Dear Victorian Novel,

Good News Network has an article on book-lovers' Britain, based on a recent poll of 2,000 people.

Further into the countryside of West Yorkshire, visit Haworth, the #1 most beloved literary stop. It was the home of the Brontë sisters and its moorland setting had a profound influence on the writing of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

Many of the sites, like Haworth, also have museums located on the property. [...]

“Iconic locations such as Shakespeare’s Globe and the home of the Brontë sisters hold such cultural importance, and it’s great to see them feature so prominently in our research,” said Darren Hardy, author and editorial programs manager at Amazon, which commissioned OnePoll to carry out the survey to launch the Kindle UK Storyteller Award, celebrating the best self-published stories.

The University of Oxford English Literature Professor Elleke Boehmer said the British Isles are rich in vital literary traditions.

“In Britain, you almost get the sense in some literary places of the land, trees and surroundings pregnant, still, with the writer’s presence, or a sense of how they have interacted with the context—like Coleridge’s Quantock hills. [...]

“Some of my favorite literary sites, like Coleridge’s Nether Stowey, the Brontës’ Haworth or DH Lawrence’s Eastwood, also feature truly wonderful and significant houses where the rooms in which the writers were born, or wrote some of their key works, are preserved for all generations.”

The poll also asked people to name their favorite British writers—Charles Dickens came out on top, followed by Charlotte Brontë and George Orwell.

A contributor to Columbia Spectator writes a letter to her spring 2024 course schedule.

The Victorian Novel, how I adore you! I quite enjoyed our class discussions on Mr. Rochester’s severe issues in “Jane Eyre,” Tom and Maggie’s complicated brother-sister relationship in “The Mill on the Floss,” the enemies-to-lovers trope in “North and South,” and Ebenezer Scrooge’s complete personality change in “A Christmas Carol.” You have taught me a lot about the Victorian age in literature, and I think everyone should enjoy the beauty of your storytelling and prose. Your weekly 200-page readings could get difficult to keep up with at times, but I don’t quite believe I have ever experienced the feeling of love prior to taking this class. Hopefully you felt something akin to love when I submitted my first paper on the religious themes in “Jane Eyre,” knowing the dedication and effort that I poured into it. I have truly enjoyed our time together this semester. (Loyca Jean)