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This silent signalling to deliver his letter to her is the breaking of a dam–a clear sign that Wentworth has been aware of her, and her awareness of him, and that he is stepping back into the dance they once shared. Even before Anne has opened the letter, she can sense the portent of his action, alone.

Jane Austen Novels’ Illustrations 

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art by daniel corcuera ( my edits )

This painting depicts the historical 16th century story of Ivan the Terrible mortally wounding his son in Ivan in a fit of rage. By far the most psychologically intense of Repin’s paintings, the Emperor’s face is fraught with terror, as his son lay quietly dying in his arms, blood dripping down the side of his face.

All Is Vanity, Charles Allan Gilbert, 1896

I was listening to Eat Me, Drink Me by Marilyn Manson and this picture came to mind. His lyrics somehow always remind me of KS, especially in this song. 

Now on the History Channel

‘People have literally just always been people’ is genuinely my favorite fact about the world

Adam Burke

It seems the Victorians also found word play amusing. From 1891. 

I give ye my  S p i r i t , ‘til our Life shall be Done.