My kdrama love is all the Victorians' fault...

[dangermousie]

It's because I spent my childhood reading Victorian novels, like Poor Miss Finch, by Wilkie Collins.

I found it on Gutenberg again!

Do you know the plot of it?

Our Heroine is blind and has been blind ever since she can remember. She becomes the object of love and rivalry for a pair of identical twins. Namely, she falls in (mutual) love with Oscar, but will she love him still when she regains her sight after surgery? Because he has a secret that might make him unappealing to a sighted girl his skin is blue due to crazy Victorian medicine! Or will she end up believing his identical twin is Oscar instead????

I kid you not. Read the book for yourself. It is awesome.

I mean, how kdrama is this:

Oscar was close to us. The tears were falling fast over his cheeks--the
one faint sobbing breath which had escaped him had caught my ear as well
as Lucilla's. I took his hand in one of my hands; and I took Lucilla's
hand in the other. For good or for evil, the result rested with God's
mercy. The time had come.

"Who is it?" Lucilla repeated impatiently.

"Try if you can tell, my love, without asking me."

With those words, I put her hand in Oscar's hand--and stood close,
watching her face.

For one awful moment, when she first felt the familiar touch, the blood
left her cheeks. Her blind eyes dilated fearfully. She stood petrified.
Then, with a long low cry--a cry of breathless rapture--she flung her
arms passionately round his neck. The life flowed back into her face; her
lovely smile just trembled on her parted lips; her breath came faint and
quick and fluttering. In soft tones of ecstasy, with her lips on his
cheek, she murmured the delicious words:

"Oh, Oscar! I know you once more!"

Comments

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's fantastic.

Personally, I blame my drama addiction on VC Andrews.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I missed reading VCA when I was a kid, but I don't feel too bad because I am sure I read equally warped stuff :)

[shinystory.livejournal.com]

I blame mine on my need for escapism. But this one sure is nice. :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Heeee, pretty awesome reason!

[joonni.livejournal.com]

I didn't know Victorian novels were of this quality. Must go read!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, they are full of emo...

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEE! That is great! I always blame my drama love on the Russian TV series I grew up with. They are more like Japanese or Korean dramas than Western shows.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

That's true...