The STRANGE World of Victorian Era “Parlor Games“

Link to My PATREON: HUGE thank you to my PATREON SUPER SUPPORTERS: Cody Nova BIG SUM Carson W Kevin Beck Conor Johnson Daniel Monsalve micky! Kyle Jonathan Hays Alexander Morgan Anastasi Andrew Reda Jason Farque Daniel The_Y Daniel Lano Cody Armacher Aaron Greig Drkek Jason Morrey Jeffrey Hacker The Grand Poobah Lottie Hew Jeremy Chase-Israel Will Surrette LepcisMagna Luke Fuller Sam Markey Josiah Parker crocoalala The Bittersteel Charles Bones Joseph Walla JB Riley Flamingo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parties back in the Victorian Era were pretty wild. Check out some of the strange games they used to play back in the 19th century. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- References/Further Reading: The dictionary of games and amusements - Henry Frith, 1884 Cassell’s book of in-door amusements - Cassel, Petter, Galpin, & Co - 1881 The young folk’s cyclopædia of games and sports, Champlin & Bostwick - 1890 Fireside games - Wilijalba Frikell, 1859 Home games for the people - Phillip J. Cozands, 1855 Every boy’s book of games, sports, and diversions - Grieves - 1852 Kate Greenaway’s book of games - Kate Greenaway, 1889 How to entertain a social party - Frank M. Read, 1875 Sports of all sorts - Josephine Pollard, 1890 Games, pastimes and amusements, Raymond H. Garman - 1906 Ice breakers - Edna Geister, 1918 Three hundred games and pastimes - Lucas & Lucas - 1906 Games, contests and relays - Seward Charley Staley, 1930 The Cokesbury game book - Arthur M. Depew, 1939 Games and play for school morale - Sheppard & Vaughan - 1921 Games, contests and relays - Seward Charley Staley, 1930 Popular amusements for in and out of doors - Nelle M. Mustain, 1902 Games we like best - Rohrbough & Rohrbough - 1931 School, church, and home games - George O. Draper, 1921 Home Games and Parties - Mrs. Hamilton Mott - 1898 Social games and group dances - Elsom & Trilling, 1919 Social Amusements - A. C. Sheldon, 1886 The Churchman’s companion - December, 1857 Christmas Stories and Poems for the Little Ones, Clara Emma Cheney - 1889 Parlor Games and Amusements Containing a Choice Selection of Games for Social Entertainment - Julian Dangierfield, 1912 Parlor games and parties for young and old - Carleton B. Case, 1916 London society - 1865 Edition The Cokesbury game book - Arthur M. Depew, 1939 Games for boys - Ripley Sherman, 1920
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