Victober TBR | A Huge Pile of Possibilitites

#victober
In which I share my far-too-long Victober pile of possibilities . . .

More about Victober

Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)

Announcements:
My video:    • Victober 2023 | Announcement and Reco...  
‪@katehowereads‬    • #Victober 2023 Announcement Video  
‪@BlatantlyBookish‬    • Announcing Victober 2023! | #victober  
‪@bookswithpetra‬    • Видео  
‪@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711‬    • Victober 2023 announcement: all you n...  

The Challenges
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider
Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you
Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative
Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly
Group Read: The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope

Books Mentioned

Night and Morning, Edward Bulwer-Lytton:   / night-and-morning  

Red Pottage, Mary Cholmondeley:   / 968595.red_pottage  

The Beth Book, Sarah Grand:   / 1019669.the_beth_book  
Recommended by ‪@elizabethaliteraryprincess‬

Diana of Crossways, George Meredith:   / 661950.diana_of_the_crossways  

A Struggle for Fame, Charlotte Riddell:   / a-struggle-for-fame  

Afternoon, Ouida:   / afternoon-and-other-sketches  

Candida, George Bernard Shaw:   / 418373.candida  

Miss Brown, Vernon Lee:   / miss-brown  

The Wing of Azrael, Mona Caird:   / the-wing-of-azrael  

Charley’s Aunt, Brandon Thomas:   / charley-s-aunt  
‪@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711‬ and ‪@tillysshelf‬'s discussion:    • Victorian humour and Charley's Aunt f...  

In the Roar of the Sea, Sabine Baring-Gould:   / 733615.in_the_roar_of_the_sea  
Recommended by ‪@katehowereads‬

The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green, Cuthbert Bede:   / 1274017.mr_verdant_green  

My Flirtations, Ella Hepworth Dixon:   / 1041244.my_flirtations  

David Copperfield, Charles Dickens:   / 58696.david_copperfield  

The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope:   / 149785.the_way_we_live_now  

Man and Wife, Wilkie Collins:   / 720016.man_and_wife  

Miss Meredith, Amy Levy:   / miss-meredith  

In Darkest London, Margaret Harkness:   / in-darkest-london  

Eve’s Ransom, George Gissing:   / 1024127.eve_s_ransom  

Jessie Phillips: A Tale of the Present Day, Frances Trollope:   / jessie-phillips  

An Unsocial Socialist, George Bernard Shaw:   / 284378.an_unsocial_socialist  

The Phantom Ship, Frederick Marryat:   / 1294145.the_phantom_ship  

Phantastes, George MacDonald:   / 174948.phantastes  

A Burglary, Amy Dillwyn:   / a-burglary  

The Perpetual Curate, Margaret Oliphant:   / 882166.the_perpetual_curate  

Ralph the Heir, Anthony Trollope:   / 517088.ralph_the_heir  

An Eye for An Eye, Anthony Trollope:   / an-eye-for-an-eye  

Wylder’s Hand , Sheridan Le Fanu:   / 2533794.wylder_s_hand  

My Debut Novel

My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.
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Goodreads:   / the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall  

General Links

My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.uk
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