Inside Victorian books. Fantasy is better than reality.
By marguicha
@marguicha (215441)
Chile
July 20, 2018 4:25pm CST
I have been having fun reading romantic novels that my grandmother used to read.
Today i have been reading online from the Gutenberg project the novels by Florence Barclay, an English novelist that could be said was from the Victorian age.
I started by The Rosary and have read on other books I did not know about. I am perfectly happy.
My eldest daughter Tania destroyed in part my happiness by calling me to tell me that someone had stolen her new handbag with the purse inside from Morocco.
It seems to me that it is better to live in a world of fantasy. Last year, burglars entered twice in my house. My youngest daughter wallet was stolen in Spain. Leticia lost her cellphone last week and now Tania´s handbag is taken
I still remember when children left their bicycles in from of their houses unattended. What happened to that world?
I still remember when children left their bicycles in from of their houses unattended. What happened to that world?9 people like this
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul 18
Today's world bears no semblance to the past.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
20 Jul 18
It is a pity the old values have disappeared.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
20 Jul 18
It is so sad that these things happen. People have to be extra vigilant about their possessions now or people will steal them. I think these things happened in the Victorian Era as well but people had more morals back then. I agree that sometimes escaping to a fantasy world is better than the reality we live in.
I hope that your daughter is able to recover her handbag.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
21 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I hope that Luna will protect me in the future. As for now, although she will not attack, she can bark and keep away some people.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
21 Jul 18
@marguicha The bark will be enough to alert you and I do hope it will deter the majority of those trying to get in.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
21 Jul 18
@marguicha I'm glad you have extra protection. I couldn't imagine how you must feel when it turns night time there. Especially as you have been robbed before.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul 18
I also enjoy reading books that make me remember the past and the simple days of long ago.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
21 Jul 18
Between yesterday and today, I read quickly several books that I had read before. After them, I´ll start with Jane Austen. I have them in my second floor in paper, but I´ll read them here, in my laptop.
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@TimBurWrites (469)
• United States
20 Jul 18
Now I want to read Victorian Novels. Sorry to hear about your daughter. Hope she can get the handbag back!
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@just4him (306241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Jul 18
I totally agree that fantasy is better than reality in the world of books. I'm so sorry your daughter had her handbag and purse stolen. I remember you talking about your two break-ins.
The world we lived in as children is far removed from the world of today. It would be nice if people had the same morals and values as they did then.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
22 Jul 18
@just4him And our grandchildren are so daring and innocent.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
20 Jul 18
Today, every time one of our children go out, we worry about what will happen to them
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
I think it is happening now around the world. Here in the Philippines, there's too much of that. Better to watch our things carefully.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
I'm so sorry about what happened to your daughter's handbag. It's really terrible to be in a place where we can't be safe at all.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
22 Jul 18
We have some good things. But we have not learned to make good use of what we have.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 Jul 18
@marguicha I love the conveniences that make house work easier but it baffles me that children no longer have school books, they must do everything on computers. And so many people are not respectful. I think a lot of it is caused by movies and TV where anything goes and kids see this stuff early in life before they understand proper behavior.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Jul 18
@marguicha That's what I think. They see so much of it they aren't shocked about violence in real life and it becomes common to them.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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21 Jul 18
It is not that safe anymore compared to the past generations. I guess social media and movies have a affected the way younger generations think and act. They take bullying or shoplifting is fun and worth millions of views. I hope they learn to use internet in fruitful and well mannered way.
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