My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion
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Jul 8, 2024 • 39min

Ep. 6 - The Wild World of Victorian Vampires

In today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the wild world of Victorian vampires. She'll discuss vampire panic and vampire autopsies of the 1800s, real vampires - or at least, folks who were believed to be real vampires, and the inspirations for everyone's favorite vampire, Dracula.  References for today's episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panichttps://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday/history.htm https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Westenra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Paolehttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/dracula-bram-stoker-inspiration https://lithub.com/on-the-victorian-science-and-prejudices-behind-bram-stokers-dracula/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 1, 2024 • 32min

Ep. 5 - The Life and Times of Typhoid Mary

On today's episode, Genevieve talks about the life and times of a Ms. Mary Mallon, otherwise known as Typhoid Mary – much to her chagrin.  References for today's episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon https://the-line-up.com/north-brother-island https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/north-brother-island https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/28/are-victorian-diseases-making-a-comeback/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/letter.html https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/typhoid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 24, 2024 • 30min

Ep. 4 - The Horror of Victorian Children’s Stories

In today's episode, Genevieve talks about the deeply disturbing world of Victorian Children’s stories and the twisted origins of some nursery rhymes of the time that we still enjoy today. References for today's episode: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/04/the-creepy-and-harsh-lessons-of-early-childrens-books/ https://news.ufl.edu/archive/1996/10/todays-scary-stories-are-tame-compared-to-victorian-age-tales.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-dreadfuls-victorian-children-literacy https://www.representingchildhood.pitt.edu/victorian.htm https://writingtoberead.com/2023/04/26/dark-origins-the-creepy-true-story-behind-alice-in-wonderland-darkorigins-aliceinwonderland/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-springheeled-jack-the-leaping-devil-that-terrorized-victorian-england Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 17, 2024 • 38min

Ep. 3 - The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

In today's episode, Genevieve covers the life and mysterious death of beloved gothic fiction writer, Edgar Allan Poe. References for today's episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a45782209/edgar-allan-poe-death-mystery/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 10, 2024 • 34min

Ep. 2 - The Victorian Cult of Death

In this week's episode, Genevieve talks about elaborate Victorian funeral traditions, what was, and was not, acceptable mourning fashion of the day, Queen Victoria’s obsession with her dead husband that sparked the trends, the hardship and power of 19th-century widowhood, as well as the almost fetishistic keepsaking of the deceased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 3, 2024 • 31min

Ep. 1 - The Legend of Octavia Hatcher

In this episode, Genevieve covers the mysterious death of Octavia Hatcher – a women who died in 1891 who, according to legend, was buried alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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