39 Spiffing Gifts for Victorian Era Lovers

How to Be A Victorian is a great gift for anyone with an interest in the Victorian era, ranging from something casual to Victorian die-hards living their best steampunk life. This book goes over the day-to-day life in the Victorian era for common people, ranging from daily tasks to house interior, which can not only be fascinating but can also give your friend a few ideas on incorporating the era that they love into their day-to-day routine. The book itself is incredibly well-researched and even contains advertisements and other relics of the time.

For the Victorian era lover who also loves gadgets, this handheld sundial is the perfect size as a unique trinket that’s very cool to show off. Even though pocket watches had been invented by the time the Victorian era came about, there is something very old-world about checking the time with a sundial and that may be appealing to those who favor the tinkering nature of steampunk and real-world scientists like Tesla and Edison versus modern tech. The sundial also opens up to be a compass, so your friend will never get lost.

For someone in your life who loves the Victorian aesthetic married to a more Gothic style, this choker is a show-stopping piece. The choker will go beautifully with any costume that your friend might be donning for an event or even for just a night on the town. The large gem in the middle is reminiscent of a Victorian cameo, and the lace looks like it came straight from the time- which will be a perfect complement to any color your friend has on. The set also comes with matching earrings, which will take your friend’s look up a notch if they so choose.

Alice in Wonderland is a Victorian classic that’s stood the test of time while still being a reflection of pop culture during the era. This annotated deluxe version will give the reader a close glimpse of Lewis Carroll, the jokes and wordplay present in his writing, and the full history of everything Alice. The Annotated Alice is also illustrated, with full-color pictures by artists like Salvador Dali and contains rare photos of Lewis Carroll and his family as well as stills from every film interpretation of Alice in Wonderland (up until 2015).

A beautiful addition to any Victorian era lover’s home or office, this clock will keep time and look gorgeous doing it. It has old world charm with Roman numerals, beautifully finished wood, and a curvy frame. This clock has all the flair of a typical grandfather clock without the imposing (and sometimes hard-to-fit) size, fitting perfectly on a mantle, table, or desk. Even if your friend has their home decorated in a more modern fashion, this clock will still make a great impression wherever it goes.

If your Victorian era loving friend is into dressing up in steampunk clothing and accessories, UMBRELLALABORATORY’s goggles are an excellent addition to their wardrobe. These goggles feature a double ocular loop for a heightened aesthetic that will make them stand out from other steampunk goggles (though the loop can be removed if it gets in the way). They come in many different lens colors including many that glow in the dark for added flair, especially under a blacklight. The goggles can be worn on their own or be added to a top hat, which is a classic steampunk style.

This pocket watch is a perfect addition to any Victorian costume, but also works as an accessory for the more subtle Victorian era connoisseur. Pocket watches were very popular during the Victorian era, especially as inherited gifts, and these days they have a little more finesse than simply checking a phone for the time. It comes with a chain and has a non-functional watch face on the outside, which is a nice little detail without being too flashy.

This wall art is especially good for your friends who have a new place to call home or who just love redecorating and Victorian sensibility. The high-wheel bicycle was all the rage during its invention in the Victorian era, and this piece will definitely draw attention from fellow era lovers as well as their close friends who may not be as interested in that particular subject. The bicycle is sturdy and made of metal; it appears distressed, but it actually isn’t, which gives it the feeling of an antique.

This typewriter pencil holder is kitschy and functional for the writers or desk workers in your life who want a cute subtle nod to their love of the Victorian era while still keeping the space functional. The typewriter is wide enough to hold all of their favorite pens and pencils, and the physical appearance of the pencil holder makes it look like it jumped out of the Victorian era (and even though it appears distressed, it’s actually very strong).

In the Victorian era, candles were the primary source of light, sometimes hung on sconces and sometimes carried around at night. If your friend also loves the idea of working or walking by candlelight, this lantern is great for stationary use or being carried. Both the glass and the metal frame of the lantern come in a variety of different colors to suit your friend’s tastes, and the lantern itself comes in both medium and large sizes, so no matter what candles they’d like to put in there, they have an option.

The Victorian era would be nothing without the star of that period, which was Queen Victoria. This British television drama of three seasons portrays the story of the queen. It reveals how Queen Victoria ascended to the British throne and her love affairs.

Significantly, your friend should also know the primary reason why the Victorian era exist. It is not just because of the technology, artworks, inventions, and literature that emerged during her reign. It was also because of the queen herself and how she affected everyone around her while she was on the throne.

Although the TV series Victoria has been running for three seasons, it is not enough to portray more information about the queen. Not all the essential details are in the series. Sometimes, you need to dig deep to learn more.

Therefore, you might also want to gift your friend the “Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire” book. This book tells more about Queen Victoria. It reveals the queen’s struggles and love affairs.

What could be the better way to learn more about the people’s lifestyles and events during the Victorian era, but to learn it from Charles Dickens’s great-great-great granddaughter. After all, there might be some unmentioned secrets in the past that Charles Dickens’s great-great-great granddaughter, Lucinda Hawksley knows.

This book tells about the everyday lifestyle of the people in the Victorian era. It also delves on some significant events and urban legends that were prominent during that time.

"The Victorian Treasury" is an exciting book to read that your friend will never put down.

Some Victorian era lovers find the fashion of the period exciting and beautiful. That is why you cannot blame them if they want to stock their wardrobe with 19th-century garments and accessories.

However, some of them can only buy the ones that they can wear to show-off to other people. At home, they are in their simple shirt, tank tops, or pajamas. That is why you will never go wrong gifting this Vintage Victorian Nightgown to your friend.

This nightgown’s design has laces, satin bow, and sleeves that are a long bell, which was Victorian.

Most of the famous classics that people read today are from the works of the notable writers of the 19th century. If your Victorian-era lover friend loves to read books and has collections of classics written by Charles Dickens, Bronte siblings, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the like, she will love this item as a gift.

The Hithop Library Book Necklace is unique jewelry that your Victorian lover friend will love because of the pendant steampunk jewelry that has a bookshelf design. This item will complement your friend’s Victorian clothing.

The most famous sub-culture of the Victorian era lovers is the Victorian goths, also known as romantigoths or romantic goths. Even though you might end up screaming when you see them walking inside your home unannounced, their taste in clothing is more than just black. The style of their garments is mostly Victorian.

After all, one of the architectural designs that emerged during that time is gothic.

To complete her look, she will need something that will go along with her Victorian goth clothing. This pair of boots is the perfect one.

The Vintage Distressed Round Area Rug is another home addition that the Victorian lovers and romantigoths will love. Its design will surely compliment the beauty of a vintage-themed or gothic architectural home. It provides the aura of sophistication.

Your friend will feel like he or she is a Victorian by seeing this item lying in his or her room, living room, or office.

The Vintage Distressed Round Area Rug is durable. It will stand long years lying in his or her home. Moreover, this item is easy to clean because of the improved polypropylene fibers used.

Probably among the reasons why your Victorian lover friend loves the lifestyle, artworks, and any other things in the Victorian era are because of their sophistication. By owning Victorian-inspired designed items can make a person look like smart, elegant, and respectable. These items can make a person look like he or she has good taste.

That is why you will never regret giving him or her this Victorian Shower Curtain. It will make his or her bathroom look elegant.

This Victorian Shower Curtain is Turkish fabric made. Your friend does not have to use a liner to install it.

Romanticism and impressionism were among the great intellectual and artistic movements of the Victorian era. Romanticism was all about the free expression of the artist or writer. The impressionism makes use of thin and light brush strokes.

These art movements have been an essential part of history. Today, art students rely on these techniques to find their style and to learn about the past. If your Victorian lover friend is also an artist, encourage him or her to explore the romantic and impressionist art movements with the help of this drafting table.

This Post Box is an ideal gift for a Victorian lover friend who is looking forward to moving into his or her new gothic-inspired home. A gothic architectural home is incomplete without the addition of this post box that goes along with the design of his or her new house. It is also for a Victorian-era lover who needs a post box.

Your friend does not have to break a sweat when installing this item because of its pre-drilled holes. It is also durable enough to withstand any weather.

Photography was one of the prominent inventions in the Victorian era that people still use until modern time. For this reason, your friend will never mind receiving this Fujifilm Instax Mini 90. He or she will love it instead.

This item has a vintage design. Although the design is far from the original camera of the Victorian era, your friend will appreciate this item more because it is a lot easier to use.

Moreover, with this item, your friend can now have a selfie to flaunt his or her new OOTDs on social media.

The telephone was another critical invention of the 19th century. Although this item is far from the first phone that Alexander Graham Bell invented, it has a vintage design that will compliment your friend's Victorian-inspired home.

It is because this vintage telephone's design's inspiration was from the ones in the 1890s, which was a part of the Victorian era.

Your friend can display it at home to wow any of his or her guests. Moreover, this item is highly functional. That is why he or she can now replace his or her uninteresting landline telephone in the house.

Another notable invention during the Victorian era was the sewing machine.

Indeed, sewing machines have long been in history even before the Victorian era. However, the basis of the modern sewing machines was from the ones that emerged during that period.

If your friend knows this small info, you will see that she will appreciate this music box because of its relationship with the Victorian invention.

Moreover, its vintage design is a great addition to ornament a home. It can keep her guests occupied while waiting for your friend to come out.

If you do not know how to play solitaire, ask a fan of the Victorian era. He or she most likely knows.

The game solitaire has long been in history. It was one of the most popular pastimes during the Victorian era, which was evident by the literary works. You can see the proof of it in Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations.”

Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, was an avid player of it too. Therefore, you can invite your Victorian-era lover friend to play solitaire with you with this deck of playing cards.

Despite the several constructions, modernization, and facelift made to this old tower, nobody can erase the fact that this structure has been standing since its establishment. This London Tower Bridge has been a famous landmark. It has witnessed several important events and happenings.

For this reason, your Victorian-era lover friend would not mind using his or her pastime, solving this LEGO puzzle. He or she would love to build Tower Bridge alone without any help from engineers.

This LEGO puzzle includes four toy vehicles. It will be an excellent addition to his or her home décor.

The Steampunk Top Hat With Removable Goggles is one of the best gifts for Victorian era lovers who love gothic and steampunk fashion. It makes a perfect accessory that your friend can use to style with her dress. She can also use it as an additional prop for costume parties.

This item is soft and comfortable to wear; that is why your friend will never feel uneasy wearing it. It comes with goggles that she can remove when she wants to try it on, but it is advisable not to use them as the real ones.

The "Charles Dickens: The Complete Novels" is a heaven-sent book for Victorian era lovers who are also fans of the works of Charles Dickens. Even though your friend probably has the complete collection of the novelist's book, he or she will still welcome this gift from you.

It is because it can make his or her life more comfortable. Instead of going back and forth to interchange the books on the bookshelf, your friend can read them all in just one book. He or she can relax and read all the stories without interruptions.

Arthur Conan Doyle is another prominent personality of the Victorian era. His most notable works are the Sherlock Holmes novels which have become one the epitomes of the best detective mystery novels of all times.

It is not surprising because of the way Sherlock Holmes solved crime mysteries in an unexpected way that mostly leaves the readers in awe.

For a non-stop reading enjoyment of all the Sherlock Holmes novels, gift this single book to your Victorian-era lover pal. This book contains all the Sherlock Holmes stories. He or she does not have to buy each of them.

Oscar Wilde had been a controversial man of his time. He went to prison because of his homosexuality and faced charges for sodomy and gross indecency. Despite his forbidden sexual orientation during the Victorian era, it was no doubt that Oscar Wilde had been one of the best playwrights and authors in history.

His wit and style made him become one of the brightest writers in history. If your Victorian-era friend has been a fan of Oscar Wilde’s works, he or she will love this book that contains all his writings.

Wits have been famous even today. Standup comedians are among those who are expert in formulating funny comebacks and words to say. People admire the ones who have this talent because of their ability to lighten up a tensed situation.

Even in the Victorian era, people admire those that have something witty to write or to say. One of them was Oscar Wilde. Although he was not a standup comedian, his wit was evident in his works.

If your Victorian-era lover friend is not good when it comes to words, she might need to learn from Oscar Wilde.

If time machines were real, and you managed to travel back in the Victorian-era, you would feel outcasted and surprised by the bizarre rules and laws that the people before had to follow. Even though you are British, traveling back at that time would make you feel like you were not in your own country at all.

The “What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew” book tells about the practices and lifestyle of the people in Britain back then during the Victorian era. It delves on the different areas of the society such as politics, parties, religion, and sex.

Charles Darwin had been a controversial scientist. His findings shook the faith of several people and challenged the widely popular creationism belief. Even though you do not support or believe in the theory of evolution, if you were in Charles Darwin’s shoes, you would realize his tough situation.

Exposing a study that challenged a widely-accepted belief could have been tough for him. He had to endure all the criticisms and satires thrown at him.

If your friend is a Charles Darwin sympathizer, this book will teach more about him.

A lot of people know Charles Darwin. When you ask an average person what Charles Darwin had discovered, he or she would answer you that it was about the humans’ evolution from being monkeys. Although this concept is not entirely false, it was not the theory that Charles Darwin primarily discovered.

If your friend is one of those people who also believe that the human evolution from monkeys was Charles Darwin’s main findings, you should give him or her this book.

Your friend will realize that Charles Darwin's findings were more than just human evolution.

Is your Victorian-era lover friend also an aspiring nurse? He or she probably has tons of nursing textbooks lying around in his or her house. You might think that you do not want to add more to his or her misery for trying to memorize the procedures that your friend has to learn from them.

Your friend's textbooks can indeed help him or her technically. However, it will do your friend no harm to supplement the studies with some notes from the founder of nursing, Florence Nightingale.

The “Florence Nightingale: A Life Inspired” book is another book that you can give to your Victorian-era lover friend who also aspires to become a nurse. This book is not a textbook that teaches nursing. It is an inspirational one. Your friend might need some source of inspiration from the founder of modern nursing.

It is also for other women who want to feel inspired.

This book pertains to the life's journey of Florence Nightingale. Despite her popularity and wealth, she decided to dedicate her life to serve the needy.

If your Victorian-era lover friend has a time machine, she would probably do not hesitate to travel back in the 19th-century. However, this book might make her think about it twice.

The “Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners” book is for your Victorian-era lover friend who can make use of a good laugh. Although this book is funny, it tells about the strict lifestyle of British women in the Victorian era.

It tells about the strict Victorian women fashion, masturbation, menstruation, and beliefs that a proper lady should follow.

Although Thomas Edison is an American who happened to live during the Victorian era, your friend will still love to have this item as a gift if he or she is also a steampunk lover. This item’s design is unique. It can wow your friends’ guests because of its awkward but beautiful appearance.

Your friend can use it as a bedside lamp, table lamp, or other implementations. He or she can use any kinds of bulb, incandescent or LED, to light up a room using this item.

The Vintage Table Lamp can also be a good conversation starter.

You will never go wrong gifting an ice cream maker to a Victorian-era lover, especially that he or she knows how the Victorian people prepared their ice cream.

The ice-cream before was a little bit different than what it looks like now.

During the Victorian period, the preparation of ice cream had to take a lot of effort. The people that time should manually churn their ice cream batter to aerate it to reach the right consistency. Because there were no refrigerators at that time, Victorian people had to harvest the ice needed to make one.

Thanks to technology today for making almost everything accessible. Information is right on one's fingertips. Tuberculosis is now easier to treat, and milk is now free from bacteria. Thanks to Louis Pasteur for introducing the pasteurization method.

Before pasteurization came into the picture, people were at risk of bovine TB all the time.

It was only when Louis Pasteur introduced this principle when drinking milk becomes safer for everyone.

For the commemoration of this invention of the Victorian era, this item is one of the best gifts for Victorian era lovers who want a more flavorful milk drinking.