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The 100/500/100 Victorian Novel

Posted on December 15, 2017 by jenny

While there are exceptions to the rule, I think I’ve decided that a typical Victorian novel consists of 100 pages of boring, followed by 500 pages of sedately interesting, before reaching a final 100 pages of completely riveting. While the … Continue reading →

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