Cover of The Heavenly TwinsFree online

The Heavenly Twins

by Sarah Grand · 1893

Also online · free to read

+ Want to read

A fascinating exploration of gender issues and feminist agendas of the New Woman movement of the late 1800s

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisVictorianVictorianMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
VictorianVictorianMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 736 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Read free on Project Gutenberg ↗

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked The Heavenly Twins? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The Heavenly Twins. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Diana of the Crossways George Meredith · 1885 Shares Victorian, classics, fiction
  2. Free onlineFree
    The Woman Who Did Grant Allen · 1895 Shares Victorian, classics, new woman
  3. Free onlineFree
    Hester Mrs. Oliphant · 1883 Shares classics, Victorian, fiction
  4. Free onlineFree
    The Paying Guest George Gissing · 1885 Shares classics, Victorian, fiction
See more recommendations →

“People who read The Heavenly Twins tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Free onlineFree The Blood of the Vampire Florence Marryat · 1897
  2. The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1915
  3. Free onlineFree A Child of the Jago Arthur Morrison · 1896
  4. Free onlineFree Marriage Susan Ferrier · 1818

“If you want more of the same (historical fiction about feminism), start with these.”

  1. Free onlineFree The Perpetual Curate Mrs. Oliphant · 1864
  2. Free onlineFree He Knew He Was Right Anthony Trollope · 1869
  3. Free onlineFree Phoebe Junior Mrs. Oliphant · 1876
  4. Free onlineFree Miss Marjoribanks Mrs. Oliphant · 1865

“If it was the classics that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Free onlineFree The Whirlpool George Gissing · 1897
  2. Free onlineFree Born in Exile George Gissing · 1891
  3. The Story of a Modern Woman Ella Hepworth Dixon · 1894
  4. Free onlineFree The Odd Women George Gissing · 1893

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Reclaiming the F Word: The New Feminist Movement Catherine Redfern, Kristin Aune · 2010
  2. Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall · 2020
  3. We Don't Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists · 2006
  4. Century of Clouds Bruce Boone · 2009

Report a problem