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“I hope you’ll stay here a long time” — Heartwarming Victorian Historical Manga

Shirley by Kaoru Mori

January 3, 2025 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This is a sweet collection of manga short stories about maids during the Victorian era. Kaoru Mori’s art is so beautiful and fine that this is a delight to read. I love her eye for detail and emotion — I’m always a sucker for someone who can convey deep emotion in just a few lines, and she has that ability. I also appreciate her focus on historical details, as this era is in my zone of interest. This is fiction and has a gentle tone […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: domestic servants, Kaoru Mori, manga, victorian england

GentleRain's CBR17 Review No:3 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: domestic servants, Kaoru Mori, manga, victorian england ·
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One must avoid dinner parties of 14…

March 10, 2014 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

… because if you don’t you are putting yourself in the awkward position of ending up with the dreaded 13 guests should one need to cancel at the last moment. Just one of the many insights I’ve gleaned from Mrs. Seely. 🙂  This book is another in the list of historical reference materials and this one has the added benefit of being a reference in its own time period! The height of domestic service roughly coincides with the Gilded Age, 1880-1920. In that time a […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: domestic servants, faintingviolet, Mrs. Seely

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:8 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: domestic servants, faintingviolet, Mrs. Seely ·
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