Victorian

1847-1900· 15 works

Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, Hardy, Wilde, Conrad, Stoker. The English novel at its broadest reach, plus the era's late Gothic and imperial fictions.

Victorian, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 9David Copperfield1850Charles DickensBreezy·Epic·1,432 pagesInfluence58Popularity64VictorianNovelEnglish
  2. 19Tess of the D’Urbervilles1891Thomas HardyBreezy·Epic·600 pagesInfluence44Popularity63VictorianNovelEnglish
  3. 25Jane Eyre1847Charlotte BrontëBreezy·Epic·735 pagesInfluence60Popularity98VictorianNovelEnglish
  4. 47The Origin of Species1859Charles DarwinHard·Epic·602 pagesInfluence84Popularity55VictorianTreatiseEnglish
  5. 54Middlemarch1872George EliotEasy·Epic·1,264 pagesInfluence59Popularity65VictorianNovelEnglish
  6. 72Dracula1897Bram StokerBreezy·Epic·646 pagesInfluence45Popularity94VictorianGothicEnglish
  7. 94Vanity Fair1847William Makepeace ThackerayBreezy·Epic·796 pagesInfluence43Popularity63VictorianSatireEnglish
  8. 106A Tale of Two Cities1859Charles DickensBreezy·Epic·542 pagesInfluence58Popularity91VictorianHistorical FictionEnglish
  9. 114Heart of Darkness1899Joseph ConradEasy·Medium·152 pagesInfluence47Popularity82VictorianNovelEnglish
  10. 119Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass1871Lewis CarrollBreezy·Medium·212 pagesInfluence6Popularity93VictorianFable & ParableEnglish
  11. 131The Picture of Dorian Gray1890Oscar WildeBreezy·Long·314 pagesInfluence45Popularity96VictorianGothicEnglish
  12. 135Wuthering Heights1847Emily BrontëBreezy·Long·432 pagesInfluence60Popularity95VictorianNovelEnglish
  13. 150Lord Jim1900Joseph ConradEasy·Long·521 pagesInfluence1Popularity43VictorianNovelEnglish
  14. 166Bleak House1853Charles DickensBreezy·Epic·1,444 pagesInfluence59Popularity64VictorianNovelEnglish
  15. 187The Woman in White1859Wilkie CollinsBreezy·Epic·671 pagesInfluence5Popularity39VictorianNovelEnglish
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