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A night out in Victorian London

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So, how did those Victorians spend their pre-Netflix evenings?

Jacko
Jacko the Performing and Talking Fish | British Library

 

Broekman's circus and great monkey theatre | British Library
Broekman’s circus and great monkey theatre | British Library

 

Carlo Gatti
Carlo Gatti Every Evening With Best Talent | British Library

 

Mr. Jacoby
Mr. Jacoby, Presidigitateur and Master of Magic | British Library

 

An immense model of the battle of Waterloo
An immense model of the battle of Waterloo | British Library

 

Mr. Harry Phillips
Mr. Harry Phillips’ Living Mythological Mermaid | British Library