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Beauty and the Beast: From French Folklore to Victorian Romance

Published in 1740 by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, La Belle et la Bête is widely viewed as the oldest version of Beauty and Beast, ...

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A Simple Coiffure: Basic Hairstyles for Victorian Women of Moderate Means

Victorian women of moderate means favored practical hairstyles such as firmly pinned plaits, simple chignons, and rolls bound up in a hair net or secured with a ribbon....

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The Etiquette of the Victorian Handshake: Advice on Opposite Sex Greetings

Like much in Victorian society, the handshake was governed by strict rules of etiquette, especially when shared by members of the opposite sex....

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Fashionable Frocks of 1860

During 1860, ladies’ skirts reached their maximum size of the century, hemlines sometimes reaching as much as 10-15 feet in circumference....

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A Passion for Auburn Hair: Victorian Views On Reddish-Brown Tresses

By the Victorian era, the passion for auburn hair had reached a fever pitch. ...

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Mimi’s books are also available at Penguin Random House, IndieBound and Powell’s, and at Amazon in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

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