The 19th century saw a rapid technological change, together with paradigm shifts in scientific understanding. These articles research how authors responded to the new possibilities afforded by technology and science.

This lesson engages students in reading and research related to the Victorian Era. Students will analyze this time period's influence on the writings of Charles Dickens. Then students will analyze how today's authors incorporate social...

This list is a list of resources that can be used for Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". Included are articles on the setting, analysis of the text, and links to additional teaching resources.

Alphabetical listing of the complete Robert Louis Stevenson poems.

At this site from the Project Gutenberg you can choose the format that suits you best to download or read the entire work.

At this website, read the full text of George Eliot's novel, "Middlemarch." Included is a brief paragraph intoducing the book, its context, and its plot.

The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...

This site from Fordham University provides Thomas Carlyle's (1795-1881 CE) comments on Walter Scott (1771-1832 CE). This site includes biographical information.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of 11 of Thomas Carlyle's works.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of seven of Edward Fitzgerald's works.

This resource provides a paper written by Dr. Charles Urbanowicz, anthropologist at California State University. It deals extensively with the life and death of Charles Darwin, his research, and the publication of his book, "The Origin...

This site provides the text of "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" by Charles Darwin.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."

Charles Darwin's famous journey is chronicled here in this online book. Read it just as it was published in 1845.

This site provides the texts to 41 of Robert Browing's poems as well as a brief biographical outline.

Read these military tales by Conan Doyle provided for by the University of Virginia, detailing the exploits of a soldier in the Napoleonic wars.

More famous as a poet, Robert Browning also wrote several plays. The entire script of this tragedy is offered here in multiple formats.

This site provides links to 4 pieces of work of Alfred Lord Tennyson's: "Enoch Arden.." poetry collection, "Idylls of the King," "The Lady of Shalott" with Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and "The Princess: A Medley" with an excellent...

The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.

Full text of selected poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, including "The Land of Nod," "Looking Forward," "To any Reader," and "Requium."

Full text of this nine "book" poem is offered by A Celebration of Women Writers at the University of Pennsylvania. There is no accompanying interpretation or analysis.

This University of Pennsylvania site reproduces the 1846 book here with some enhancements. Icons representing each of the 3 Bronte sisters identify who wrote which poem, and a provenance of the text explains where the information...

This site presents a study guide to Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest." Content includes a biography of the author, background information about the play, a synopsis, occuring themes, some sample questions, and more....

This site contains the full text for four of Emily Bronte's poems: "The Night Is Darkening Round Me," "No Coward Soul Is Mine," "Plead for Me," and "Remembrance."