Victorian Web offers a commentary on Pre-Rapaelite art and how to understand the symbolism in the paintings.

This site from The Victorian Web allows one to access a variety of essays addressing the political and historical context of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations." Includes essays about literary form, themes, characterization, and more.

A portal to biographical information and essays related to Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her novel "Jane Eyre," including information about social and political history, characterization, themes, genre, setting, imagery, and more.

A scholarly essay discussing the theme of dreams in Emily Bronte's novel "Wuthering Heights."

Articles about the evolution of new classes of workers in Britain leads into information about the 1841 census, as well as an activity and quiz.

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.

Information is provided on the life and career of George Grenville, British prime minister during the reign of King George III.

Professor of English and Art History provides a summary of Tennyson's work and comments on its major themes and characters.

A biography of John Bright who was a leading member of the Anti-Corn Law League with Richard Cobden.

What would houses have looked like at the turn of the century, that past turn of the century! Take a look at these beautiful homes; they're still around and in wonderful shape.

Select from slides to enlarge, with description limited to names of architects and locations.

A detailed essay on the works of Victorian author Matthew Arnold. Includes quotes from many of his famous works and an extensive bibliography. With links to many of his poems, including Dover Beach, Consolation, The Buried Life, and more.

In this lesson, young scholars will consider several aspects of Oscar Wilde's most popular of comedies, "The Importance of Being Earnest". The success of this play is in part due to its examination of moral principles - in this case, the...

Details of the life and works of Victorian writer Charlotte Bronte and her contributions to the world of poetry. Includes a bibliography and a link to her poem "On the Death of Anne Bronte".

In 'Goblin Market', Rossetti employs imagery to explore Victorian debates around sin and temptation. Students will explore these techniques and apply them to their own work.

This Bibliomania website features a biographical sketch of the Victorian era author Anthony Trollope. Links are provided to full-text selections from Trollope's works.

This is the full text of Catherine Beecher's 1873 book of Victorian homemaker's advice, including hundreds of recipes.

This lesson engages students in reading and research related to the Victorian Era. Students will analyze this time period's influence on the writings of Charles Dickens. Then students will analyze how today's authors incorporate social...

This unit will give pupils added insights into the late Georgian/Victorian periods of English history. This section provides lesson ideas, activities and resources, which will allow teachers to make fuller use of the site resources for...

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

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...

A good examination on how many women in Victorian England supported their families with jobs outside the home and how this helped the British economy.

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...

Explore kitchen equipment from the Victorian period of late nineteenth century England.