the Victorians. St. Martin's Press, 264 pages, $23.95.
Matthew Sweet begins Inventing the Victorians with a sentence that should send a chill down your spine: "Suppose that everything we know about the Victorians is wrong." Horrors! Have we all been wasting our time for the last hundred years? Will more paper than Jarndyce v. Jarndyce produced be heading for the recycling bin? Here's Sweet's late-breaking newsflash: Victorians liked to have a good time, including in bed, and they didn't really put bloomers on their piano legs. The popularity of these vile canards is all the fault of the Freudians and the Bloomsburies and their (and our) ...
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- News wire article from: Asian News International October 12, 2009 700+ words
...Melbourne, Oct.1 (ANI): Victorian coach Greg Shipperd believes...likes of Aiden Blizzard, a sweet-hitting 25-year-old left...certainly there for a young Victorian." Blizzard is well aware...his thinking and that of the Victorian side. (ANI) Copyright 2009...
- Sweet timing Victorian left-hand bat could use Champions League to enter world...
- News wire article from: The Hindustan Times October 1, 2009 700+ words
Melbourne, Oct. 1 -- Victorian coach Greg Shipperd believes...likes of Aiden Blizzard, a sweet-hitting 25-year-old left...certainly there for a young Victorian." Blizzard is well aware...his thinking and that of the Victorian side. Published by HT Syndication...
- Success is sweet at Victorian Rose
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times February 28, 1986 700+ words
The Victorian Rose, by Kettell & Gambino, is the custom home winner. "The house...Gambino, president of the company. The award-winning two-story Victorian home was built for the Parade of Homes in Naper Hill subdivision in Naperville...
- SWEET DEAL STUNNING VICTORIAN FAMILY HOME.
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Life (Belfast, Northern Ireland) March 1, 2009 700+ words
THIS 19th century semi-detached house in Bangor offers a chance to buy a real part of the town(tm)s history in one of its most sought-after residential areas. Situated on an elevated site just off Ward Avenue, 1 Ardmor also enjoys spectacular views over Ballyholme Bay. Red brick and pebbled-dashed
- A Properly Victorian Garden-Is Not Complete Without Nasturtiums and Sweet Peas
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Charles Fenyvesi April 30, 1987 700+ words
...get rid of them. Sweet pea was another...scented flower the Victorians went for. Imported...the 18th century, sweet pea first became...Like nasturtiums, sweet peas flourish best...spot. One favorite Victorian flower that has...bedding plant, and Victorians used-some say...
- Seriously simple; Smooth flow, simple lines and economy with space have brought...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) July 26, 2006 700+ words
Byline: FAY SWEET WHEN William Patrick moved into his new Hammersmith home he planned...place up with just a lick of paint. But one year on, the handsome Victorian house has not just been redecorated from top to toe, it has also been...
- Finding delight in light; One Wimbledon family have created a modern lifestyle...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) January 7, 2004 700+ words
Byline: FAY SWEET THE Danish have a wonderfully expressive...complete refurbishment, the decorative Victorian facade has now been restored to its...refurbishment," says Hogarth. "The Victorian home was designed as a series of small...
- Stockton Springs site for Victorian-style tea
- Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME August 20, 2009 700+ words
...Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance at the Stockton Springs library. Tea, sandwiches and sweets will be served in the Victorian tradition. Funds from the tea will go toward maintaining the Colcord House. The event is sponsored by...
