'So enraged by budget cuts in education, the angry mob vowed to educate all the children in the city themselves' -- A hundred furious people cram themselves into the front of a classroom, torches blazing, spittle flying, trying to explain Chekhov’s use of symbolism in The Cherry Orchard

Video: Historian Answers Victorian England Questions

Dr. Bob Nicholson is a wonderful historian of Victoriana — with a special focus on the printed material of the era. I’ve enjoyed following his work for some time!

In this video for Wired, he does a lovely job answering reader questions about Victorian England.


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