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Books similar to 'A Dangerous Fortune' by Ken Follett

I've just read: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Fortune-Ken-Follett/dp/033054442X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387808428&sr=1-1&keywords=a+dangerous+fortune

and thought it brilliant.

Does anyone have recommendations of any books that are good and you can't put down, and importantly, set in Victorian Britain?

Cheers
I haven't read this book but I thought of a number of stories set in Victorian England that you could look into:
- The Meaning of Night (Michael Cox)
- Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
- The Somnambulist (Jonathan Barnes)
- Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
- Angels & Insects (A.S. Byatt)
- The Dark Lantern (Gerri Brightwell)
- Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
- A Spy in the House (Y.S. Lee)
- Drood (Dan Simmons)
- The Quincunx (Charles Palliser)
- The Fortunes of Grace Hammer: A Novel of the Victorian Underworld (Sara Stockbridge)
Original post by .ACS.
I've just read: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Fortune-Ken-Follett/dp/033054442X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387808428&sr=1-1&keywords=a+dangerous+fortune

and thought it brilliant.

Does anyone have recommendations of any books that are good and you can't put down, and importantly, set in Victorian Britain?

Cheers


Do you mean books that have been written by modern authors rather than Victorian authors like Dickens? I also haven't read that book you mention, but I would second the recommendation for Jack Maggs by Peter Carey, though, if I remember correctly and can be pedantic, it's actually set a few weeks/months before the Victorian era begins. :tongue: Apparently, it's inspired by Dickens' 'Great Expectations'.

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