An image of Thomas Woolner.

An image of Walter Pater.

This colorful, easy-to-read timeline takes a visitor from prehistoric Britain, through the various invasions, the Middle Ages, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian periods, and finally through Modern Britain. It is easy to read, with...

This colorful, easy-to-read timeline takes a visitor from prehistoric Britain, through the various invasions, the Middle Ages, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian periods, and finally through Modern Britain. It is asy to read, with...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is known as the father of the Victorian ghost story. In "Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling" a ghost is in search of its lost legal papers. Read the full text on this site.

Read this cautionary tale by Victorian writer Netta Syrett. The full text of "Thy Heart's Desire" is available on this site.

Read the full text of the Victorian novel "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.

Dalnavert House was the home to the son of Canada's first prime minister, and a political power in his own right.The home was of the Victorian era, fell into disrepair, and was restored to its present glory as a museum for students and...

This is a biography of Florence Nightingale, the English leader in the reform of hospitals during the Victorian era.

Read the full text of Thomas Hardy's fictional masterpiece "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" which challenged the morals of late Victorian England.

Read the full text of "The Amateur Cracksman" by E.W. Hornung about A.J. Raffles, a gentleman thief in Victorian Great Britain.

Academy of American Poets entry for Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), the Victorian era poet and critic. Includes link to full text of the poem "Dover Beach."

The Sikh were one group who came to British Columbia to work on the railway, and suffered much discrimination from Victorian settlers. This page offers a brief synopsis about this as part of a larger exhibition on prejudice.

This small collection of photos shows the Sikhs as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days.

Learn about Victorian scientist John Tyndall's life and career.

This resource offers a critical introduction to the work, biographical information about Charlotte Bronte and discussion questions about the work. [PDF]

This site has a list of quotes from Samuel Butler, compiled by John Bartlett.

Biographial note on William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), English journalist, novelist. Includes disucssion of his famous novel, VANITY FAIR (1847-48), a tale of two middle-class London families.

Learn the background of both the book and the author, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; then click on the Readers Guide link to use the detailed study questions to spark discussion.

A reading guide to the novel David Copperfield along with biographical tidbits about Dickens and discussion questions for reading groups.

This site is on Robert Browning (1812-1889 CE) the English poet, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue.

This site provides the life, story and work of Charles Dickens (1812-1870 CE).

This site provides the text to "Goblin Market" and "Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme" written by Christina Rossetti.

This site provides a photograph of the real-life Alice in "Alice in Wonderland."