Martha Bradley
18th-century English cook, author of The British Housewife.
The Book of Curses
Essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about Professor Gargoyle’s regret for the decline in swearing.
The Jilting of Jane
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about an episode in the romantic life of a young maidservant who is engaged to be married.
Alice Gooderidge
Staffordshire woman convicted of witchcraft in 1596 on the false testimony of an 14-year-old boy.
Pearson & Cox
British manufacturer of steam and petrol-powered vehicles active from 1908 until 1916.
Katherine Harley
Suffragist who in 1913 organised the Great Pilgrimage, a march along six routes to converge on Hyde Park, London, where a rally in support of women’s suffrage was held.
Donald McGill
English graphic artist whose name has become synonymous with the genre of saucy postcards, particularly associated with the seaside.
Answer to Prayer
Last short story written by H. G. Wells, published in 1937, about an archbishop who develops doubts about his relationship with God.
Pierre Adolphe Valette
French Impressionist painter who taught at the Manchester School of Art from 1906 until 1920.
Adele Meyer
Adele Meyer, Lady Meyer, (1862/3–1930) was an English socialite, social reformer, philanthopist and suffragist.