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Six books (novels) from the Victorian Age that are so relevant in 2025.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Book 1
03:25 Book 2
06:12 Book 3
09:35 Book 4
12:12 Book 5
13:39 Book 6
16:13 Outro
Book 1 - Great Expectations (1861) – Charles Dickens
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1946 David Lean film (John Mills, Alec Guinness).
• - Others: BBC minisees (1967, 1981, 2011); 1998 modern film (Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow); 2023 FX/Hulu series (Steven Knight)
Book 2 - Middlemarch (1871–72) – George Eliot
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1994 BBC miniseries (Juliet Aubrey, Rufus Sewell).
• - Others: 1968 BBC miniseries (mostly lost); stage adaptations (2011, 2013).
Book 3 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) – Oscar Wilde
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1945 Hollywood film (Oscar-winning cinematography; George Sanders as Lord Henry).
• - Others: 1970 British version; 2009 Ben Barnes film; riffs in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016).
Book 4 - Dracula (1897) – Bram Stoker
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1931 Universal film (Bela Lugosi).
• - Others: 1958 Hammer Horror (Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing); 1979 John Badham (Frank Langella); 1992 Coppola film; 2020 BBC/Netflix series.
Book 5 - North and South (1855) – Elizabeth Gaskell
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 2004 BBC miniseries (Richard Armitage as Thornton).
• - Others: 1975 BBC version; 1966 Italian miniseries (Nord e Sud).
Book 6 - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) – Robert Louis Stevenson
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1931 Paramount film (Fredric March, Oscar-winning).
• - Others: 1941 MGM (Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman); 1955 Climax! TV episode; 1990 Broadway musical; countless riffs (inspired The Hulk).
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Six books (novels) from the Victorian Age that are so relevant in 2025.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Book 1
03:25 Book 2
06:12 Book 3
09:35 Book 4
12:12 Book 5
13:39 Book 6
16:13 Outro
Book 1 - Great Expectations (1861) – Charles Dickens
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1946 David Lean film (John Mills, Alec Guinness).
• - Others: BBC minisees (1967, 1981, 2011); 1998 modern film (Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow); 2023 FX/Hulu series (Steven Knight)
Book 2 - Middlemarch (1871–72) – George Eliot
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1994 BBC miniseries (Juliet Aubrey, Rufus Sewell).
• - Others: 1968 BBC miniseries (mostly lost); stage adaptations (2011, 2013).
Book 3 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) – Oscar Wilde
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1945 Hollywood film (Oscar-winning cinematography; George Sanders as Lord Henry).
• - Others: 1970 British version; 2009 Ben Barnes film; riffs in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016).
Book 4 - Dracula (1897) – Bram Stoker
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1931 Universal film (Bela Lugosi).
• - Others: 1958 Hammer Horror (Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing); 1979 John Badham (Frank Langella); 1992 Coppola film; 2020 BBC/Netflix series.
Book 5 - North and South (1855) – Elizabeth Gaskell
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 2004 BBC miniseries (Richard Armitage as Thornton).
• - Others: 1975 BBC version; 1966 Italian miniseries (Nord e Sud).
Book 6 - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) – Robert Louis Stevenson
Adaptations:
• - Standout: 1931 Paramount film (Fredric March, Oscar-winning).
• - Others: 1941 MGM (Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman); 1955 Climax! TV episode; 1990 Broadway musical; countless riffs (inspired The Hulk).
#victober #victober2025 #booktube
