However, for major Victorian characters who are not now well-known, I’d suggest the characters found in the novels of Robert Smith Surtees. He was a major author in his day, but the particular subcultures his books deal with are very obscure now, as is he. read more
In the Victorian Era, it was a crazy Suffolk housewife named Ann Girling. Born in 1827, her life seemed normal until Christmas Day 1864. That’s when Jesus appeared in her bedroom and ordered her to give up sex. read more