A Love Out of Time: The Melody of the Victorian Age

Name: A Love Out of Time: The Melody of the Victorian Age
Author: Zhou Nainai

时空错恋：维多利亚时代的琴声

by Zhou Nainai (周奈奈)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.9M Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[A story about a group of gentle people searching for warmth in their everyday lives]

[I hate labels. I really, really hate them!]

Before the start of his sophomore year, Zhou Qin thought his life would pass by uneventfully: staying home, taking it easy, and burying the sadness of the past deep in his heart.

But when a British girl from the Victorian era came tumbling headfirst onto his balcony, his ordinary life was gone for good. This willful yet gentle girl turned his world upside down.

“Landlord, landlord! Do you want to hear me play the piano?”

“Landlord, landlord! What are we having for dinner tonight?”

“Landlord, landlord! What time will you be back from class?”

Landlord, will you stay by my side from my black hair until it turns white?

I will.

This lively “person from the past” changed Zhou Qin's life, and then the lives of those around him.

An ordinary person's romance; a snowy night when two people fell in love over a guitar twenty years ago; a century-long tale that began with an iris; the moonlight buried deep in memory; a little witch who found her way out of confusion; a confession years in the making. The love stories of these young people slowly unfold on the night Shalaina tumbles onto the balcony.

Other names

My Victorian Girlfriend我的维多利亚女友Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

582Chapters

4.3kReads · 30 days

465kReads · all time

656Shelf adds, last 14 days

9.3Score

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It is a book that is unconventional and uniquely beautiful. It is a book that blends the mundane details of daily life with romance and beauty. It uses a warm and gentle style to depict the ordinary warmth of life, yet through the beautiful and innocent Victorian character Salina, it creates a wonderful world that transcends reality.
110 likes1y ago
A very good book, with delicate writing and well-developed characters. It should theoretically be a 9.5, But the slow pace doesn't fit the fast-paced modern world, hence its lukewarm reception (although this is also one of the reasons I like this book). Anyway, author, keep up the good work!
60 likes1y ago
Hmm, the beginning was quite nice and heartwarming, like a touch of sugar added to mineral water—simple yet subtly sweet. But after the female lead travels back in time and then back to the modern era, it becomes like artificial sweetener. The earlier writing style, with its blend of ordinariness and warmth, would have been perfect, but it inexplicably turned into constant displays of affection.
55 likes1y ago
This is absolutely top-notch, not a typical formulaic web novel. In my opinion, the writing is definitely top-tier, and top-tier (T0) among romance novels. I even had the illusion of reading a web novel version of Haruki Murakami. Rock veterans and otaku will definitely find this book delightful. It has a high concentration of anime and manga elements, but it doesn't use generic IPs.
53 likes1y ago
Unlike most fast-paced romance novels on Tomato, the author aims to convey a slow, gentle, and enduring love story—one that is both healing and captivating, which is exactly what I admire. However, this also seems to have destined the book to not garner much popularity on Tomato, making it a counterintuitive endeavor.
48 likes1y ago
This is such a fantastic novel!!! I absolutely love reading these simple, everyday romance stories about young people in the city!!! Please keep updating!!! I started reading this book from the very first dozen or so chapters, reading through a few comments. I'm one of the oldest readers, and this book has been with me since August 2024, almost throughout my entire senior year of high school.
38 likes2y ago
The story begins with the ordinary life of Zhou Qin, a sophomore in college. The unexpected intrusion of Salina, a Victorian-era English girl, is like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples. This setting, which interweaves ancient and modern times, breaks with convention and brings a sense of novelty and fun. The book features a rich and diverse array of love stories.
34 likes1y ago
Just like the topic I chose, this is a good ensemble piece. First of all, the book has a slow and gentle narrative, which is quite different from the fast-paced life we live now. If you take the time to calm down and appreciate the author's writing style and content, you may have a very comfortable feeling.
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Waa ... This is the first time I've read this type of book and I'm already thoroughly satisfied. Thank you, author! (To be honest, I'm not really sure which category this type of book should be classified into.) After three or four days, I finally got to read the latest chapter! It's been so long since I've read a story that has kept me reading this long!
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Recommended by a seasoned bookworm, it's a great read, very good. While the time-travel element is cliché, the handling of the characters is skillfully done.
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