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Screenshot of publicdomainreview.org: Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries (1868)

Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries (1868)(publicdomainreview.org)

9 points by Thevet 9 days ago | 1 comments

A Public Domain Review collection page presenting the 1868 book Geographical Fun, which depicts European countries as humorous caricature figures shaped like their maps.

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Screenshot of worksinprogress.co: Why were Victorian elites so effective?

Why were Victorian elites so effective?(worksinprogress.co)

199 points by karakoram 19 days ago | 331 comments

Works in Progress essay examining the habits and traits that made Victorian-era British elites so effective, framed as 'seven vices'.

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