These videos are dangerous for adding authors to my long term wish list. But I am also enjoying your swift dissection of authors and books I have read. Bevis by Richard Jefferies was one of my mother's favourite books as a child so she read it to me and I became fond of it too.
@@katiejlumsden Thankyou Katie. There is nothing wrong with your title. You can use 'dictionary' another time. I have loved your guide to Victorian authors - 150 that is a great number.
A name that popped into my head because of his connection with Darwin was Thomas Huxley. Once on that slippery slope, a few others suggested themselves: Samuel Wilberforce, Robert Chambers, and William Chambers. I’ll stop free associating now. You are of course free to limit scope creep as you like. Thank you for an entertaining series.
I'm loving this series, and I'm glad you included some of the great Victorian children's book authors like Lewis Carroll and George MacDonald. One of my life goals is to read all the children's classics of that era; I fell in love with Carroll and Nesbit at a young age. I'm slightly biased against Henry James as well because he had some not very nice things to say about Our Mutual Friend, and I find it hard to imagine anyone being a great novelist who disparages a novel by Dickens.
Thanks for another fascinating series. Can I add a couple of other suggestions to your Jerome K Jerome list? ‘Told After Supper’ is probably the least scary and funniest set of ghost stories ever written; and ‘The Angel and the Author’ is a terrific short story in which the narrator dreams he is with the Recording Angel and they disagree on which side of the ledger some of his deeds should be recorded….
I didn't start with UTGT, but I agree it is the most user friendly (sad, but not devastatingly so). FFTMC is not exactly a stroll in the park, but it's the only one containing a character (Farmer Oak) who was likeable enough to revisit with a second reading. I wonder if Hardy really liked women, or anyone for that matter? My late brother (if he had ever read anything by Hardy) would probably have dismissed him as a wedge-a**. But whoever said that novelists should be lovely people? Hemingway and Steinbeck seem to have been quite unpleasant.
Wonderful series of videos, such a good idea ! I'm not crazy about Henry James, but I started reading (during Covid) The portrait of a lady and even though I didn't finish it (hard times !), I do want to go on.
I really need to read some Richard Jefferies, I’ve been meaning to for years! The home where he was born and grew up (now a small museum) is about a 20 minute walk from where I live. Would be interesting to see if I recognise any of the places he writes about.
A real mixture today, including some oddballs, a couple of heroes and an arch villain: H Rider Haggard. Allan Quatermain in particular made me want to drink a bottle of mind bleach.
Wow, Katie. Thanks for sharing all your research with us. It’s unfortunate that “The Turn of the Screw” was your major reading experience of Henry James. I thought it was a bad imitation of “Jane Eyre” perhaps. It was not an enjoyable read for me either. However, I did enjoy “The Portrait of a Lady” and “The Wings of a Dove”. James does like to put his full vocabulary to use on the page.
I'd also like to add his short novel Washington Square, set in the area of NYC where he grew up, and is an interesting psychological portrait of a father and daughter relationship.
I've read 'She' I think as a teenager, I remember it being quite macabre. Henry James has a very odd way of writing sentences, I want to rearrange them all.
I'd regret if you judged Henry James by The Portrait of a Lady, which is very long and very slowly paced. Try The Aspern Papers and Brooksmith - wonderful and not a big commitment.
ur going thru sm authors! jsyk that picture you put up for margaret harkness isnt her - it's a picture of eleanor marx! im not sure that there are any actual pictures of her unfortunately ! a victorian werewolf novel sounds amazing wow !!!!
I enjoyed _The Prisoner of Zenda_ very much, but my sense is that the sequel is best staid away from - because a change in the narrator sort of reflects badly.
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These videos are dangerous for adding authors to my long term wish list. But I am also enjoying your swift dissection of authors and books I have read. Bevis by Richard Jefferies was one of my mother's favourite books as a child so she read it to me and I became fond of it too.
There are just so many Victorian authors to read! I added so much to my TBR when doing the research.
I've read The Prisoner of Zenda by A. Hope and really enjoyed it. A bit adventure filled.
It seems that you are compiling a dictionary of Victorian Authors, which I am loving. Thankyou for sharing your research.
That would have been a better name for the series 😅
@@katiejlumsden Thankyou Katie. There is nothing wrong with your title. You can use 'dictionary' another time. I have loved your guide to Victorian authors - 150 that is a great number.
I have enjoyed most of the Thomas hardy that I have read. My favourite was the mayor of casterbridge
Another great video, Katie. I can’t believe you’ve read so many books. Love your knowledge and enthusiasm!
A name that popped into my head because of his connection with Darwin was Thomas Huxley. Once on that slippery slope, a few others suggested themselves: Samuel Wilberforce, Robert Chambers, and William Chambers.
I’ll stop free associating now. You are of course free to limit scope creep as you like.
Thank you for an entertaining series.
I'm loving this series, and I'm glad you included some of the great Victorian children's book authors like Lewis Carroll and George MacDonald. One of my life goals is to read all the children's classics of that era; I fell in love with Carroll and Nesbit at a young age. I'm slightly biased against Henry James as well because he had some not very nice things to say about Our Mutual Friend, and I find it hard to imagine anyone being a great novelist who disparages a novel by Dickens.
Shocking - that also makes me not want to like Henry James 😅
Thanks for another fascinating series. Can I add a couple of other suggestions to your Jerome K Jerome list? ‘Told After Supper’ is probably the least scary and funniest set of ghost stories ever written; and ‘The Angel and the Author’ is a terrific short story in which the narrator dreams he is with the Recording Angel and they disagree on which side of the ledger some of his deeds should be recorded….
Exciting list of Victorian authors.
The prisoner of Zenda is such a lovely little adventure book. Highly recommend
Thank you Katie!
I started Thomas Hardy with Under the Greenwood Tree, which is actually quite cheerful! Another easy way in.
I didn't start with UTGT, but I agree it is the most user friendly (sad, but not devastatingly so). FFTMC is not exactly a stroll in the park, but it's the only one containing a character (Farmer Oak) who was likeable enough to revisit with a second reading.
I wonder if Hardy really liked women, or anyone for that matter? My late brother (if he had ever read anything by Hardy) would probably have dismissed him as a wedge-a**.
But whoever said that novelists should be lovely people? Hemingway and Steinbeck seem to have been quite unpleasant.
Wonderful series of videos, such a good idea ! I'm not crazy about Henry James, but I started reading (during Covid) The portrait of a lady and even though I didn't finish it (hard times !), I do want to go on.
Thank you for doing this. I feel like it will be a wonderful reference.
I really love Gilbert and Sullivan - specifically The Pirates of Penzance. I'm reading New Grub Street very soon!
Ahh so many books! Thank you ❤
I really need to read some Richard Jefferies, I’ve been meaning to for years! The home where he was born and grew up (now a small museum) is about a 20 minute walk from where I live. Would be interesting to see if I recognise any of the places he writes about.
"Uncle Baby, mostly because, what is that title?" 😆
I feel like I should have known there were this many Victorian authors who are still published in the modern day, and yet somehow I didn't!
A real mixture today, including some oddballs, a couple of heroes and an arch villain: H Rider Haggard. Allan Quatermain in particular made me want to drink a bottle of mind bleach.
Wow, Katie. Thanks for sharing all your research with us.
It’s unfortunate that “The Turn of the Screw” was your major reading experience of Henry James. I thought it was a bad imitation of “Jane Eyre” perhaps. It was not an enjoyable read for me either. However, I did enjoy “The Portrait of a Lady” and “The Wings of a Dove”. James does like to put his full vocabulary to use on the page.
I'd also like to add his short novel Washington Square, set in the area of NYC where he grew up, and is an interesting psychological portrait of a father and daughter relationship.
@@kathleencraine7335: Yes, you are so right. I really enjoyed that one as well.
I've read 'She' I think as a teenager, I remember it being quite macabre. Henry James has a very odd way of writing sentences, I want to rearrange them all.
What a great way of describing his writing style! I thought that with The Turn of the Screw, too!
I'd regret if you judged Henry James by The Portrait of a Lady, which is very long and very slowly paced. Try The Aspern Papers and Brooksmith - wonderful and not a big commitment.
Good to know!
ur going thru sm authors! jsyk that picture you put up for margaret harkness isnt her - it's a picture of eleanor marx! im not sure that there are any actual pictures of her unfortunately ! a victorian werewolf novel sounds amazing wow !!!!
Oh boo, that's so annoying! Ah well, it was bound to happen with someone. Especially the lesser known authors, you often get them misattributed.
I enjoyed _The Prisoner of Zenda_ very much, but my sense is that the sequel is best staid away from - because a change in the narrator sort of reflects badly.
Good to know!
I bet she secretly likes to read Stephen King !
Never yet tried anything by Stephen King.
He's like Jane Austin on crack cocaine !