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I'm sure I'm not saying anything very original when I write that the principal virtue of Mrs. Gaskell's Life of her friend Charlotte Bronte is the immediacy, both chronological and, to a degree, personal, between the life and the writing of the life; while, on the other hand, the principal drawback ...
I really enjoyed this book, and I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say this is probably one of the best biographies I've read in years.Before starting Gaskell's book, I only knew the bare bones of the Bronte family's story as well as a few anecdotes told to me by a couple of English teachers back...
Yay - Project Gutenberg comes up trumps again.In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.When sensation novels burst upon a quiescent England these novels became immediate best sellers, surpassing all previous book sales records. Howeve...
So, this woman in the Victorian club specializes in lesser-known female Victorian authors and she recommended a bunch of books to me. Neat thing to specialize in, huh? I realize some of these are less lesser-known than others; she does too.BTW I am going to repeat this message for several other bo...
East Lynne is a very engaging Victorian sensation novel written in 1861. If you like the works of Wilkie Collins and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, then I also recommend Ellen Wood.This had everything you'd expect in a Victorian sensation novel, and probably more; murder, infidelity, betrayal, disguises an...
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