#fridayreads: Downton Abbey

The Downtown Abbey movie is in theaters -- just in time for those of you who know the answer to the question "What is a weekend?" After you have spent your short but well-deserved weekend catching up on homework, fantasizing about someone else cleaning the bathroom, meal planning that involves single course dinners, and doing laundry, feel free to read up on what life was like in Victorian England. To those of you wondering why this week's #fridayreads features Victorian books when the Downton Abbey series takes place after the Victoria era, we congratulate you on your perspicacity. Sit up straight and enjoy a delicious cup of tea while reading one of the books below.