I love the Victorian Era and want to learn so much more about it.
I like Victorian Era too, I find women in Victorian era fascinating.
What year exactly was the Victorian era... do not laugh, I can not remember!
Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardian period, and its later half overlaps with the first part of the "Belle Époque" era of Continental Europe. In terms of moral sensibilities and political reforms, this period began with the passage of the Reform Act 1832. There was a strong religious drive for higher moral standards led by
"I find it a fascinating period because it feels very close to us, and yet in lots of ways it is utterly strange: many of the things we think we know about it are stereotypes, or simply wrong." Considering herself part of gay and lesbian literary heritage, Waters was influenced by Oscar Wilde, and Chris Hunt, who wrote "Street Lavender", an historical novel with gay male themes also set in the Victorian era. She has stated that "Tipping the Velvet" is a female version of