#and christmas cards were a brand new thing – @english-history-trip on Tumblr

“Suddenly, Terry realized that his life as a good natured gardener from Sussex, attending his club meetings and harvesting his turnips from the local communal vegetable plot was a lie. He could smell the jungle in his memory, and feelings of the hunt…”

#the backstory with these is #victorians had just invented cheap postage #and christmas cards were a brand new thing #and no one knew what to put on them #but honestly I think they could have figured it out #victorians #art history