Victorian Sensations - 2019 - 6/10
Three part documentary set in the late 1890’s, when starchy Victorians hurtled into the Modern world.
Scientific advancements, decadent literature, and interest in the paranormal.
Each topic is hosted by a different presenter, like a docent guide through the era of change.
Writers most mentioned include Wells (in each episode), as well as Wilde, Symons, and Stoker.
Beardsley devotees, fear not, there is a titillating side path into several of his illustrations.
There are omissions, to be sure, in this jaunt, but what is here should hold your interest throughout.