I just came across a blog called Slip Into Something Victorian. Its most recent post is about Lizzie Borden. Mystery and the Victorian era sure do go hand in hand.
Denise Eagan, the author of the post, recently visited Lizzie’s Victorian home, which is located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was in this house back in 1892 that Lizzie’s father and stepmother were found murdered in exceptionally brutal fashion. Lizzie was brought to trial but acquitted.
To this day the crime is unsolved, although Lizzie remains the primary suspect in the minds of many. The post gives a very nice summary of the circumstances of the mystery, with some interesting details about such things as possible sexual abuse and the miserly nature of Lizzie’s father.
And here’s something you probably didn’t know. The home today is a bed and breakfast. You can actually sleep in Lizzie’s room, in a nice antique Victorian bed, I might add! I don’t think I would shut my eyes for a second, and not just because I was admiring all the furniture in the room.
Slip Into Something Victorian contains a gallery of pictures, among which are an excellent selection taken at the Borden house. There’s a lot of antique Victorian furniture in there. You’ll see beds, chairs, mirrors, dressers, a dining room table, a striking medallion back sofa, and more – all within the confines of one of the world’s eeriest Victorian homes.
And maybe you’ll be inspired to visit the home and spend the night. I understand you’ll be treated to the breakfast the Bordens had that morning. The contents of Abby Borden’s stomach actually provided an important clue as to the time of her subsequent murder. Food for thought.
You can read the post here. If you have trouble finding the picture gallery, click here.
And here are some earlier posts of mine involving mystery of one kind or another: Nov. 24, Nov. 20, Nov. 17, Nov. 16, Nov. 13.
January 6th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Thank you so much for mentioning our blog. Yes, the house was amazing to see. And the furniture just gorgeous. The proprietors had only pictures of the two rooms that the Bordens’ died in, so they couldn’t completely recreate the house’s furnishings. But they did their very best in those two rooms, and if you look at the pictures of the (murder)scenes, you’ll see they did a very good job.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:46 am
It was my pleasure to mention your blog. I really enjoyed the post. It’s very rich in many ways. And thank you for the added information about the furnishings of the house. That’s a wonderful detail. I can’t imagine that too many homes have been furnished based on the pictures of murder scenes!
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