If I like 19th century fiction... - Page 2

Apache · 09-27-2011, 09:19 PM

My Favorite book written in the 19th Century The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
Apache

issybird · 09-27-2011, 10:18 PM

No one's mentioned George Eliot yet (or I missed it). I think she's a natural for the Trollope fan.

MeiLin · 09-27-2011, 10:30 PM

I'm familiar with Cabell and Collins's names but know nothing about their work. I'm downloading for perusal and I thankee kindly.

Shayne Parkinson · 09-29-2011, 12:23 AM

Lots already mentioned here that I'd recommend (Eliot, Thackeray, etc). Have you tried the Brontes? Given the authors you mention, you might enjoy Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Closer to Elizabeth Gaskell's than to Charlotte's or Emily's work - in fact Charlotte seems to have disapproved of it rather strongly.

MeiLin · 09-29-2011, 01:35 AM

In fact, I wrote a paper on "Tenant of Wildfell Hall" in college and I love the Brontës, though again, it's been years. I actually like Ann best of the three, though I do love me some "Jane Eyre."

Shayne Parkinson · 09-29-2011, 02:01 AM

Yes, I do think Anne's sadly under-appreciated, overshadowed as she is by her more famous sisters, and with a life even briefer than Emily's.

HarryT · 09-29-2011, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MeiLin

I like social commentary, comedies, fantasy, ripping yarns (to a degree), domestics. My fave 19th century writers are Trollope, Dickens, Austen and Alcott; I've dipped a toe in Gaskill and Hardy and intend to dip further.

If you like "ripping yarns", you really must try Sir Henry Rider Haggard. His complete works are available here at MR in 16 volumes. I'm sure you've heard of "King Solomon's Mines", "She", etc.

AlexBell · 09-29-2011, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd Young

Have you heard of Wilkie Collins. He was a friend of Dickens. His book "The Lady in White" was the single biggest best-seller of the nineteenth century. Today, he is mostly overlooked, though I love his stuff.

The Woman in White and The Moonstone are available on the MR Library, as are many books by Stanley J. Weyman and Raphael Sabatini.

JeremyR · 09-29-2011, 04:47 AM

Crutledge has recently uploaded a whole bunch of George Manville Fenn books in the library here. He was an author of that era, so might give one a try. Wikipedia says Dickens liked his stuff

elemenoP · 09-30-2011, 09:44 AM

I thought you were looking for modern writers?? You might like Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, Remains of the Day by Ishiguro, The Thirteenth Tale by Setterfield

eP

MeiLin · 09-30-2011, 11:44 AM

I'm looking for any and all.

Thanks for the recs!

Zetmolm · 09-30-2011, 02:10 PM

Two modern writers using 19th century style and form:

Charles Palliser - The Quincunx
Michael Faber - The Crimson Petal and the White

Both more than worth reading!

JaneD · 10-07-2011, 09:15 PM

John Galsworthy wrote a great series called "The Forsyte Saga" about a Victorian family passing bumpily into the 20th century. The first series is here on mobilereads, and if you like it, the rest of the series is also available in the mobileread library. He won the Nobel Prize for this series.

I second issybird's suggestion of George Eliot. "Middlemarch" is one of the great books of the era.

MeiLin · 10-07-2011, 09:20 PM

Thanks, folks!

Phogg · 10-08-2011, 12:18 AM

I am currently reading Flora Thompson's Lark Rise To Candleford.
You might give it a look.

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09-27-2011, 09:19 PM	#16
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	My Favorite book written in the 19th Century The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Apache

09-27-2011, 10:18 PM	#17
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,301 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	No one's mentioned George Eliot yet (or I missed it). I think she's a natural for the Trollope fan.

09-27-2011, 10:30 PM	#18
MeiLin professional daydreamer Posts: 71 Karma: 537292 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Portland, OR Device: Kindle	I'm familiar with Cabell and Collins's names but know nothing about their work. I'm downloading for perusal and I thankee kindly.

09-29-2011, 12:23 AM	#19
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Lots already mentioned here that I'd recommend (Eliot, Thackeray, etc). Have you tried the Brontes? Given the authors you mention, you might enjoy Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Closer to Elizabeth Gaskell's than to Charlotte's or Emily's work - in fact Charlotte seems to have disapproved of it rather strongly.

09-29-2011, 01:35 AM	#20
MeiLin professional daydreamer Posts: 71 Karma: 537292 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Portland, OR Device: Kindle	In fact, I wrote a paper on "Tenant of Wildfell Hall" in college and I love the Brontës, though again, it's been years. I actually like Ann best of the three, though I do love me some "Jane Eyre."

09-29-2011, 02:01 AM	#21
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Yes, I do think Anne's sadly under-appreciated, overshadowed as she is by her more famous sisters, and with a life even briefer than Emily's.

09-29-2011, 04:47 AM	#24
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Crutledge has recently uploaded a whole bunch of George Manville Fenn books in the library here. He was an author of that era, so might give one a try. Wikipedia says Dickens liked his stuff

09-30-2011, 09:44 AM	#25
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I thought you were looking for modern writers?? You might like Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, Remains of the Day by Ishiguro, The Thirteenth Tale by Setterfield eP

09-30-2011, 11:44 AM	#26
MeiLin professional daydreamer Posts: 71 Karma: 537292 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Portland, OR Device: Kindle	I'm looking for any and all. Thanks for the recs!

09-30-2011, 02:10 PM	#27
Zetmolm Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 2362786 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PocketBook Verse Pro Colour	Two modern writers using 19th century style and form: Charles Palliser - The Quincunx Michael Faber - The Crimson Petal and the White Both more than worth reading!

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10-07-2011, 09:15 PM	#28
JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	John Galsworthy wrote a great series called "The Forsyte Saga" about a Victorian family passing bumpily into the 20th century. The first series is here on mobilereads, and if you like it, the rest of the series is also available in the mobileread library. He won the Nobel Prize for this series. I second issybird's suggestion of George Eliot. "Middlemarch" is one of the great books of the era.

10-07-2011, 09:20 PM	#29
MeiLin professional daydreamer Posts: 71 Karma: 537292 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Portland, OR Device: Kindle	Thanks, folks!

10-08-2011, 12:18 AM	#30
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	I am currently reading Flora Thompson's Lark Rise To Candleford. You might give it a look.