Best of
Victorian
1870
The Vicar of Bullhampton
Anthony Trollope - 1870
Choosing a prostitute as a central female character, Trollope addresses a topical question of histime: how women should maintain due and proper regard for themselves without adopting either the manners of a prostitute or the political excesses of a feminist.
An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent
John Henry Newman - 1870
First written over a century ago, the Grammar of Assent speaks as powerfully to us today as it did to its first readers. Because of the informal, non-technical character of Newman's work, it still retains its immediacy as an invaluable guide to the nature of religious belief. An introduction by Nicholas Lash reviews the background of the Grammar, highlights its principal themes, and evaluates its philosophical originality.
The House of Life
Dante Gabriel Rossetti - 1870
A series of sonnets which initially created a controversy and were attacked for their eroticism and sensuality. They are Rossetti's most substantial literary achievement.