Victorian-set novels
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Sir Harry Flashman: Fictional Victorian Anti-Hero
My favorite fictional anti-hero is Sir Harry Flashman, Victorian war hero and quintessential rogue. He was created by George Macdonald Fraser in the 1970s, so there may be readers today who have not had the pleasure of reading the Flashman Papers, as the stories are known. Let Harry introduce himself: “I’ve been a Danish prince, a Texas slave-dealer, an Arab sheik, a Cheyenne Dog Soldier, and a Yankee navy lieutenant in my time, among other things, and none of ’em was as hard to sustain as my lifetime’s impersonation of a British officer and gentleman.” ― George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman in the Great Game Fraser was inspired by a character…
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SHOWCASE: Victorian Movies and TV Shows
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30 Victorian Mystery Novel Series to Read Now!
The following books are some of the best Victorian-set historical mysteries that I know about. The books named are the first in each series – the sleuth named appears in all the books. Most are set in Victorian England, but a few are set in the USA and some others (particularly the Sherlock Holmes-related ones) spill over into the Edwardian period. You can read more about them on Goodreads and Amazon. I’ll include links to Goodreads so you can find out more about the ones that interest you. For even more historical mysteries, you can check out this amazingly comprehensive list (just watch out for the pop-ups): http://brerfox.tripod.com/historicalmystery.html Enjoy…
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SHOWCASE: Victorian Movies and TV Shows
This is the first installment of the Showcase of Victorian Movies and TV Shows. Over the years, there has been an abundance of movies, miniseries and TV shows that have been set in England during the Victorian era. Original fiction as well as the works of Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, the Bronte sisters, and Elizabeth Gaskell have all been presented on the large and small screen. So what shows can you seek out for your Victorian inspiration? Today, we’ll discuss the BBC’s 2004 miniseries, “North and South,” starring Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe. A four-part series, with each episode lasting about 1 hour. Based on the novel by Elizabet Gaskell,…
