VICTORIAN LIT RECOMMENDATIONS &

[@jessondesign]

The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favorite book ever. I'm reading it for the fourth time now and I always find something new (:

[@CloudStrife021]

I was planning on reading Jane Eyre in October anyways but this makes it more fun :) I read Wuthering Heights a few months ago and I loved it.

[@katiejlumsden]

Oh I am just so excited! I second all of your recommendations - all brilliant brilliant books :)

[@LeanneRose]

So excited to learn you'll be joining the hosting team of Victober! :) Last year the readathon was on at the same time as the majority of my reading for a Victorian Childhoods module I was doing at uni, so it was a brilliant way to motivate me! I'm hoping to have just as good of an experience this time around, even without uni to go alongside it. I hope you have a brilliant Victober Lucy! :)

[@muskndusk]

Although it wasn't written during the Victorian period, "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles gives a lot of insight into the period.

[@fadhilafalzaria8214]

I LOVE YOU!! i have just started to read more classics. Since english is not my first language, it is not an easy challenge obviously but your videos inspire me so much

[@lucythereader]

I’m always SO impressed by people who read English literature when it’s not their first language! I don’t think I could do it in another language. So well done you!! I hope you enjoy Wuthering Heights!

[@swoonscapades]

Ahhh, a booktuber who loves Thomas Hardy! Tess was my intro to Hardy and It's also my favorite book! I'm looking forward to your video on Thomas Hardy & I'm so excited for Victober, it's probably my favorite time of the year because I adore Victorian Literature ♡♡♡

[@ashwinidillikar-shiledar222]

How about The Return of the Native?

[@HollyTheBookLover]

I'm so excited for you to be hosting a readathon that you love! I loved the Picture of Dorian Gray film and I've always wanted to read the book so this will encourage me to pick it up! I've always been interested in Tess of the d'Urbervilles since my English teacher recommended it to me a few years ago and I live in Hardy's county! I tried to read Withering Heights last year and struggled to get through the first few chapters but I might try it again!

[@AnnaBaggins]

This pops up on my dash - HELL YEAH GIRL THIS IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

[@Marie11Miss]

For the female author challenge I would recommend reading Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon :) also thanks for the recommendations lucy! I'll definitely be adding these to my tbr list xx

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Victober is my favorite!! I'm so excited for this year, and I'm thrilled that you're hosting. ❤

[@lucythereader]

+Blatantly Bookish Yay, I'm so glad you like Victober! It would be great to have you join in!

[@lindaharrison3240]

This is a great opp for me to finally finish Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which I started in the Spring.

[@AliCatWrites]

I just discovered your channel and I loooooove it! I've not heard many other Booktubers discuss Victorian Lit. I took a Victorian Lit class in college and fell in love with the time period. Glad I stumbled upon this video :)

[@thunderstorms6886]

I am so happy about this announcement, I have been waiting for Victober ever since I subscribed to your channel a few months ago! 😄

[@SilviaKay]

I loved Cranford - it was SUCH a heart-warming read. As for Tess of D'Ubervilles, I always found it a bit intimidating because of the subject matter (I am too sensitive for my own good, so it sometimes makes me physically ill to read about people who had some injustice done to them). That said, the way you described it made me want to give it a try, so maybe I will (although probably not during the Victober, I already have a TBR in place).

[@lisawitcher6423]

So excited for #victober!!! 😊❤️ I think I will finally embark on Wuthering Heights! Great video as always Lucy! 😊👍🏽

[@lucythereader]

+Lisa Witcher Yesss Wuthering Heights is a great choice! I really hope you like it. Remember: keep going with it if you don't understand it, because the narrative can be a little confusing at first. But eventually all will become clear!

[@lisawitcher6423]

Thanks girl!

Hey there :) For your challenge I will read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall which I bought because of your recommendation in the first place 😄 Can't wait ❤

[@Fortheloveofclassics]

I'm so excited to join in this year! It's going to be my first time! I'm currently reading Wives and Daughters and will probably include it in my Victober TBR. I would recommend Middlemarch but it's a big book and took me almost a month to finish so I would recommend Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte.

[@IShouldReadThat]

This sounds like such a fun challenge! I studied Victorian Lit in college and haven't read much since. I was so pleased to see some of my favorite books on your list! Tess of the d'Urvervilles is one of my all time favorites -- it's so heartbreaking. Cranford is my ultimate comfort read. I haven't read Dorian Grey in years, but I adore Oscar Wilde. I think I'm going to participate and refresh my memory of these books. I work with classics at my job and certainly have access to the books! I might start with Jane Eyre 😄

[@aliyahm9950]

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[@helenaliu]

I heard about #Victober at the start of the month just as I had started Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë, so I'm joining in! Really appreciate your videos and hope to complete some of these great challenges.

[@beyondthepages19]

Loved your recommendations!! I definitely second Thomas Hardy! Love his books :)

[@izThapa]

omg i'm excited for this!! There's a book fair going on around where I live right now, and all the books are on sale! I'm definitely going to get some books that you recommended and join #Victober

[@TheReadersAthenaeum]

I think this is a great opportunity for me to finally get around to Tess of the D'Ubervilles! I'll definitely be joining in, Victorian literature is fascinating to me and I'd love to read more of it. :)

[@BaileeWalsh]

Once September hit I grabbed a bunch of mysteries/thrillers and Gothic and Victorian literature off my shelves and made a Fall TBR! Now, I feel like I'm in a way participating in Victober. My Fall TBR (in no particular order) is: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt Emma by Jane Austen (I have a goal this year to read all of Austen's novels in publication order.) Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix by J.K. Rolling (This is also part of my goal this year to completely read the HP series (for the first time!).) Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski Dracula by Bram Stoker (which I have already finished and loved) The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson Of the ones you mention that I haven't already addressed- The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favorite books. I have Cranford but have not read it, yet. I have read Jane Eyre and like it but I think it's kind of an overrated classic. I really want to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall!

[@cottagegrandma]

At last !! I missed Victober last year, I've been wanting to do it for so long. Before this video I haven't seen any Victober videos so I was scared there wouldn't be one 😉

[@natashahassan3948]

I'm definitely reading Far From the Madding Crowd for Victober! Have you seen To Walk Invisible? It's about the Brontë's and it's really good!

[@lucythereader]

+Natasha Hassan Let me know how you get on with it - I'm so excited for you to read it! Yes, I have! It's one of my favourite films and I recently rewatched it. I love it!

[@annoldham3018]

Victorian literature. It's not just for October! But great idea. 🥰

[@katehowereads]

Such good reading is coming!

[@itsdivyag]

oooo a picture of dorian grey might read that your cover for the bronte books are the best evverrr

[@lucythereader]

+itsdivya yes, you should!! I do really love them - I have so many editions, but they're my favourite.

[@camillea8766]

Love this video! A part of me actually squealed to find out I had already read the books your recommended except for Tess. It sounds similar to The Scarlet Letter na? I can't wait to read it :D

[@lucythereader]

+Patricia Camille Antony Yes, it is similar to The Scarlet Letter. Tess is a great book to read - I hope you enjoy it if you do!

[@johnkonrath1115]

I am genuinely excited about "Victober." Victorian literature is by far my favorite fictional genre. I recently completed "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Bronte and a biography on the Bronte family entitled "The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne" by Catherine Reef. I'm also currently reading "Jane Eyre." I haven't read any of Elizabeth Gaskell's works yet.Perhaps I'll try reading one for October. Who is your favorite Bronte sister? Thanks Lucy.

[@imaginativebibliophile549]

She often says that her favorite Bronte author is Emily Bronte.

[@itsabooksworld]

Maybe II'll join this readalong! (That means if I even have time to read a book lol).

[@gracetaylor7351]

Yes thinking of doing this !! ❤️

[@janepetrie1654]

Really looking forward to this

[@sabli3970]

I dnt know if I'll be able to do this challenge as uni with the big list of its literature started, but this is just perfect, because Victorian is everything I read, mainly

[@lucythereader]

+sab li You'll have to see if there are any books that you can read for uni and Victober and link the two up! Good luck with your reading lists!

[@hedigh8373]

I just started Dorian Gray today! So I guess I'm inevitably doing the challenge! 😀

[@SunriseFireberry]

After the furore surrounding Jude the Obscure, Hardy wrote no more novels & concentrated on writing poetry. How do you feel about this paradigm shift & its cause? IMHO the 19thC is one of the glorious periods in lit. generally, the others being the classical Greeks & Romans, & the British 1575 to 1660. VicLit is untranslated & nearer to our own time than the other lit. eras I mentioned, both of which helps current readers understand it better.

[@phix27]

I wish there was a list of example books for each challenge or just a masterlist of some victorian books in general because I'd love to join in but I'm unsure of any books to fit these to be honest.

[@lucythereader]

+Heather Each of the host's videos go into detail on each of the challenges - the link to everyone else's channels is in the description. So you'll be able to find recommendations there!

[@phix27]

Thank you!!

[@afternoonliterature5380]

Where did you buy those copies of the Bronte's? I love those covers!

[@Carlos16fp]

Looking forward to #Victober17

[@sophiaikonyak1449]

Please read jekyll and Hyde

[@lifescholar5887]

Currently reading Dorian Gray..Is it ruined for me now??? I am just at the 7th chapter and didn't have any idea about devil and soul-sellling.

[@iiris1501]

Can i have say 1 thing? Good job! You are lovely and pretty, your voice is lovely too. I know there is 3 things but never mind!:)

[@alef_19]

hiii! can someone please answer me, what tone of color is she using?

[@lucythereader]

Hi! Do you mean my lipstick? If so, it's the Loréal Color Riche in Place Vendome. :)

[@alef_19]

thanks :) but i did not explain myself well (ups!). i was talking about your hair color

[@lucythereader]

Ah! It’s my natural hair colour!

[@ronidiago5062]

I love you Lucy

[@AbdulHafeez-my3pd]

Very nice madam

[@massm490]

3rd

[@karamorai9679]

2nd