Before reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, learners examine different aspects of Victorian Life in London through a variety of research projects requiring hands-on computer activities.

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...

Discover a wealth of original sources from the Romantic and Victorian periods, including original manuscripts, rare first editions, newspapers, diaries, letters, photographs, and maps.

Throughout the course of the 19th century, the middle classes expanded rapidly. Those moving up the social scale had to learn new modes of behavior and ways of life. These articles research how this sector of society was reflected in the...

A series of articles that research how gender roles were defined in the 19th century, and how they were represented in the literature of the period.

View a series of extracts from ninetheen-century cookbooks written in English and learn what people in England ate during this century of change. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the English diet of the Victorian period,...

In this lesson, students will explore sources related to two key ideas in Thomas Hardy's work: that of people being unable to control their fate, and the imbalance between a man's place and a woman's place in society. Through their study...

The Victorian Web provides the online text to some of Thomas Hardy's short stories and poems. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.

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...

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.

An interactive, diverse site that provides the student with lots of great information about Britain during the Victorian era. Discover the Victorian way of life through narrative, pictures, and games.

From Wordsworth's Westminster Bridge to Blake's Chimney Sweepers; from Dickens's pickpockets to Jack the Ripper; and from Wells's War of the Worlds to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; discover the diverse ways in which writers in this...

Read articles that address the following questions about the end of the 19th-century literature: What are the key tropes of late 19th-century literature? How did writers respond to the desires and anxieties of the time? How did...

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...

A six part article in which the various roles women played in Victorian England are discussed. The author explores the idea that women had a "mission" in Victorian life.

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...

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of seven of Edward Fitzgerald's works.

This site provides the text of "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" by Charles Darwin.

The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this...

This resource provides a paper written by Dr. Charles Urbanowicz, anthropologist at California State University. It deals extensively with the life and death of Charles Darwin, his research, and the publication of his book, "The Origin...

Use this etext to read the entire novel at the electronic text center from the University of Virginia.

This reputation-destroying volume is Doyle's defense of the existence of fairies. Interesting on many levels, this etext version includes the photographs that began the whole controversy.

One page article summarizes many important characteristics of the Victorian Age such as religion, ideology, social responsibility, imperialism, and education.

Track the Victorian Age through this informative research site. This site contains several links to help bridge your knowledge of Victorian research. Don't miss out.