Write Like a Victorian: A Literary Romp (A “Gilded: The Art of Heritage House” Exhibition Program)
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
Museum of Riverside - Events · Riverside, CA
About this event
How bad can a novel’s opening line be? Victorian novelists are renowned for flowery, ornate, and confusing sentences that became the very definition of “bad writing” for later generations. But is this prose as purple as some suggest? Find out during our “Write Like a Victorian: A Literary Romp program, held Sunday, November 15, from 2 to 3 p.m. Writers — non-, would-be, and actual — are invited to pull up and pit their prose against one another to prove who can pen the cringiest Victorian-style opening line. Bring your groaner to this event or write it on the spot, and stand prepared to read it aloud. Prizes, including tickets to a live show at the Fox Performing Arts Center will be awarded to the best of the worst. If you run out of breath before you finish your sentences, this program is for you. Cellar Door Bookstore will join us and share a range of Victorian literature to enrich your bookshelves. “Write Like a Victorian: A Literary Romp” will be held on Sunday, November 15, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Heritage House, 8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504. This program is part of Gilded: The Art of Heritage House , an exhibition on view at Heritage House through November 29.
Event details
- Date and time
- Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
- Venue
- Museum of Riverside - Events · Riverside, CA
- Category
- Museums & exhibitions
- Cost
- Cost not stated
- Age guidance
- Age guidance not specified
- Format
- In person
- Last verified
- October 3, 2026
Accessibility
Wheelchair: Not stated
Assistive Listening: Not stated
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