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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

"Judging by the time and space allotted to them in the Press and television, football and baseball are the activities which today chiefly interest the public in Britain and the United States respectively. The heroes of declining nations are always the same—the athlete, the singer or the actor."

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Sir John Bagot Glubb

(HT Laban Tall)

dianesdreams: I just finished The Woman in White, so this immediately made me think of Marion, who is plain-faced and described as dark-skinned and having a mustache.  She’s also an amazing badass hero. redscharlach: questionableadvice: ~ Friendly Talks About Marriage, G. W. Shinn, 1897 Reblogging this because “supremely fascinating in appearance” might be my new favourite way of saying PHWOAR.

dianesdreams:

I just finished The Woman in White, so this immediately made me think of Marion, who is plain-faced and described as dark-skinned and having a mustache.  She’s also an amazing badass hero.

redscharlach:

questionableadvice:

~ Friendly Talks About Marriage, G. W. Shinn, 1897

Reblogging this because “supremely fascinating in appearance” might be my new favourite way of saying PHWOAR.