Victober 2024 announcement #victober

It's always a joy to announce that Victober is coming soon. Your hosts Katie ‪@katiejlumsden‬ , Kate ‪@katehowereads‬ , Marissa ‪@BlatantlyBookish‬ and I invite you to join us in spending the month of October enjoying Victorian literature, that is works by British and Irish authors published or written between 1837 and 1901. Join the conversation on Discord   / discord   The group read is the Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Reading two chapters a day from 1st to 17th October and the last three on 18th. The Challenges Marissa's: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialised Katie's: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way Kate's: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story Mine: Experience Victorian drama - read, watch or listen to a Victorian play Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins (loved by ‪@jenniferbrooks‬) and/or Conan Doyle (loved by ‪@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf‬ ) The announcement videos for more inspiration Marissa    • Announcing Victober 2024! | #victober   Kate    • Victober 2024 Announcement Video   Katie    • Victober 2024 | Announcement and Recommend...   Some Victorian dramatists and videos to get you inspired Oscar Wilde    • #discussingdrama Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Hu...   George Bernard Shaw    • Victorian drama: Mrs Warren's Profession b...   Arthur Wing Pinero    • The Second Mrs Tanqueray - a Victorian box...   Brandon Thomas    • Victorian humour and Charley's Aunt for #v...   WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan    • TOPSY-TURVY Trailer (1999) - The Criterion...   Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ And an update thanks to the wonderful Jo Smith and Clare Potter Jo says The Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/texts?tab... has at least three plays by Victorian women writers: Afternoon by Ouida Marjorie Daw by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Alan's Wife by Florence Bell And Clare suggests Quid Pro Quo - The Day of the Dupes by Catherine Gore. It was performed at the Haymarket in 1844. There is a digitised version available on archive.org the audio is robotic but you can increase the text size.