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.
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.
~ Friendly Talks About Marriage, G. W. Shinn, 1897
Reblogging this because “supremely fascinating in appearance” might be my new favourite way of saying PHWOAR.
