Welcome to In the Nineteenth Century with Lara Nicholls, a podcast series featuring fascinating and revealing narratives about the people, places and events that characterized one of the most transformative epochs in history. Throughout the series, I will be joined by experts and scholars, and together we will delve into a myriad of topics ranging from gardens to ghouls, fashion to food, bohemians to bankrupt businessmen, artists and aristocrats and many more intriguing characters. For all its frills and flourishes, the nineteenth century had many dark corners so in the series, we look at everything with an open mind, yet a critical gaze.