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Talk: Shock! Scandal! Murder! The extraordinary rise of the 'Sensation' novels that appalled - and enthralled - the Victorians

St Barnabas Terrace
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 5NN

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Talk: Shock! Scandal! Murder! The extraordinary rise of the 'Sensation' novels that appalled - and enthralled - the Victorians

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Season (10 June 2026)
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Wednesday14:00 - 15:00

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£5 for members of the Plymouth Proprietary Library.
£8 for non-members.

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In the 1860s a new type of novel exploded onto the sedate Victorian literary scene, the 'sensation' novel. Tales of desertion, kidnap, bigamy, fraud, arson and even murder amongst the middle and upper classes captivated millions of readers - from the kitchen maid to the Prince of Wales himself.

Join us as we discover more about this all-but-forgotten literary phenomenon and enjoy an afternoon of 'tea and scandal'! A talk by Elaine Henderson.

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