New posts in nineteenth-century-english

Difference Between "letter" and "paper in 19th century English

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Getting on or off a horse-drawn carriage [closed]

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What does Scandinavian Home mean? Late XIX, early XX century. Great Britain

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What is the meaning of the sentence "I'll serve you out" from Dickens' Great Expectations?

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Confusing sentence in an 1858 novel by George MacDonald

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19th-century phrasing: Her sympathy was ours

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Olden pejorative/word for a "fancy-pants"

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What does the expression "old soldier" mean?

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Ad­dress­ing boys and girls dif­fer­ently in (Vic­to­rian?) English schools

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Why is there a space in the bowdlerised "L– ." in Jane Eyre?

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Is "harlot" considered to be a derogatory word?

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Where does 'talking through your hat' come from?

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Is "Who art" correct?

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Is "honor is satisfied" correct and have the meaning I think it has?

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Addressing a person by occupation

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Was Zink ever valid spelling for Zinc?

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Who are "bully boys" in sea shanties?

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Was "The 'F' Word" in common usage in the 1800s?

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