Victorians! discussion

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I have been delayed slightly in looking over the book, so for today to start the discussion, I am only posting a thread for Chapters 1-3. More to follow.

Look forward to discussion of this Victorian mystery read. All join us who can!

Shortly I will be adding some more threads to the Lady Audley discussion. My edition is divided in the 3-volume format of the 1862 Tinsley edition. Please let me know if this isn't in accordance with what you are reading and if we need to provide some chapter headings or something to help us be all in sync.

Trying to catch up myself here from a busy week.

SarahC wrote: "My edition is divided in the 3-volume format of the 1862 Tinsley edition. Please let me know if this isn't in accordance with what you are reading and if we need to provide some chapter headings or something to help us be all in sync."

If you want an edition we can all have free access to in order to make sure we're all coordinated, you could use the Gutenberg version for that. The HTML edition, readable on any computer, is here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8954/8...

Thanks for the info and link Everyman. I still read predominantly traditional books; this seems to give my allergy headaches a break, so I will need to stick to my edition. Since is based on such an early version maybe we will match closely enough. Let me know if there are any questions on what I post and there are some notes concerning editions that Broadview (the publisher of this one) provides so I can tip you off and discuss that when we get to those sections.

SarahC wrote: "Thanks for the info and link Everyman. I still read predominantly traditional books; this seems to give my allergy headaches a break, so I will need to stick to my edition. Since is based on such ..."

I also prefer a traditional book when I'm at home and have a copy of the book. But I've taken to reading e-books a) when I go over to the mainland; much lighter and good selection of books to match whatever mood comes over me; b) for classic books I don't have but can download from Gutenberg for free, and c) the few contemporary books I want to read and can get electronically through my library when they don't have a hard copy.

Also, when my eyes are getting tired late in the day, I find the enlargeable print of the e-books a benefit; otherwise, I have to resort to audio books, which I do enjoy but which don't have nearly as wide a selection.

I should have added, the reason I linked to the Gutenberg copy was primarily to give a free centralized uniform text we can all refer to if different editions have different chapter numbers or titles.

Of course, Everyman, I should have realized that, -- sorry, I wasn't thinking! Readers can just link to it on their computer for reference if nothing else. Great suggestion, and thanks. Boy, am I slow comprehending lately!

The other thing I like the Gutenberg versions for is cutting and pasting passages (opening the HTML version opened in a separate tab makes that trivial!) Also for finding passages -- if you remember a phrase, but can't remember from where, it's trivial to search the HTML version. I read books in hard copy when I can, but I also keep the Gutenberg HTML version of the books I'm discussing open in separate tabs in my browser just for ease in refreshing my mind on where passages are and for, as I said, cutting and pasting.

For any here who enjoyed Lady Audley's Secret, you might want to try Braddon's novel Vixen. It's available free from Gutenberg, in a variety of formats for reading directly on the computer (HTML), in Microsoft Word or any other word processor (txt), or on almost any e-reader (Kindle, Nook, etc.) You have to download the three volumes separately.

Enter Vixen Braddon in the search box.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page