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Dickensian vibes but not Dickens?

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slet · 17/12/2025 22:33

Can anyone recommend anything with this sort of feel- I want to read about Victorian London in the winter, but I don’t want actual dickens as I have read most of it and it’s a bit convoluted at times.

Any recommendations?

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VashtaNerada · 17/12/2025 22:39

Not London but there are some great French writers of a similar period. I think I remember Balzac being a bit like Dickens.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 17/12/2025 22:39

The Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The short stories are excellent and better than the four full length novels. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is a Christmas story.

Agree about Wilkie Collins. I love The Moonstone.

VegBox · 17/12/2025 22:37

Wilkie Collins!

Bernadinetta · 17/12/2025 22:35

Not London, but Elizabeth Gaskell- North & South, and Cranford

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