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LATE VICTORIAN BRITAIN, LATE VICTORIAN NOVEL - Coggle Diagram
LATE VICTORIAN BRITAIN
ENGLISH EMPIRE
Canada, large parts of India, Australia, New Zealand, and territories in South America and South Africa.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE
India central to British trade, in 1877 Victoria Empress of India.
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was the largest empire in history, belief of spreading western civilization.
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THE DECLINE OF OPTIMISM
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1884 the Fabian Society promoted gradual reform instead of revolution 1893 the Independent Labour Party was created.
Social Darwinism, developed by Herbert Spencer: nations, classes, and races compete naturally.
WOMEN
1839: Infant Costudy Bill, The Marriage and Divorce Act, 1882 Married Women's Property Act
Liberals (Gladstone) vs. Conservatives (Disraeli). Growing middle class. Reforms: housing, sanitation, clean water, shorter hours. 1870 Education Act → national schools. More political rights: trade unions, secret ballot, wider male vote. Free trade; Empire at its peak.
LATE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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Childhood still was a popular theme, with works like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll.
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