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Originally Posted by RWood
Sparrow, I agree with Ricky, the term is fine. There are many aspects to Victorian Lit than just the time it was written.
Although somewhat written in the time period, I would not describe Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes as Victorian. Harry (who knows far more about Conan Doyle and his writings than I do) may disagree and if so, I am interested to know why.
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I would not consider Conan Doyle's works to be "Victorian" either. Perhaps they are in time, but not in style. Again, "style" being the operative word. The man was an author of the Victorian period, however, his writing is not as turgid as that of many of the writers of the time (especially those of the early Victorian Age).