Victorian Scrapbook of Newspaper Articles
By George Burgess (1829-1905)
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The Victorian Scrapbook of George Burgess (my great-great grandfather) covering most of his working life from the late 1840's to the 1900's (Victorian era) contains a collection of Victorian newspapers; articles (most undated, but a few have been dated). The articles in his scrapbook are from:-
American newspapers between 1845 and 1857 (while George Burgess was in America), and
British newspapers from 1857 to about 1901 (after his return to England).
As he ran out of space in his scrapbook he stuck newer newspaper cuttings over older articles. A few of the articles have come adrift and most have deteriorated with age. However, this Victorian scrapbook of newspaper articles is notable in that it gives insight into George Burgess as a person, as he selected (as anyone would) articles to which he could relate. Newspaper Articles reflecting his views and or on topics of interest to him e.g. Religion, Science, Humour, Drink and Poetry etc.
Transcribed Victorian Newspaper Copies
The full collection of Victorian newspaper articles (over 500) in the scrapbook by George Burgess has been transcribed to this site for free viewing; and where possible a scanned copy of the original is included with the transcript:
For historical accuracy, poor spelling and bad grammar (and American spellings) in these Victorian newspaper articles have been faithfully reproduced in the transcription.
Unfortunately, a small number of the scanned images were lost on a corrupted back-up disk, but I do hope to rescan the lost images in due course.
Topics
The topics for these Victorian Newspapers in the Scrapbook are categorised under the subjects of Family; Health; Education; Humour (Humor); Poetry; Politics; History; Religion; Science; Nature; Temperance and Victorian Culture.
Also, included are five Newspaper Articles written by Fanny Fern (1811-1872), an American newspaper columnist of the 19th century.
Use the menu buttons on the right to browse the newspaper articles under the various topic headings.
Hand Transcriptions by George Burgess (1829-1905)
George Burgess, a great lover of poetry and good literature, gained much pleasure from transcribing some of these Victorian newspaper articles.
Press the button below to view a selection of six Victorian newspaper articles transcribed by George Burgess; articles of his choice on poetry and short stories, reproduced in his hand-writing and written on his own personalised paper.