Victorian Art Prints

The "Happy Birthday" song, originally titled "Good Morning to All," was composed by sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893. It has been tra...

The "Happy Birthday" song, originally titled "Good Morning to All," was composed by sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893. It has been tra...

A short story titled "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by American writer John Luther Long, based on real events that he heard about during his time in Jap...

Quote by British designer William Morris. Written here in the Golden Type Font, developed by Morris in 1890 for Kelmscott Press, where he published...

Quote from Sherlock Holmes in the crime novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Observation is a key tenet of the scientif...

Quote from Sherlock Holmes in the short story “Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Humans are the only known species to act...

Quote from Sherlock Holmes in the detective novel “A Study in Scarlet” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Studies show having greater attention to detail c...

Take time to nurture your relationships and try to make decisions that are consistent with your personal values. When opportunities arise that you ...

Counting blessings and being thankful has great benefits on overall wellbeing, both mental and physical. Studies show that practicing gratitude dai...

Dolly Varden, from the Charles Dickens novel ‘Barnaby Rudge,’ was a beautiful coquette known for her lavish outfits. Since the character’s style wa...

Charles Dickens was extremely popular with American audiences. Between December 1867 and April 1868 he performed a total of 22 readings at Steinway...

Illustration by John Leech from the novel 'A Christmas Carol.' The term “bah humbug!”, used by the character Ebenezer Scrooge, expresses grumpiness...

On pense que les premiers navires ont été construits par les Égyptiens de l’Antiquité dès le IVème siècle avant JC. Voici quelques modèles de navir...

It is believed that the first ships were built by the Ancient Egyptians as early as the 4th century BC. Since then, maritime innovation has flouris...

'A Christmas Carol' written by Charles Dickens, popularised the phrase 'Merry Christmas'. This novella was Dickens' most popular publication in the...

Dickens took just six weeks to write 'A Christmas Carol'. For this first edition, 6,000 copies were published on 19th December 1843. Priced at five...

Ce proverbe anglais nous rappelle que, peu importe la violence de la tempête, il faut continuer le voyage et persévérer. Vous en ressortirez meille...

King William IV (1765–37) established the current Royal Library which has continued to expand its collection. It was reorganised in 1860, since whi...

All UK passports are issued in His or Her Majesty’s name - a document which gives permission for citizens to travel. Unknown to many, the monarch o...

The introduction of the Christmas tree to the Royal Family is said to have been carried out by Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III. This was...

The most famous cat and mouse duo, is the creation dating back to 1940 of Tom and Jerry who became iconic figures of the Warner Brothers franchise.

Working days filming Singin’ in the Rain sometimes stretched to 19 hours. Gene Kelly had a scorching fever during his song and danced in the soakin...

With its iconic camerawork and catchy musical score, the Sound of Music is still very much loved today. Winning five Oscars, it is said to be the m...

King William IV (1765–37) established the current Royal Library which has continued to expand its collection. It was reorganised in 1860, since whi...

All UK passports are issued in His or Her Majesty’s name - a document which gives permission for citizens to travel. Unknown to many, the monarch o...

From planning, optimising the soil, composting, pruning, dealing with weeds, amongst an array of other endeavours, the ultimate gardener majestical...

From planning, optimising the soil, composting, pruning, dealing with weeds, amongst an array of other endeavours, the ultimate gardener majestical...

Illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863 - 1935), an American Illustrator who was active during the Golden Age of Illustration and became a solid ...

Based on an illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863 - 1935), an American Illustrator who was active during the Golden Age of Illustration and bec...

Published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857, this iconic Christmas song was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893). 16th December...

The 1930s saw people describing popular blues songs as "rocking". As time evolved with rock 'n' roll music in the 1950s, the word "to rock" was lin...

Deer antlers are the fastest growing tissue on the planet, where at their peak, they can expand an inch every two days.

The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as far back as 1796. Written by Amelia Simmons in American Cookery, there is a recipe notation of “a...

Published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857, this iconic Christmas song was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893). 16th December...

The Imperial Russian Ballet choreographer Marius Petipa commissioned Peter Tchaikovsky to compose the music for this fairy tale in 1891. The classi...

It is said that the longest sentence published in literature belongs to Victor Hugo from Les Misérables where there is a sentence which is 823 word...