The tongue-in-cheek guide was written by St John's student, Arthur John Story Undergraduates were encouraged to smoke but told not to use tea cosies in a Victorian guide to student life.

A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life. Goodman writes history from a woman's point of view. Not for her the military exploits of the Boer War. She takes us through a day in the life of Victorian ...

When you picture a Victorian house, you might envision a colorful dollhouse, or maybe an imposing haunted or abandoned house comes to mind (like the Creel House from Stranger Things). Both are ...

In week five of our course on life in Victorian Britain, Ruth Goodman explores how the 19th century saw work change for most of the population, with shift working made possible by gas light ...

The guide includes advice on the opposite sex, including "not to get too familiar" with the landlady's daughter - and a reminder not to "speak to girls without introduction".

The tongue-in-cheek guide was written by St John's student, Arthur John Story Undergraduates were encouraged to smoke but told not to use tea cosies in a Victorian guide to student life.