Status Updates From FANTASTES: A Faerie Romance...

I am reading this book because authors that I respect were inspired by it. However, it was written in 1856, and I guess the English language was a little different back then, because I am compelled to create a vocabulary list for the words that I don't understand.
I want to be inspired by this book, but the vocabulary and style are odd to me-a woman in the year 2026. I will continue, but at a snail's pace.