Announcing Victober 2024! |

In which we announce Victober 2024...

Victober (Victorian October) is a month-long readathon celebrating Victorian literature (British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)

Victober Discord server:   / discord  

The Other Hosts and Their Announcement Videos
Kate's Video @katehowereads:    • Victober 2024 Announcement Video  
Katie from Books and Things' Video @katiejlumsden:    • Victober 2024 | Announcement and Recommend...  
Ros from Scallydandling about the Book's Video @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711:    • Victober 2024 announcement #victober  

The Challenges
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book where religion is a component of the story

Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that plays with form in some way

Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work that was originally serialized

Ros’s challenge: Experience Victorian drama: read, watch or listen to a Victorian play

Group challenge: Read a Victorian work by Wilkie Collins and/or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Group Read: The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Note: we are reading 2 chapters a day and ending on the 18th with the last 3 chapters)

Serialization Links
Victorian Serial Novels: https://victorianserialnovels.org/how...

Reading Like a Victorian: https://readinglikeavictorian.osu.edu/

Database of Victorian Fiction: https://www.victorianresearch.org/atc...

Katie's Serialized Read of Our Mutual Friend:    • Our Mutual Friend - Book 1, Chapters I-IV ...  

Katie's Serialized Read of Bleak House:    • Bleak House - Chapters I-IV #dickensalong  

Jennifer Brooks and Alice and The Giant Bookshelf's Recommendations
A Reader’s Guide to Sherlock Holmes:  Where to Start with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Books:    • A Reader's Guide to Sherlock Holmes | Wher...  

All About Wilkie Collins:    • all about Wilkie Collins | I’ve read 11 of...  

Chatting Wilkie Collins Ranking, Where to Start, and More:    • Chatting Wilkie Collins | Ranking, Where t...  

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