THE VICTORIAN ERA

To learn more about that period, surf the BBC educational website

Victorians

Think of some important things that happened during the Victorian Era:

- Industrial revolution

- Darwin's Theory of Evolution

etc...

And how it must have inspired its literature:

- Charles Dickens (Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield...)

- Lewis Caroll (Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass)

- Oscar Wilde (The Portrait of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest...)

- Mary Shelley (Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus)

- Bram Stocker (Dracula)

and of course Edgar Allan Poe...

***Here is a "crash course" video with interesting insight, though still superficial. The script of the video is just beneath it. Afterwards, take the quiz to check your understanding.

Victorian Literature

Memorize important events thanks to this QUIZLET