Victoriana

From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria.

In 1918 Ezra Pound coined the term ‘Victoriana’ as a way of pejoratively characterising the Victorian past: ‘For most of us, the odour of defunct Victoriana is so unpleasant ... that we are content to leave the past where we find it’ (cited in Gardiner, 2004: 168). In stark contrast to Pound’s confident marginalisation of the Victorian past at the outset of the twentieth century, a steady interest in things Victorian gained momentum in the second half of the same century until, in the final decades, a fascination with the period invaded film, television, trends in interior decoration, fashion, genealogy, advertising, museums, historical re-enactments, politics and scholarship about the Victorian period.

Bring a piece of history into your game night with this collection of fun and playable Victorian-era party games.

Llega en formato manga Canción de Navidad de Charles Dickens, un conmovedor relato que apuesta por el triunfo del amor y la alegría a través del espíritu navideño.

La historia tiene lugar en el planeta Arcadia, en la ciudad de Partington, en una época victoriana combinada con elementos de magia y fantasía. Allí las gárgolas son consideradas por la población criaturas tan comunes como las palomas. Los principales protagonistas son Simon Archard y Emma Bishop.

Los impactantes sueños de una joven victoriana aparentemente exterior amenazan con chocar con su vida de vigilia en la forma de un apuesto, pervertido y desconocido, un extraño que tiene un extraño parecido con un cierto caballero de los Dreaming.