For many lovers of the novel, Victorian fiction represents the apogee of English literature and the noble art of storytelling.
Tag: classics
J.S. Fletcher – Classic detective fiction influencer
Hailed as a leading writer of Golden Age crime fiction, J.S. Fletcher was, rather, a Victorian-style writer and detective fiction influencer
Arbie Swift series
Murder by Candlelight and The Last Word is Death are the first two novels in a delicious new series of cozy detective stories.
The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery has it all; the country house, the witty dialogue, the tight plotting, superb writing, … Oh it’s a proper treat!
Journal of the Plague Year
An intimate, readable, day-to-day account of life in London during the plague of 1665, remarkably similar to life during a pandemic today.
The Forsyte Saga
An incisive depiction of the decline of the Victorian era and the rise of the Modern era, and a gripping multi-generational family saga.
Mary Elizabeth Braddon – The Queen of Victorian sensation fiction
Best known for her sensationalist novels, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (née Maxwell) published more than 80 wonderful novels between1860 and 1910.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds is one of the books I scorned for years. It was a bestseller in its day. Romantic fiction – I used to think – is fluff for bimbos. Since I consider myself literate and intelligent (yeah, really!)
Penhallow
A dysfunctional family of mostly unlikeable people. When one of them is finally bumped off, everyone is a suspect.