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I love a long weekend more than anyone, but have you
noticed we really don’t do anything to actually celebrate or acknowledge the
dowager mourning Queen?
But I’m not encouraging everyone to dress in black from head
to toe or marry their first cousin. Instead, enjoy these Victorian reads while
you lounge on your patio while the BBQ heats up.
The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde.
Cheeky at it's best! But in all honesty, any Oscar Wilde book is worth your time.
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens.
When a rich merchant dies, he wills most of his fortune to an estranged son, John Harmon, but only on condition that this son marry a girl the father has chosen. She is Bella Wilfer, the pretty, spirited, slightly petulant daughter of a humble clerk. But whether young John Harmon would have consented to marry her is a mystery, because his body shows up on the shore in the novels macabre opening scene.
Look, just because it was required reading in school doesn’t mean it won’t speak to you. Plus, the names in a Dickens' novels are incredibly wonderfully ridiculous. In his day, Charles Dickens was quite a rock star. People would line up on the docks for new copies of his books and women would swoon at his public readings.
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Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthor Conan Doyle.
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Orphans, a mysterious wealthy gentlemen, a spooky mansion with a forbidden tower and a drunken cook. What could possibly go wrong?
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
We always picture the monster when we hear the name Frankenstein, but it is in fact Victor Frankenstein that the title references. Written completely in letter form by the narrator, you'll wonder who is the real monster of the story; the murderous creation or the creator himself.
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Far From theMadding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
A headstrong landowner in want of a husband considers three suitors; a farmhand, a wealthy neighbour, and a handsome soldier with a tragic secret.
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North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell
Pride and Prejudice for socialists. Truly, a wonderful read.
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