Gothic Fiction and Victorian Detective Fiction

I'm not a big fan of British Raj in India, but one thing I'm a fan of that is British is gothic and Victorian literature. In Victorian literature I particularly like Victorian detective fiction. Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite detectives ever. British literature of 19th and 20th century was some actual great stuff capable of transporting you in a whole another realm. Literature is dead now, and only good and readable stuff is now from 19th and 20th century with stuff before that becoming too archaic for the common reader to enjoy. There has been some great gothic stuff too, like Frankenstein, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Dracula. Gothic and Victorian setting and atmosphere is something that I enjoy reading and all the props go to skillful writers who wrote these works. I am a big fan of Arthur Conan Doyle and he is the reason I like Victorian literature so much. The settings and atmosphere developed at that time are still utilised by the comic books and media till date. Gothic fiction is a legitimate genre now with numerous comic books and media referencing and portraying it. Victorian detective fiction and gothic fiction provides an escapism and takes us into a world that is simple and away from political reality and yet complex enough to subtly make us understand the social reality during that time. The literature be it gothic fiction or victorian detective fiction despite having macabre and gory details still manage to keep the feel of reading warm and feel good, a thing that is missing in the media of today.