Best of
Victorian

1854

North and South


Elizabeth Gaskell - 1854
    Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton, Margaret becomes aware of the poverty and suffering of the local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice. This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill-owner and self-made man, John Thornton, as their fierce opposition over his treatment of his employees masks a deeper attraction.In North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell skillfully fuses individual feeling with social concern, and in Margaret Hale creates one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature.

The Charge of the Light Brigade


Alfred Tennyson - 1854
     THE CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE AT BALACLAVA October 25, 1854 [...]".

Fabiola: Or, The Church of the Catacombs


Nicholas Wiseman - 1854
    Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson


Richard Doyle - 1854
    Brown, Jones and Robinson: Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy.