We both have a deep affection for the show, a deep affection for self-referential meta-fiction, for the literature of the Victorian period and ... on many of the same themes.

If the three ages were to be judged by their literature alone, the Victorian era would certainly be distinguished for purity of thought, for chastity of feeling, and for largeness of ideals.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was one of the most important poets of the Victorian period. He was the poet laureate ... Tennyson’s unhappy childhood helps explain the themes of murder, madness ...

Such elements permeate even the Victorian era, commonly credited with romanticizing children and “sanitizing” children’s literature ... of acceptable themes and suitable subject matters.

A study of British fiction, poetry, and prose from 1837 to 1901.