Madeleine Posted October 9 Posted October 9 Is anyone doing this? I'm gong to read The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell. Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted October 9 Posted October 9 The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins. Victorian, Gothic and suitably spooky in the spookiest month 1 Quote
KEV67 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 Go on then. I had just finished Villette by Charlotte Bronte, which I did not go a bundle on. Nevertheless, I invested in a copy of The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. I am not going to try and complete it by the end of October, because I am a slow reader, and I am working through three other books at present. Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted October 13 Posted October 13 18 minutes ago, KEV67 said: Go on then. I had just finished Villette by Charlotte Bronte, which I did not go a bundle on. Nevertheless, I invested in a copy of The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. I am not going to try and complete it by the end of October, because I am a slow reader, and I am working through three other books at present. Welcome! I was nearly late for an appointment this afternoon because I was reading The Woman in White. That’ll teach me ! 1 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted October 18 Posted October 18 The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins, completed. It was excellent! 3 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Also reading some Victorian poetry from The Penguin Book of Victorian Verse. I doubt I'll read every single poem but I'll give it a good try. Quote
KEV67 Posted October 20 Posted October 20 On 10/18/2025 at 2:37 PM, lunababymoonchild said: The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins, completed. It was excellent! That was quick. Quote
KEV67 Posted October 20 Posted October 20 I started reading The Old Curiosity Shop. It starts with a gentleman walking the streets of London at night. That's what Dickens used to do himself, wasn't it. I was wondering if it were televised who they would cast as Quilp. He's a malignant dwarf. Peter Dinklage comes to mind. I wonder if he can do 19th Century London accents. Another good thing is the chapters are short, which means I can get through one at bedtime. Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted October 20 Posted October 20 19 minutes ago, KEV67 said: That was quick. I was utterly captured and anxious to find out what happened next. Quote
Hayley Posted October 23 Posted October 23 On 10/20/2025 at 9:52 AM, KEV67 said: I started reading The Old Curiosity Shop. It starts with a gentleman walking the streets of London at night. That's what Dickens used to do himself, wasn't it. I was wondering if it were televised who they would cast as Quilp. He's a malignant dwarf. Peter Dinklage comes to mind. I wonder if he can do 19th Century London accents. Another good thing is the chapters are short, which means I can get through one at bedtime. Quilp is such a good villain, I absolutely despised him. On 10/20/2025 at 10:08 AM, lunababymoonchild said: I was utterly captured and anxious to find out what happened next. I feel that way about all the Wilkie Collins books I've read so far! If you haven't read No Name yet, I highly recommend it. I really want to jump in to this challenge for the end of the month now... maybe with a short story. 1 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted October 23 Posted October 23 34 minutes ago, Hayley said: I feel that way about all the Wilkie Collins books I've read so far! If you haven't read No Name yet, I highly recommend it. On the list 1 Quote
KEV67 Posted October 27 Posted October 27 I am only on Chapter 11. It will be December before I finish it. So far, so good. What a silly old fool the old man was! 1 Quote
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