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Brown University: Victorian Web: Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th Century
The Victorian Web provides a report to British Parliament submitted in 1833 by a medical observer on how work in textile factories affected the physical health of the laborers. Also includes essays from a factory owner's point of view...
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Victorian Web: Conservation of Energy and Thermodynamics
This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.
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The Victorian Web: Thomas Malthus
The Victorian Web provides a brief biography of the Victorian economist Thomas Robert Malthus, focusing on his views on population growth. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Oliver Cromwell
Victorian Web provides a short biography of Oliver Cromwell with a link to a description of the "New Model Army."
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The Victorian Web: Dandy in the Picture of Dorian Gray
Victorian Web provides a site that covers the the study of archetypes in Oscar Wilde's fiction. Gives good examples of this kind of criticism. Very accessible to students, with a short list of references at the end.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Religion: Agnosticism
Information about the origins of the terms agnostic and agnosticism.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Atheism
A briefdescripton of atheism is provided. Additionally, an explanation of how many Victorian authors chose agnosticism over atheism is included.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: The Reform Acts
Information is provided about the Reform Acts along with links to other related sites. The information focuses on the three Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884 and describes how these acts extended voting rights to previously...
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Puritanism in New England
A brief explanation of the founding of the New England colonies by both Pilgrims and Puritans.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Victorian Theories of Sex and Sexuality
This site from The Victorian Web allows one to read about relationships between Victorian men and women. This article focuses on the sexual tensions and stereotypes prevalent during the Victorian Era, and defines the "roles" of men and...
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Brown University: Victorian Web: The Corn Laws
This a relatively short narrative on the Corn Laws, however, students can hyperlink from various words for a deeper understanding.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Richard Cobden
A biography of Richard Cobden who was a leading member of the Anti-Corn Law League along with John Bright. There are links to related materials.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
A very short history of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in Britain, and their contribution to the women's movement.
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Brown University: Victorian Web: The Women's Social and Political Union
A brief account of the founding of the Women's Social & Political Union in Britain.
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The Victorian Web: Works of Thomas Hardy
The Victorian Web provides the online text to some of Thomas Hardy's short stories and poems. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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The Victorian Web: Works of Matthew Arnold
This site from The Victorian Web includes a complete list of the works of Matthew Arnold, with links to related essays and sometimes to the texts themselves.
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The Victorian Web: Realism
This Victorian Web site defines realism as used in literature and as a "nineteenth-century movement that believed novelists and painters should concentrate on describing the physical, material details of life."
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Victorian Web: Methodism
This essay discusses the cultural influence of the Methodist movement. The author theorizes that this factor may have had more impact on England's literary ideas than that of enhancing or neutralizing the revolutionary fervor of the...
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Victorian Web: Charles Darwin
A concise biography of Darwin, including his travels and his published works. Includes links to online copies of selected publications, along with information on related subjects.
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The Victorian Web: Jonathan Swift: A Brief Biography
A biography of the life and works of Irish author Jonathan Swift.
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The Victorian Web: "A Modest Proposal": An Introduction
An introduction to Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal."
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The Victorian Web: Prologue: Ruskin's Life
Biographical information about the life and works of English author John Ruskin.
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The Victorian Web: Flashbacks Versus Narrative "Annexes"
A complex definition of a literary flashback, in addition to examples of flashbacks used by famous authors (Eliot, Doyle). The site also distinguishes the flashback from the narrative annex. RL.9-10.5 text structure effects
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Brown University: Victorian Web: Adam Smith's Laissez Faire Policies
Victorian Web provides an essay on the Laissez-Faire Policies of Adam Smith. He believed the government should not interfere with business.