Victorian periodicals and personal writings remind us that death being common did not make it less tragic. Darwin agonized at ...

Victorian periodicals and personal writings remind us that death being common did not make it less tragic. Darwin agonized at losing “the joy of the Household ” when his 10-year-old daughter ...

Every fortnight a Victorian childcare operator fails so badly it is given a government warning, with babies dying, toddlers ...

While overall child mortality was somewhat lower in the U.K., the rate remained near 50% through the early 20th century for children living in the poorest slums. Threats from disease were extensive.

Victorian periodicals and personal writings remind us that death being common did not make it less tragic. Darwin agonized at losing “the joy of the Household ,” when his 10-year-old daughter ...

Victorian periodicals and personal writings remind us that death being common did not make it less tragic. Darwin agonized at losing “the joy of the Household ,” when his 10-year-old daughter ...

The disconcerting image of a child nestled in sleep against another child’s corpse may seem unrealistic. But it is very like the mid-19th-century memento photographs taken of deceased children ...

The disconcerting image of a child nestled in sleep against another child’s corpse may seem unrealistic. But it is very like the mid-19th-century memento photographs taken of deceased children ...