From Romantic poetry to Gothic horror, from depictions of poverty and industrialization to portrayals of the middle classes, and from crime fiction to fin de siecle decadence: the literary works of the Romantic and Victorian periods offer a wealth of topics to explore. Peruse a variety of themes from these eras on this website.

Concepts

children's literature, romanticism

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Additional Tags

british library: discovering literature: romantics & victorians-themes, crime fiction, fin de siecle, gothic, victorian poetry, british romantic age, victorian age

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RL.11-12.9 W.11-12.9.a