From William Blake and John Keats to Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters, explore 23 iconic authors from the Romantic and Victorian periods.

The Victorian Web offers a comprehensive overview of Oscar Wilde, a scandalous dramatist of the Victorian Age. In addition to a robust selection of biographies, this site also includes a focus on Wilde's sexuality, the social and...

A brief definition is provided about English empiricism as developed in the Victorian age. Several links are provided for additional information on related subjects.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This 8-slide PowerPoint gives a brief synopsis of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart comes from the Channel 4 website. Pictures and text are used to support understanding of life as a child during Victorian times.

See the tension between Victorian morality and new ideas as America became urbanized. Read about the Comstock Law, and find out about the first woman to run for president,

This describes Victoria's achievements in the early years of her reign. It discusses reforms, the first "World's Fair", the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny.

Information about the origins of the terms agnostic and agnosticism.

Articles about the era of industrialization, new products and new transportation are coupled with cartoons and an explanation on how to use this primary source. An activity and quiz are also available from the sidebar.

This site provides the texts to 41 of Robert Browing's poems as well as a brief biographical outline.

The University of Virginia Library offers this full text version of Conan Doyle's famous novel.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of 11 of Thomas Carlyle's works.

The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...

A detailed biography of the poetry of writer Emily Bronte, with a synopsis of her collection of works.

This study guide for advanced students explores the poetry of the English novelist Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure).

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."

This site provides links to 4 pieces of work of Alfred Lord Tennyson's: "Enoch Arden.." poetry collection, "Idylls of the King," "The Lady of Shalott" with Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and "The Princess: A Medley" with an excellent...

Read these military tales by Conan Doyle provided for by the University of Virginia, detailing the exploits of a soldier in the Napoleonic wars.

In this activity, young scholars will examine the early experiences of Charlotte Bronte and explore the context of childhood at the beginning of the 19th century.[PDF]

An extensive site from the Library of Congress that covers all kinds of topics about India. Includes a very detailed history of British India under "Company Rule, 1757-1857," "The British Raj, 1858-1947," and "Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-59."...

An overview of the British presence in India, 1600-1947, from university professor Vinay Lal. Includes links to related topics, such as the British East India Company, and to biographical details of many key figures from this period in...

Students and teachers will benefit from these examples of quotes from Lord Alfred Tennyson. This site offers only a handful of examples. Don't miss out.

From circuses and 'freak shows' to broadsides and novels, from pleasure gardens and music halls to chapbooks and penny dreadfuls, Georgian and Victorian Britain offered the public a rich range of affordable entertainments. Read more...

These articles research how writers responded to the social inequalities of Victorian society.