Hard Times by Charles Dickens, set in the mid-Victorian era, a time when The British Empire reigned over large parts of the world. Where as a result of such considerable wealth, resulted in significant social repercussions which presented grave concern for the great thinkers and…
Capitalism, Marketplace, and Class were some of the most dominant themes in the 19th century and Victorian age. These themes were essential not only because they defined society but because they also played an important role in the understanding of economic structure and developments in…
Although it might appear that Jo is characterized as an ignorant, illiterate person with a poor upbringing who does not know anything like he claims, upon closer inspection, we realize that innocent Jo is actually very observant and thoughtful. This realization is important because Dickens…
The British Victorian Era was marked by the world’s first Industrial Revolution, and with this came mass amounts of political reform and social change. With these social changes came new Victorian ideas, one of the most notable was the role of the Victorian women. The…
The present study is an interpretation of women novelists of the Victorian age and their significant works. The Victorian era is known for the galaxy of female novelists. It was an era of material affluence, political awakening, democratic reforms, industrial and mechanical progress, scientific advancement,…
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Through The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Stevenson examines the intersection between monstrous appearance and morality to engage with cultural developments and political questions of Victorian England. In the novella, merely the sight of Mr. Hyde is unsettling to every character…
William Wymark Jacobs was born in 1863 in London, England. He is a short-story writer. In 1896, he created his first volume, Many Cargoes and it was a major success. However, he is best known for his horror story that is called “The Monkey’s Paw”…
European racism during the Victorian Era was solely based on science, religion, class, colonial conquest and ties to slavery. British Literature during that time contained different racial, social, and moral standards compared to now. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s writings were not generally made for the…
The telephone contributed to, and symbolised a period of unprecedented change in scientific research, in business and most importantly, in appraisal of technology. However, I would be particularly talking about how, since the advent of telephone, technology is embraced by the people. How the Victorians…
In the epilogue to the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber on Fleet Street, Mrs. Lovett says that “everyone seeks revenge, like Sweeney, but other people seldom do it as well”; this seems to suggest that Sweeney is to be admired. This line raises the…