[[Charles Dickens]], perhaps the most prominent author of the [[Victorian era]], felt compelled to keep completely secret from the [[London]] public a [[Christian]] story that he wrote, and a mistress that he had after his marriage fell apart. [[Mary Shelley]], one of the most popular novelists from the era who was [[pro-life]] and penned classics including ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[The Last Man]]'', personally lived contrary to Victorian morality. | [[Charles Dickens]], perhaps the most prominent author of the [[Victorian era]], felt compelled to keep completely secret from the [[London]] public a [[Christian]] story that he wrote, and a mistress that he had after his marriage fell apart. [[Mary Shelley]], one of the most popular novelists from the era who was [[pro-life]] and penned classics including ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[The Last Man]]'', personally lived contrary to Victorian morality. |