Books set in Mid 19th C
Style: Good
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Positive
Art & Myrtle Mumby have to flee when their house, Larklight, is overrun by giant spiders.
Brilliantly imaginative; gently mocking Victorian ideals and sensibilities; quietly reconciling faith and science. Wild battles with gruesome spiders; questionable actions by a powerful being. Easy acceptance of other races and sexes. Undemonstrative love between family members and friends.
Adventure, Fantasy, Growing-Up, Humorous, Romantic
Style: Good
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Fairly Positive
Princess Alyss Heart flees to 19th-Century England when her aunt stages a palace coup in their home of Wondertropolis, killing Alyss' parents the King & Queen.
A fresh reimagining of Alice in Wonderland. Some violent deaths and oppression. Perseverance and bravery in the face of exile and persecution. Apparent magical creation of life.
Adventure, Fantasy
Style: Good
Attitude: Unobjectionable → Positive
Art, Myrtle and Mrs Mumby visit the new Starcross hotel on an asteroid near Mars only to discover that a more sinister scheme is afoot, involving mind-controlling top hats, a time-travelling ship from the American War of Independence, and a set of French Secret Agents.
Imaginative cybersteam adventure story. Slightly less pacy than the original. All manner of heroism, bravery, self-sacrifice, humour, and gentle romance.
Adventure, Fantasy, Growing-Up, Humorous, Romantic
Style: Good
Attitude: Unobjectionable
The Duke of Avon, a French-English aristocrat, rescues Leon, a Paris street urchin from his brother's abuse by employing Leon as a page.
Historical, Romantic