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Vinegar valentines: Victorian era tradition that used mockery, satire and insult instead of romance
New Delhi: During the Victorian era, Valentine’s Day was associated with restraint, symbolism and carefully worded expressions of affection. Lace-trimmed cards and sentimental poetry dominated public ...
This article is more than 2 years old. Sweet, kind and loving are qualities people are eager to express on Valentine's Day. But historian Susan Benjamin explains why the holiday was about being sour ...
Over the past several years, English writer Sarah Waters has captured a corner of the market with a genre she created, the "Victorian lesbian romp." Beginning with male impersonators in the music-hall ...
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