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the victorian age
the historical background
the reign of Queen Victoria lasted from 1827 to 1901
the importance of england was proclaimed by the colonies
the colonies were represented by a governor but were self- regulated
in the 19th century england expanded its colonies to africa
the victorian society was divided into three major classes
the middle class
the working class
the old aristocracy
the poitical parties: there were two main political parties
tories: conservatives
whigs: liberals
the railways
In 1829 Stephenson built the first locomotive
in 1870 all of britain could be visisted by train, and in 1869 the transcontinetal railroad was built
charles dickens
he was born in 1812 in new hampshire, he died in 1870
most famous novels:
oliver twist
hard times
a christmas carol
great expectations
features of dicken's novels
his dialogues were witty and full of humor
they were full of pathos and melodrama
literary context
the most important genre in this period was the novel
which treated social problems: industrialisation
the american renaissance
it was a period from 1815 to 1850
in this period moby dick and the scarlet letter were written
emily bronte
she was born in 1818
her only novel was wuthering heights in 1847
robert loius stevenson
was born in 1850 and never lived in scotland again due to his health problems
he settled in the isle of samoa where he died in 1894
the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde and treasure island