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W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: Norton Anthology: Victorian Age Topics in Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses four controversies that concerned the Victorians: evolution, industrialism, what the Victorians called "The Woman Question," and Great Britain's identity as an imperial power. Includes multiple-choice quiz and...
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Victorian Web

Brown University: The Victorian Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive resource on literary, philosophical, religious, scientific and technological advancements of the Victorian age. Learn about famous Victorian authors, literary genres and more.
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Victorians: Investigate a Victorian Painting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Young scholars studying the Victorian Age can dig into the details depicted in a painting from the era. Enhance study with utlization of the additional activities and timeline provided.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles research the following questions related to the Victorian Age: Why was crime such a popular subject in 19th-century fiction? How did literature balance fear, social commentary, and entertainment? How were gruesome murders...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
Read newly-commissioned articles on Victorian and Romantic literature.
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Other

Tiverton Museum: Virtual Victorians

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a virtual gallery of Victorian life themed into daily life, toys and Victorian legacy. Students can ask a Victorian child a question amongst other activities, and there is a teacher's area with ideas and downloadable resources.
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BBC

Bbc: Overview: Victorian Britain, 1837 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
Website on Victorian Britain, 1837-1901, chronicles events, political history, and culture, explaining how Britain was able to claim to be a world superpower despite social inequality and rival overseas industry.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Collection Items

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover a wealth of original sources from the Romantic and Victorian periods, including original manuscripts, rare first editions, newspapers, diaries, letters, photographs, and maps.
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Geffrye Museum

Geffrye Museum: Interactive Journey: Travel Back to Victorian London

For Students 3rd - 8th
Travel back in time to the Victorian era in this interactive journey to help Ruby & Michael search for Sam, their missing dog. While you are searching, you can learn about Victorian life by examining the objects in the house,...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Robert Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of a variety of excellent resources on Victorian writer Robert Browning. Includes a detailed biography, list of works, social and political history of the Victorian age, and essays about the literary aspects of Browning's...
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Literary Resources: Victorian British

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wanted to know more about British Victorian literature? Check out this informative site highlighting literary resources from the British Victorian Age. As Professor Jack Lynch, who created the list, has noted, these pages...
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Other

British Association for Victorian Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Victorian studies through this informative website. Serves as a resource for individuals seeking more information on the British Victorian Age.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Victorian Women Writers Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the place to find works by a variety of women writers of the Victorian age. Be sure to scroll down to the "Proceed to the collection," button to access the work.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: William Morris

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides a wide variety of excellent resources related to Victorian artist William Morris, including a biography, social and political history, and information about his visual arts, themes, literary...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Victorian Literature: Prose: Victorian Views on Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on Victorian Literature focuses on Victorian views on education. Compulsary education for students ages 5 to 11 was enacted in 1870, and this lessons discusses the works of three Victorians on that topic:John...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: John Ruskin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides an excellent variety of resources about Victorian author John Ruskin. It takes one from a detailed biography and relative social and political history, to themes, critical theory, and information...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web features a detailed biography, social and political history, and list of works to information about setting, characterization, themes, and imagery. This site provides a variety of excellent resources on...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Victorian Literature: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the introduction to a unit on Victorian Literature, a period describing the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) as prudish and old fashioned, but is considered by some as a second English Renaissance, a time of wealth, power, and...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Thomas Carlyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Website on Victorian era history outlines the history of the French Revolution.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Victorian period heralded a new wave of poetry that was influenced by its Romantic predecessors yet distinctly different. Read articles on how the Victorian poets approached composition, form and language, and what inspired their...
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Project Britain

Project Britain: The Victorians

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover just who the Victorians were by searching through the links provided in this guide to Victorian life. Biographies, pictures, clothing, and more are featured here.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Themes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From Romantic poetry to Gothic horror, from depictions of poverty and industrialization to portrayals of the middle classes, and from crime fiction to fin de siecle decadence: the literary works of the Romantic and Victorian periods...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature:romantics & Victorians Reading and Print

For Students 9th - 10th
How did rising literacy rates, libraries, and new technologies influence literature and reading habits during the Romantic and Victorian periods? These resources answer this question.