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21) WITCH FANCY DRESS
Today is my birthday and I've always loved a good fancy dress party, so please enjoy these witchy Victorian costumes! The Victorians created many fabulous costume designs, with some very creative themes✨ #VictorianOccult

The story is heavily driven by Hawthorne's interest in Puritanism and Salem's history, including its preoccupation with witch trials. In fact, Hawthorne was the great-great grandson of John Hathorne, who was one of the judges leading the Salem witch trials #VictorianOccult 5/8

The story is set during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. This period was also one of the most dire of the European witch trials, with the largest number of fatalities between 1560-1630 #VictorianOccult 3/7

This is certainly not the only witch painting by Waterhouse, and magic is a common theme in his work. Other artwork on this theme includes his Circe pictures: 'Circe Invidiosa' (1892), 'Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses' (1891), and 'The Sorceress' (1911) #VictorianOccult 4/4

"Evil is as necessary an ingredient of life as red pepper is of an epicure’s menu—it stimulates one to enjoy the banquet of life."
Out peeped Beelzebub for a moment. "You are incomparable!" murmured the parson.
"It’s a fine night for a broomstick ride"
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7) ‘ABSOLUTE EVIL’, by Julian Hawthorne (1918)
Although this story centres on a werewolf, the narrator hunting the beast has a keen interest in the occult, and even recalls and makes reference to the fact that she is descended from Salem witches #VictorianOccult 1/6

#SuperstitionSat it was once believed that placing crossed objects in front of a door would deter #witches from the household. Below are two 19thc. homemade steel blades that were found crossed in the roof of a cottage (pic & description from @inner_lives Spellbound catalogue)

- 'The Yellow Wallpaper', by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (illustrated)
- 'The Werewolves', Henry Beaugrand (illustrated)

Thanks to @CraigyBoyT for introducing me to Beaugrand's text! You can search for these stories and find many more here: https://t.co/s48ofwk7o2
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#MonstrousMayChallenge Monstrous Transformations. In 1887, 'Jekyll and Hyde' was adapted for the stage, with Richard Mansfield in the main role. Mansfield's performance was so convincing, it was said some of the audience fainted, and he was later accused of being Jack the Ripper

Some more #witches for #FairytaleTuesday! Please enjoy these rather bizarre Victorian soap adverts featuring totally normal content:

Sapolio soap, Cosmopolitan magazine (1899)
Pears soap (1889)
Lux Soap, 'Illustrated London News' (1906)

#halfwaytohalloween