An Ode to Dark Romanticism
The old woman could be seen as a shadow against skeletal trees that scratched at a threatening sky, for she took solace in late...
The Decadent, Dangerous Mr. Wilde
Portrait of Oscar Wilde (1882), by Napoleon Sarony
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If we were in Paris (we really should be in Paris!), I...
A Message From Sherry L. Ross
We hope you're having a gorgeous Wednesday! We wanted to make your afternoon slightly more gorgeous with this sweet missive from our friend Sherry L....
Ways to Embrace an Art Nouveau Aesthetic
• Adorn your long and flowing (or short and pixie-perfect) hair with flowers, one tucked above each ear with a headband or ribbon between,...
In Search of the Sisterhood
The word Pre-Raphaelite almost always conjures up a certain kind of woman. She has a cascade of copper hair, a face filled with mournful...
The Quickest and Wickedest Cocktailing in the Fin de Siècle
Picture the heavenly death of lab rats subjected to absinthe tests, like those reported in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal of 1894: “The...
Talking Magic and Storytelling with Isabel Allende
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Any reader who wants engrossing fiction that tugs on the threads that connect humanity will find a match in...
Fairy Tales and Decadence
BY SARA CLETO AND BRITTANY WARMAN
Illustration: The Nightingale from Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1911), by Heinrich Lefler and Joseph Urban
Despite their reputation for...
Seeking the Witch
BY SARA CLETO AND BRITTANY WARMAN
Few words conjure up an always bubbling, deeply complex brew of emotion like the whisper of witch. Depending on...
Eowyn Ivey
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY VIONA IELEGEMS
Ewyn Ivey’s award-winning 2012 debut novel The Snow Child tells the story of a...