tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post816655323967718187..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Victorian MysteryJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-64592327606773278342013-09-28T12:59:27.395-06:002013-09-28T12:59:27.395-06:00Having read almost every Dickens novel at least on...Having read almost every Dickens novel at least once I can assure you that if you like Dickens you will find Collins style amenable. <br />They share the ability to create fascinating characters and an interesting plot. The narrative style of this novel was smoother than much of Dickens, <br />while the mystery was reminiscent of Dickens' unfinished masterpiece, Edwin Drood.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-80821378258819721712013-09-28T09:15:39.608-06:002013-09-28T09:15:39.608-06:00I have never read Collins but I would like to. I h...I have never read Collins but I would like to. I have been on a little bit of a Dickens kick and based upon your description and the Goodreads description there does seem similarities. In particular these Victorian novelists crafted characters in a very intriguing, though not necessarily realistic, way.<br /><br /><br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com