wow, very nice collection of reads. I enjoy old stories, admittedly mostly speculative fiction. I still have a special place for Poe's dark tales! There's just something about the macarbe...
I need to read his work sometime!! I haven't gotten around to it yet for some reason…
I got the illustration from this book : https://archive.org/details/readytouseoldfas0000graf_u6t6/mode/2up
Usually takes a couple seconds, not impossibly long but it is a noticable wait. Personally it's not overly bothersome to me, but compressing won't hurt :)
ok, thank you!!
It depends of the page but usually not more than a couple of seconds. Personnally, it doesn't bother me (I have way worst on my own site) but I'm in a "slow internet" mindset when I'm on neocities anyway.
Between 5-10 seconds for pages like the cloister and the workshop
i usually have a pretty slow connection and the loading is visible, but quick enough that it's kind of a vibe imo. fits the sort of collage-y scrapbook-y theme