Victorian Writers Then & Now
Victorian Writers Then & Now
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✦ Ships June 2025 ✦
Why text “u ok?” when you could start by penning: “My dear friend, permit me to express, with the utmost gentleness...”
There are books you read, and there are books you display. This is both.
Based on the successful Victorian Writers series of videos, comes a beautiful clothbound, hardback compilation of 60 previously published and never-before-seen short reflections on modern life, reimagined through a Victorian lens. Each one is witty, charming, and ever-so-slightly acerbic.
Inside, you will find a curated collection of refined passages in the style of 19th-century writers (Then), each lovingly 'translated' for life in the 21st (Now).
Whether you are drafting an email, crafting a complaint, or composing a love letter, each passage offers inspiration for how to write—and live—with more wit, grace, and unapologetic verbosity.
It is, in short, a book for the formally minded forced to live in an informal world.
Perfect for lovers of language, period drama enthusiasts, and anyone who believes words should be properly dressed.
This is not a novel. It is a book to display proudly, return to often, and gift—if you feel inclined—to someone with very good taste.
Details:
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Clothbound hardcover with gold foil detail
- 60 original parts
- 8 hand-drawn illustrations
- First edition
- Designed with typographic elegance and just a hint of irreverence
- Satin ribbon marker (for those who like to pause mid-epiphany)
- Printed and bound in England on FSC-certified paper
*Images are representative; slight variations may exist in the final edition.
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