Victorian

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Carpenter plucks Cricket from arts college and its meaningless pontificating to his “atelier in the corn,” a ramshackle Victorian where Cricket learns how to transmute what he sees with color and light.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The building is Victorian and conditions are basic, but for a high-profile prisoner who needs separation from the general population and a safe, stable environment, Dumfries is the obvious fit.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The mushy score, absurdly pompous speeches, and Victorian staginess harmonize with Mr. Fraser’s conception of his role as the emoter in chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It was a Victorian building with white trim.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart