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Cars, Trucks, Vans, Cabs, and other Victorian Words
A handsome Hansom Cab with a handsome Hansom driver, circa 1880's. You might think that cars, trucks, and vans would have no place in the...
Paul Campbell
Feb 2610 min read
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Le Havre and La Citadelle: How to Build a Fictional Hotel
Le Havre Carte de Visite (Postcard of Le Havre, 19th century) One of the most prominent locations in Gray Matter, the sequel to Grayscale...
Paul Campbell
Feb 199 min read
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Trains: The Fast Track to the Future
Perhaps smartphones and Artificial Intelligence aren't the best starting point for a blog on trains, but here we are. Take a moment to...
Paul Campbell
Feb 1211 min read
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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...
Paul Campbell
Dec 18, 202213 min read
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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...
Paul Campbell
Dec 4, 202210 min read
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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:...
Paul Campbell
Nov 13, 202213 min read
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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...
Paul Campbell
Nov 6, 202211 min read
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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...
Paul Campbell
Oct 10, 20228 min read
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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...
Paul Campbell
Oct 3, 20226 min read
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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...
Paul Campbell
Sep 26, 20228 min read
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