“The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it.” KnowsAgeHistoryToo MuchWrittenVictorianUnattainableVictorian Age Author:Lytton Strachey
“It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large.” TryingWellsRight ThingVictorian Author:Chris Patten
“Years ago I had a house in Sussex, it was like Arcadia, with an old Victorian bridge, a pond and the Downs.” YearsHouseYears AgoBridgesPondsVictorianArcadia Author:Nicolas Roeg
“We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary.” WritingLongStoriesNextFeltCuttingSceneNovelistsDramaticPassagesVictorianSummary Author:Ken Follett
“My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon. They were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England.” LastsViewsAirSkyHusbandEnglandHotLondonBelovedCanadaGrandmotherMeant To BeMy GrandmotherFlewBasketsBalloonsVictorianWere Meant To BeHot AirAir BalloonsHot Air Balloons Author:Alan Bradley