Nineteenth Century12 TBT: The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) By Trystan L. Bass on November 18, 2021 This is not my favorite Thomas Hardy novel, but it's hard to deny the appeal of Ciarán... Read more →
Woman Crush Wednesday5 WCW: Felicity Jones By Kendra on July 28, 2021 How have we not done Felicity Jones yet??????!!!!!! This confuses me. She's British,... Read more →
Frock Flicks Guide15 Frock Flicks Guide to Costume Designer Joanna Eatwell By Kendra on March 30, 2021 Costume designer Joanna Eatwell has done a number of well-received, big attention... Read more →
Nineteenth Century17 Delightful Dickens: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) By Trystan L. Bass on January 5, 2021 I'd planned to see this in the theater, pre-pandemic, but had to wait until it was... Read more →
Nineteenth Century10 Ammonite (2020) By Trystan L. Bass on December 11, 2020 Before I give any review of Ammonite (2020), I have to rant a tiny bit about film in the... Read more →
Nineteenth Century20 Belgravia: Julian Fellowes Goes 1840s By Kendra on April 30, 2020 Belgravia (2020) is a new, six-episode series on the Epix channel from Downton Abbey... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyScreen Queens18 A Closer Look at Victoria’s Shamrock Gown By Trystan L. Bass on April 25, 2019 I really wasn't paying attention to season three of Victoria (2019), but turning on PBS... Read more →
Nineteenth Century8 The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) Doesn’t Reinvent the Carol By Trystan L. Bass on December 20, 2018 Both predictable yet not exactly a holiday retread, The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)... Read more →
Nineteenth Century19 TBT: Cranford (2007-2010) By Trystan L. Bass on December 13, 2018 There's only a few mentions of Christmas in the two series of Cranford (2007-2010), but... Read more →
Nineteenth Century6 My Cousin Rachel, 2017 Edition By Kendra on December 12, 2017 I keep hoping that Trystan will get around to watching the 2017 My Cousin Rachel, the... Read more →