The Victoriad; Or, the New World: an Epic and Illustrative Lay of the Spirit of Progress and the Victorian Æra. The Action Founded on the Ancient Legends and National Romance, Or Lay of the New Arthur, Or Coming Man. By an Old Looker on of Change and Vicissitude [Edmund Carrington] ... Edited by Michael Edmund De Crynton ... Professor Jules Eveleine, and Signor R. Di Bivarra

Published in 1862, The Victoriad represents a unique artifact of mid-Victorian literary ambition, attempting to synthesize the rapid industrial and social changes of the era through the framework of an epic poem. Attributed to Edmund Frederick John Carrington, the work employs a self-consciously archaic style that draws upon Arthurian legend to project a vision of progress and national identity during the reign of Queen Victoria. The complex framing of the text, involving a pseudonymous author and multiple fictionalized editors, reflects the era's penchant for layered, collaborative literary performances intended to lend a sense of gravity and historical weight to contemporary commentary.

The design and conceptualization of the work were heavily influenced by the period's obsession with the 'Coming Man'—a trope denoting a prophesied leader who would reconcile the friction between tradition and modernity. By framing the spirit of progress within an epic 'Lay,' Carrington and his associates sought to elevate the narrative of the Victorian age to the level of myth. Despite this thematic grandeur, the work remains an obscure curiosity of nineteenth-century literature, serving primarily as a testament to the diverse and often eccentric ways that authors of the time attempted to capture the restless, transformative energy of the industrial nineteenth century.