The Original
Tricky ... Exists in a between place that takes place in its own time but asks us to weigh its depiction of the past against the present. Stevens’ book, divided into brief cleverly-titled chapters, is attentive to the language and manners of England’s late Victorian era while also looking ahead.
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Wittily updates many Victorian novel tropes, weaving in art, fakery, secrets, and queer romance ... While it feels grounded in research, the book has a breezy approach to historical fiction.
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The line between truth and falsity becomes richly muddled like pigments of oil paint ... A more earnest and sentimental story emerges.
