Tag Archives: Reference materials

Tintern Abbey

Posted on July 10, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

I mentioned Wordsworth a fair bit in one of my recent entries. The major touchstone we kept coming back to in the 19th-century survey class I taught last semester was “Tintern Abbey.” More than any of his other poetic work, … Continue reading →

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Queen Victoria in the Digital Age

Posted on June 11, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Recently, the Bodlein Library and the British Royal Archives published digital copies of Queen Victoria’s Journals in their entirety. Some 40,000 journal pages from several different transcribed sources are available to view as high-quality photos. They are in the process … Continue reading →

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Apropos, as the nights are getting longer

Posted on October 6, 2011 by quicklytothepanopticon

In my meager free time, I’ve been re-reading At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past by A. Roger Ekirch. It is an excellent cultural history of the nocturnal sphere, focusing primary from the early modern period into the 18th century. … Continue reading →

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