Victorian Novels
Written between 1837 - 1901
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(last edited Feb 11, 2010 12:56PM)
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Feb 11, 2010 11:05AM
British only, yes?
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There are two versions of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights on this list. Is there anyway to merge their votes, or remove the one with less votes?
Much as it pains me to say this, the Sherlock Holmes omnibus edition should be taken off this list. Of the Holmes canon, 4 1/2 books (i.e., over 50%) were published after Queen Victioria's death:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Valley of Fear
His Last Bow
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes,
as well as the final installments of
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of...
Only the canon's first four installments (Scandal in Bohemia, Sign of Four, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes) are actually "Victorian" in the sense of first having been published (in their entirety) during Queen Victoria's lifetime.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Valley of Fear
His Last Bow
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes,
as well as the final installments of
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of...
Only the canon's first four installments (Scandal in Bohemia, Sign of Four, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes) are actually "Victorian" in the sense of first having been published (in their entirety) during Queen Victoria's lifetime.
Themis-Athena wrote: "Much as it pains me to say this, the Sherlock Holmes omnibus edition should be taken off this list. Of the Holmes canon, 4 1/2 books (i.e., over 50%) were published after Queen Victioria's death:
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A more relaxed view of the term "Victorian" could include anything prior to World War I in which the old social order is still intact.
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A more relaxed view of the term "Victorian" could include anything prior to World War I in which the old social order is still intact.
Susanna wrote: "The subtitle suggests strictness was intended for this list, though."
Yes, that's why I made the comment in the first place. There's no doubt the entire canon has a Victorian "feel."
Yes, that's why I made the comment in the first place. There's no doubt the entire canon has a Victorian "feel."
Sense and Sensibility is not a Victorian novel. It was published in 1812 and she died in 1817, well before Queen Victoria was even born.
Remove the Jane Austen books this instant. I'm serious. Not even funny!! And Edwardian is not the same as Victorian.