Victober Announcement and Recommendations 2019

#Victober In which I announce Victober! Victober is a month-long readathon, from 1st-31st October, in which everybody reads Victorian literature! My co-hosts: Ange, Beyond the Pages:    / beyondthepages19   Kate Howe:    / @katehowereads   Lucythereader:    / bumblingbibliophile   Victober Goodreads Group:   / victober-2019   My Instagram: @katiejlumsden —   / katiejlumsden   --Challenges-- 1. Ange’s challenge: Read a book by a Victorian female author (bonus: one that’s new to you) 2. Kate’s challenge: Reread a Victorian book 3. Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book under 250 pages and/or over 500 pages 4. Lucy’s challenge: Read an underrated Victorian book from the same year as your favourite Victorian classic 5. General challenge: Read by candlelight Group readalong: The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde (1st–6th October) and A Woman of No Importance, Oscar Wilde (14th–21st October) --Schedules for the group readalongs-- The Importance of Being Earnest: https://tinyurl.com/yd723fle (1st–6th October) Act I: 1st and 2nd Act II: 3rd and 4th Act III: 5th and 6th A Woman of No Importance: https://tinyurl.com/yd4jp2nl (14th–21st October) Act I: 14th and 15th Act II: 16th and 17th Act III: 18th and 19th Act IV: 20th and 21st --Books Mentioned-- Carmilla, J. Sheridan Le Fanu (108 pages):   / 48037.carmilla   The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson (144 pages):   / 51496.the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr...   Diary of a Nobody, George and Weeden Grossmith (176 pages):   / 535856.the_diary_of_a_nobody   Dr Wortle’s School, Anthony Trollope (222 pages):   / 149784.dr_wortle_s_school   The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde: https://tinyurl.com/yd723fle A Woman of No Importance, Oscar Wilde: https://tinyurl.com/yd4jp2nl George Bernard Shaw:   / 5217.george_bernard_shaw   Christina Rossetti:   / 143178.christina_rossetti   Gerald Manley Hopkins:   / 195780.gerard_manley_hopkins   My Victorian Penguin Little Black Classics: Nonsense, Edward Lear:   / nonsense   A Slip under the Microscope, H.G. Wells:   / a-slip-under-the-microscope   The Old Nurse’s Story, Elizabeth Gaskell:   / the-old-nurse-s-story   As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Gerald Manley Hopkins:   / as-kingfishers-catch-fire   Of Street Piemen, Henry Mayhew:   / of-street-piemen   The Great Winglebury Duel, Charles Dickens:   / the-great-winglebury-duel   Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime, Oscar Wilde:   / lord-arthur-savile-s-crime   It was Snowing Butterflies, Charles Darwin:   / it-was-snowing-butterflies   To Be Read at Dusk, Charles Dickens:   / to-be-read-at-dusk   The Withered Arm, Thomas Hardy:   / the-withered-arm   Green Tea, J. Sheridan Le Fanu:   / green-tea   Only Dull People are Brilliant at Breakfast, Oscar Wilde:   / only-dull-people-are-brilliant-at-breakfast   Sancliffe Hotel, Charlotte Bronte:   / stancliffe-s-hotel   Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens (884 pages):   / 271283.our_mutual_friend   Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens (880 pages):   / 50827.dombey_and_son   Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell (679 pages):   / 383206.wives_and_daughters   The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope (776 pages):   / 149785.the_way_we_live_now   East Lynne, Ellen Wood (694 pages):   / 1109858.east_lynne   The Egoist, George Meredith (608 pages):   / 971088.the_egoist   --General links-- My website: http://www.katielumsden.co.uk Facebook:   / justbooksandthings   Twitter:   / katiejlumsden   Instragram:   / katiejlumsden   Goodreads:   / katie-lumsden   NaNoWriMo: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/kat... Foyles Affiliate link: http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmi... Email: [email protected]