Victorian

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John Ruskin, a Victorian art critic, raged at how the division of labor broke down traditional communities and turned people into automatons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Rodgers’ elegant Victorian Craftsman measures just over 5,300 square feet—just over half the size of Aaron’s enormous 10,500-square-foot Wisconsin abode, which sits at the heart of a leafy 5-acre parcel.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The California Military Academy spent a spectacular few of its early years, circa 1906, on the water at Santa Monica, leasing out the rambling Victorian pile that had once been the Arcadia Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Fraudsters that use promises of love and companionship to cheat the lonely is a crime as old as Victorian novels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Jule bought two Victorian novels by writers she was not sure Immie had ever read: Gaskell and Hardy.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart