You may have noticed the picture (& link, if you click on it) for Our Mutual Read in the sidebar on the right. I am taking a reading challenge this year & reading Victorian literature! I haven't decided which level I'll be doing:
-Level 1: 4 books, at least 2 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
-Level 2: 8 books, at least 4 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
-Level 3: 12 books, at least 6 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
However, at this point I think I've amassed enough potential titles to do level 3 twice. Here are some of the titles I'm considering (I'm hoping plays are acceptable):
Fiction
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wives & Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Warden by Anthony Trollope (first book of The Chronicles of Barsetshire)
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy
The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
Father Brown Mystery Stories by G.K. Chesterton
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Pinkerton's Sister by Peter Rushforth
The Observations by Jane Harris
Affinity by Sarah Waters
Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Plays
The Second Mrs Tanqueray by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
Lady Audley's Secret by C. H. Hazlewood (adapted from the book by Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
-Level 1: 4 books, at least 2 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
-Level 2: 8 books, at least 4 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
-Level 3: 12 books, at least 6 written during 1837 - 1901. The other books may be Neo-Victorian or non-fiction.
However, at this point I think I've amassed enough potential titles to do level 3 twice. Here are some of the titles I'm considering (I'm hoping plays are acceptable):
Fiction
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wives & Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Warden by Anthony Trollope (first book of The Chronicles of Barsetshire)
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy
The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
Father Brown Mystery Stories by G.K. Chesterton
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Pinkerton's Sister by Peter Rushforth
The Observations by Jane Harris
Affinity by Sarah Waters
Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Plays
The Second Mrs Tanqueray by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
Lady Audley's Secret by C. H. Hazlewood (adapted from the book by Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
(Oddly enough, my interest in both these plays was piqued by frequent mention in Agatha Christie novels.)
Non-Fiction
The Clumsiest People in Europe, or, Mrs. Mortimer's Bad-Tempered Guide to the Victorian World by Todd Pruzan and Favell Lee Mortimer
Death at the Priory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England by James Ruddick
The Disastrous Mrs. Weldon: The Life, Loves, and Lawsuits of a Legendary Victorian by Brian Thompson
Lectures on Art by John Ruskin
Victorian London: The Life of a City, 1840-1870 by Liza Picard
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England by Judith Flanders
Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves edited by Jack Zipes
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
London 1849: A Victorian Murder Story by Michael Alpert
I'm also interested in in the 2 mini-challenges:
-Period Film Mini-Challenge -- watch at least 6 films that take place between 1837 - 1901 (they don't necessarily have to be based on a book) and post a review. (With my love of Merchant-Ivory productions & the new movie Young Victoria out, this is a natural for me.)
-Short Story Mini-Challenge -- read 12 short stories written or taking place between 1837 - 1901 and post a review. (I find the library system has The Oxford Book of Victorian Detective Stories, The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories, & Victorian Love Stories: An Oxford Anthology.)
Non-Fiction
The Clumsiest People in Europe, or, Mrs. Mortimer's Bad-Tempered Guide to the Victorian World by Todd Pruzan and Favell Lee Mortimer
Death at the Priory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England by James Ruddick
The Disastrous Mrs. Weldon: The Life, Loves, and Lawsuits of a Legendary Victorian by Brian Thompson
Lectures on Art by John Ruskin
Victorian London: The Life of a City, 1840-1870 by Liza Picard
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England by Judith Flanders
Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves edited by Jack Zipes
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
London 1849: A Victorian Murder Story by Michael Alpert
I'm also interested in in the 2 mini-challenges:
-Period Film Mini-Challenge -- watch at least 6 films that take place between 1837 - 1901 (they don't necessarily have to be based on a book) and post a review. (With my love of Merchant-Ivory productions & the new movie Young Victoria out, this is a natural for me.)
-Short Story Mini-Challenge -- read 12 short stories written or taking place between 1837 - 1901 and post a review. (I find the library system has The Oxford Book of Victorian Detective Stories, The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories, & Victorian Love Stories: An Oxford Anthology.)
Well, I'd better start reading! I notice my reading will be skewed towards mysteries--I 'm hoping reading a genre I normally read will encourage me to complete this reading challenge (unlike last year's). I'll be posting off & on on my progress & on some of the books I've read. Stay tuned!
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