From the radicalism of the Romantic poets to the violent suppression of protests, the 18th and 19th centuries were peppered with incidents of political upheaval. Read how power and politics feature centrally in some of the period's great...

The liberation of women as expressed by the flappers of the 1920s was in stark contrast to the actions of women in the Victorian Age. Read about how flappers expressed their freedom in fashion, employment, and leisure activities.

Four lesson plans for exploring the reign of Queen Victoria, with instructions for introducing learners to the positive and negative impacts of the inventions of the Industrial Revolution, to the leaders of Victorian England, to the role...

This site includes a great biography of the English poet Robert Browning. There is also a complete bibliography included that is quite extensive.

The companion website to a documentary on Queen Victoria and the British Empire.

This site provides excerpts from John Ruskin's essays of J.M.W. Turner's paintings. There are several paintings and drawings at this site and some biographical information about Ruskin. The excerpts are reprinted from "The Works of Ruskin."

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of eight of Samuel Butler's works.

This site from PBS.org features a biographical note about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories. A photo of the author is also included.

This site provides links to five of Robert Browning's most famous works including "Dramatic Lyrics," "Dramatic Romances," "An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry," "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," and "The Ring and the Book."

This site, provided by First Spiritual Temple, gives a good look into the spiritual beliefs (mediumship and the channeling of souls) of the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of many of John Ruskin's works including "The King of the Golden River," "Sesame and Lilies," and "Unto This Last."

The complete full-text of this literary work is available to download or read online multiple digital formats.

Explore the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle through the links provided in this resource. Students and teachers will find this includes lesson plans, activities, biographical information and more.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of 18 of Thackeray's works.

This site provides links to the full texts of Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, which features such poems as "Gunga Din."

Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Oscar Wilde. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, works, and teacher resources.

This site, produced by "A Celebration of Women" from the University of Pennsylvania, provides the full text of Christina Rossetti's Nursery Rhyme Book with 120 illustrations.

Access images in the online database of the National Portait Gallery of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Database includes portraits of Prince Albert in all media and in single and group sittings, often with Victoria at his side.

Students will explore contextual background on governesses, orphans, and the 19th-century woman, alongside contemporary reviews of the novel and Charlotte Bronte's fair copy manuscript. [PDF]

G.K. Chesterton offers this look at Dickens' importance and his role in the post-Victorian Age. Each chapter is a separate link.

This site from the official National Portrait Gallery of the United Kingdom is a resource to search the collection by typing in a subject's name or access the section on artists.

Illustrated biographical sketch of the prince consort of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Read the short story "Christmas Crackers" by Juliana Horatia Ewing.

Read the short story "A Christmas Tree" by Charles Dickens about an older man reminiscing about childhood Christmases.