Paul Campbell
Circus freaks and Darwin's Monsters
The traveling freak-show was an institution that was almost exclusively Victorian. While traveling circuses have existed since Roman...
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Dec 12, 202211 min read
Definitely not Africa
A zoo is perhaps one of the most exciting places for a child to visit. Very few are those who do not have some memory of visiting a zoo...
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Paul Campbell
Dec 4, 202210 min read
Heaven and Hell, Death and Dick's
You may find yourself wondering (yet again) what these subjects could possibly have in common. Of course, if you have been following my...
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Paul Campbell
Nov 20, 202212 min read
Werewolves, Hymns, and My Fair Lady
What do Werewolves, Christian hymns, and My Fair Lady all have in common? On the surface, there doesn't seem to be any connecting link...
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Paul Campbell
Nov 13, 202213 min read
When the Sun Sets: The Farmers' War
In honor of our recently celebrated Veteran's Day, I want to look at an often forgotten fight against tyranny, and the survivors of it:...
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Paul Campbell
Nov 6, 202210 min read
People are dying to see the Coolest place in Paris
When one thinks of Paris today, there are many famous places which draw our attention: the stunning views from the Eiffel Tower, the...
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Paul Campbell
Oct 30, 202211 min read
Guttersnipes and Gamin
There is perhaps nothing quite as iconic of the Victorian era, whether in London, Paris, New York, or any other large city of the time,...
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Paul Campbell
Oct 16, 202211 min read
Helfenburk: The (not so) Haunted Castle you can (probably) sleep in!
About twelve miles southeast of Strakonice, in the southwestern corner of what is now Czechia and what was once known as Bohemia, there...
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Paul Campbell
Oct 10, 20228 min read
The Mazarine: a modern Alexandria
The Founder Jules Mazarin, the founder of the unrivaled Bibliothèque Mazarine, or “Mazarin Library”, was given a rather harsh portrayal...
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Paul Campbell
Oct 3, 20226 min read
The Paris Underneath
"Paris has another Paris under herself; a Paris of sewers; which has its streets, its crossings, its squares, its blind alleys, its...
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Paul Campbell
Sep 26, 20228 min read
Alphonse Bertillon: The Man who Made the Mugshot
It is very difficult to fit all the accomplishments of a man like Alphonse Bertillon into a single article. Despite this fact, almost...
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