The Most Obscure Victorian Books I've Read

#Victober
In which I talked about some obscure Victorian books . . .

Books Mentioned

Marian Withers, Geraldine Jewsbury:   / marian-withers  
I heard about Geraldine Jewsbury and her novel, The Half Sisters (  / 1458574.the_half_sisters  ) from ‪@jenvcampbell‬.

Wooden Tony, Lucy Clifford:   / wooden-tony  
I heard about this book through Ros ‪@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711‬.

A Romance of the Moors, Mona Caird:   / a-romance-of-the-moors  
I found Mona Caird through the anthology Women Who Did, Stories by Men and Women:   / 609825.women_who_did  

Greene Ferne Farm, Richard Jefferies:   / greene-ferne-farm  

The Case of Rebellious Susan, Henry Arthur Jones:   / the-case-of-rebellious-susan-a-comedy-in-t...  
I heard about this play from ‪@martasgreatlibrary‬.

Zoe, Geraldine Jewsbury:   / zoe  
I heard about Geraldine Jewsbury through JEN CAMPBELL
I buddyread this with ‪@katehowereads‬.

A Noble Life, Dinah Maria Mulock Craik:   / 560684.a_noble_life  
I first read Craik with Olive, Dinah Maria Mulock Craik:   / 898983.olive  
I also heard about A Noble Life through Plotting Disability in the Nineteenth Century Novel, Clare Walker Gore:   / plotting-disability-in-the-nineteenth-cent...  

The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong: the Factory Boy, Frances Milton Trollope:   / the-life-and-adventures-of-michael-armstrong  

Gloriana: or The Revolution of 1900, Florence Caroline Dixie:   / gloriana  
I heard about this book from Claudia ‪@SpinstersLibrary‬.

A Dark Night’s Work and Other Stories, Elizabeth Gaskell:   / 1019881.a_dark_night_s_work_and_other_stories  

The Rebecca Rioter, Amy Dillwyn:   / the-rebecca-rioter  
I found out about Hono Press from either ‪@lucythereader‬ or ‪@katehowereads‬.

Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead, Allen Raine:   / garthowen-a-story-of-a-welsh-homestead  
I heard about Allen Raine from ‪@lucythereader‬.

The Young Pretenders, Edith Henrietta Fowler:   / 2509391.the_young_pretenders  

Jill, Amy Dillwyn:   / jill  

Widow Barnaby, Frances Milton Trollope:   / 1964310.widow_barnaby  
I buddyread this with ‪@katehowereads‬.

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