elements of a victorian sensation novel

  • bigamous marriages
  • misdirected letters
  • romantic triangles
  • heroines placed in physical danger
  • drugs, potions, and/or poisons
  • characters adopt disguises
  • strained coincidences
  • aristocratic villains

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from victorianweb.org. seems almost tomgauldian, don’t it?

November 14, 2010
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