Victorianism - Find the Victorian Period
The Victorian Era generally coveres a period of time when Queen Victoria was on the throne, from 1837 to 1901. The Industrial Revolution was taking place. Writers from this period include: Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Oscar Wilde, and others.
19th Century in Literature
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19th-Century Reading List - English
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Victorian Literature
The Victorian Period revolves around the political career of Queen Victoria. She was crowned in 1837 and died in 1901 (which put a definite end to her political career). A great deal of change took place during this period — brought about because of the Industrial Revolution; so it's not surprising that the literature of the period is often...
Victorian Period - A Time of Change
The Victorian Period revolves around the political career of Queen Victoria. She was crowned in 1837 and died in 1901 (which put a definite end to her political career). A great deal of change took place during this period — brought about because of the Industrial Revolution; so it's not surprising that the literature of the period is often...
General Conditions - Victorian Period
The last completed period of English literature, almost coincident in extent with the reign of the queen whose name it bears (Victoria, queen 1837-1901), stands nearly beside The Elizabethan period in the significance and interest of its work.