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Friar Bacon

29/6/1861

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Genre Prose: Autobiography; Biography; Memoirs; Obituary; Anecdotes i
Subjects Education—Europe; Universities and Colleges; Schools
Education—Great Britain; Universities and Colleges; Schools
Ethics; Morals; Moral Development; Moral Education; Philosophy; Values
Europe—History
Great Britain—History
Science; Science—History; Technology; Technological innovations; Discoveries in Science
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Author Henry Fothergill Chorley
Genre Prose: History i
Subjects Europe—History
Myth; Legends; Epic Literature; Fables; Allegory; Folklore
Theatre; Performing Arts; Performing; Dance; Playwriting; Circus
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The Spirit's Visit

29/6/1861

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Genre Poetry: Narrative i
Subjects Ethics; Morals; Moral Development; Moral Education; Philosophy; Values
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—General
Supernatural; Superstition; Spiritualism; Clairvoyance; Mesmerism; Ghosts; Fairies; Witches; Magic; Occultism
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Author Eliza Lynn Linton
Genre Prose: Sketch i
Subject Popular Culture; Amusements
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Genre Prose: History i
Subjects France—History
France—Politics and Government
France—Social Life and Customs
Monarchy
Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
Revolutions; Revolutions—History; Riots; Riots—Fiction; Political Violence
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Cheating at Cards

29/6/1861

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Genre Prose: Digest; Review i
Subjects Fraud; Forgery; Deception; Betrayal—Fiction
Sports; Games; Leisure; Pleasure; Hunting; Horse Racing; Gambling; Duelling
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Based in part on Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Les Tricheries des Grecs Dévoilées: L'Art de Gagner à tous les Jeux (Paris: A. Bourdilliat & Cie, 1861).

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Advertisements

29/6/1861

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Genre Advertisement(s) i
Subjects Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Newspapers; Periodicals; Journalism
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Advertisement for the Conclusion of Great Expectations and the Commencement of A Strange Story
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Author Charles Dickens
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Friendship
Health; Diseases; Personal Injuries; Hygiene; Cleanliness—Fiction
Medical care; Nursing; Hospitals; Hospital Care; Surgery; Medicine; Physicians
Violence; Torture; Violence in Literature; Violence—Moral and Ethical Aspects; Violence—Psychological Aspects
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Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Economics
Fraud; Forgery; Deception; Betrayal—Fiction
Great Britain—Commerce
Great Britain—History
Great Britain—Politics and Government
Money; Finance; Banking; Investments; Taxation; Insurance; Debt; Inheritance and Succession
Music; Musical Instruments; Songs; Singing; Opera
War; Battles; Peace; Military History; Weapons; Soldiers
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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The Starling

6/7/1861

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Genre Poetry: Lyric i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
Civilization—Classical
Nature; Nature (Aesthetics); Nature in Literature; Landscapes
Weather; Meteorology; Climate; Seasons
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Genre Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Popular Culture; Amusements
Race; Racism; Ethnicity; Anthropology; Ethnography
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—General
Slavery; Slaves; Slaves—Fiction; Slave-Trade
Theatre; Performing Arts; Performing; Dance; Playwriting; Circus
United States—Description and Travel
United States—Social Life and Customs
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Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Architecture; Building; Housing; Property; Landlord and Tenant;
Great Britain—Description and Travel
London (England)—Description and Travel
Statistics; Census; Population
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Life in Africa

6/7/1861

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Genre Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Africa—Description and Travel
Africa—Social Conditions
Africa—Social Life and Customs
Death; Grief; Mourning; Mourning Customs in Literature; Funeral Rites and Ceremonies; Life Cycle, Human; Old Age; Mortality
Explorers and Exploration; Wilderness Survival; Survival; Adventure and Adventurers
Nature; Nature (Aesthetics); Nature in Literature; Landscapes
Race; Racism; Ethnicity; Anthropology; Ethnography
Religion; Religion and Culture
Supernatural; Superstition; Spiritualism; Clairvoyance; Mesmerism; Ghosts; Fairies; Witches; Magic; Occultism
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Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Death; Grief; Mourning; Mourning Customs in Literature; Funeral Rites and Ceremonies; Life Cycle, Human; Old Age; Mortality
Dreams; Visions; Sleep
Europe—Description and Travel
Great Britain—Description and Travel
Health; Diseases; Personal Injuries; Hygiene; Cleanliness—Fiction
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
Life Sciences (Physiology / Biology / Immunology / Medicine / Pharmacology / Anatomy / Ecology)
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Advertisements

6/7/1861

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Genre Advertisement(s) i
Subjects Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Newspapers; Periodicals; Journalism
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Advertisement for A Strange Story by Edward Bulwer Lytton and the Conclusion of Great Expectations
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Author Charles Dickens
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Escapes; Fugitives from Justice—Fiction
Ethics; Morals; Moral Development; Moral Education; Philosophy; Values
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
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Hear the Postman!

13/7/1861

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Genre Prose: Essay i
Subjects Bureaucracy; Civil Service
Communication; Telegraph; Postal Service
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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Genre Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
United States—Description and Travel
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Author (George) Walter Thornbury
Genre Poetry: Narrative i
Subjects Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
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Attribution: reprinted in Walter Thornbury, Historical & Legendary Ballads & Songs (London: Chatto and Windus, 1876) with an accompanying illustration by James McNeill Whistler.

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India and Cotton

13/7/1861

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Author Sidney Laman Blanchard
Subjects Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Gardening; Horticulture
Fashion; Fashion History; Clothing and Dress; Millinery; Textile Crafts; Textile Design; Cotton; Cotton Manufacture
Great Britain—Colonies—Commerce
India—Commerce
Industries; Industrial Revolution—Great Britain; Industrialization; Industrial Safety; Industrial Laws and Legislation; Industrial Welfare; Industrial Relations;
National Characteristics; Nationalism
Race; Racism; Ethnicity; Anthropology; Ethnography
United States—Commerce
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865.
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