What's the most ridiculous plot twist ever? And why do Victorian writers love a coincidence?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
  • Here are my nominations for some of the most far-fetched coincidences, misunderstandings or cases of mistaken identity used as plot devices in Victorian literature. This #victober threw up some corkers for me.
    How do you feel about this sort of plot twist in Victorian writing? And today?
    Share your favourite examples. Try to avoid spoilers or mark that at the start of your comment so people are warned.
    Books mentioned:
    Oliver Twist, Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations and David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
    Tess of the D'Urbevilles by Thomas Hardy
    Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
    The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
    The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
    London Assurance by Dion Boucicault
    Afternoon by Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé) available online onlinebooks.li...
    Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

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