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

“While we recognise that this Victorian relish has a niche and loyal following, it sadly does not have wider commercial appeal and, despite our best efforts, retailer distribution has dwindled,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

There were bound volumes of the Banker’s Journal and the Stockbroker’s Gazette, and complete sets of the Victorian novelists, never opened.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill