Victorian
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Disraeli’s personality and wit contrast favorably with the manner of today’s bland technocrats who combine the temper of Victorian radicals with the tone of Georgian political managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I almost felt like this life was like a Victorian novel, and every single thing he did along the way offered an opportunity for him to learn some important lessons.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Openings have been created in fences and walls, including a passage drilled through a thick Victorian boundary, allowing the animals to move freely between neighbouring spaces.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The museum shut its previous London Wall site in December 2022 as part of a £437m project to move into the vast disused Victorian market building.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
His was considered a modern, enlightened prison, despite its Victorian chill.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
"This won't solve every problem, but it's an immediate step to help Victorians right now," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Like many educated Victorians, Stanley was dazzled as a child by travelogues and the Arabian Nights tales.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Heffernan urged all Victorians to be on high alert, not just those near active fires.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
The Victorians sparked the modern obsession with engineering “lots of different looking dogs to fit different human wants,” said Dr. Rowena Packer, senior lecturer at the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
“Sometimes,” said the King, “I wish you had been born forwards like other people. What with Victorians and Mafeking Night...”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
