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Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer
Emily Brightwell
Mass Market Paperback (Berkley, Nov. 1, 1997)Meet the inspector and Mrs. Jeffries--in a delightful mystery series set in Victorian England--and featuring the most charming characters ever to crack a case. Hannah Cameron was not well-liked but who stabbed her in the back? To almost everyone, the answer was clear: she was killed by a burglar. This case is given to Inspector Nivens so Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of the household must tiptoe around this case to find the real killer!
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Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer
Helen Flook Terry Deary
Paperback (A & C Black Children's, Aug. 16, 2001)Fabulous Flyer
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Dr Jekyll and MR Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson, Peter Joyce
2004 (Assembled Stories, Dec. 1, 2004)This dark psychological fantasy is more than a moral tale. It is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution and criminality and the secret lives behind Victorian propriety, to create a unique form of urban Gothic.
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New Grub Street
George Gissing
Audio CD (Assembled Stories, May 30, 2009)None
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Masterman Ready
Captain Marryat
Audio CD (Assembled Stories, )None
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Harry Heathcote of Bangoil
Anthony Trollope, Peter Joyce
Audio Cassette (Assembled Stories, )None
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The Frozen Deep
Wilkie Collins
Audio CD (Assembled Stories, Aug. 30, 2007)Exchanging vows of love with sailor Frank Aldersley the night before his departure, Clara Burnham is haunted by the memory of Richard Wardour, and his mistaken belief that they will one day marry. On different ships, the two men have no cause to meet - until disaster strikes and they find themselves united by their battle for survival.
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Victorian Life
Lyn Gash, Sheila Watson
Hardcover (Hodder Children's Books, )None
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Victorian Life: A Victorian School
Richard Wood
Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, March 15, 1996)None
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Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll
Paperback (apebook, Aug. 8, 2016)The Story of "Through the Looking-Glass" is set some six months later than the one of "AliceĀ“s Adventures in Wonderland". Again the curious little girl enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror. The book includes such well-known verses as "Jabberwocky" or "The Walrus and the Carpenter", and the episode involving Tweedledum and Tweedledee.------Charles Lutwidge Dogson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, is the author of the classics "AliceĀ“s Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) and "Through the Looking-Glass" (1872). His works are characterized by his wonderful ability in the genre of literary nonsense.
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Sea Monsters
Terry Deary
Paperback (A&C Black, April 1, 2012)It's 1838, and Patrick and Grace Leary are aboard The Sirius, set to become the first ever ship to sail from Dublin to New York using only steam power. But their cousin Ben is on board Brunel's giant steam ship the Great Western in Bristol, and he's convinced he'll be in New York before them. With fires causing havoc, Brunel getting injured and one ship running out of coal, which steam driven sea monster has the power to win this dangerous race?
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AliceĀ“s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Paperback (apebook, Aug. 7, 2016)"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland") tells the curious story of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a strange world which is populated by very peculiar creatures. The tale plays with logic and absurdity, giving the story lasting popularity. Because of its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery, it has had enormous influence on both popular culture and literature, especially in the genre of fantasy.------Charles Lutwidge Dogson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. He is the author of the classics "AliceĀ“s Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) and "Through the Looking-Glass" (1872). His works are characterized by his wonderful ability in the genre of literary nonsense. He died in 1898.