LESSON

The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint you with some of the social and historical issues facing the Victorians, to acquaint you with an important online resource, and to give you a sense of the richness of this historical period.

ASSIGNMENT

At this point in the course, you should have already read the online introductory section for the Victorians.

If you have not done so, click here and carefully study all of the material. When you are finished, select the "Victorian Issues" entry in the history list of your browser (../victorian/vic_issues.htm) to return to this page.

Next, you will visit The Victorian Web, one of the more important online resources for this course. Before selecting the link above, you may wish to copy and print the following instructions so that you can refer to them while there.

Select the top box labeled "Victorianism." Scan the various topics listed there in order to familiarize yourself with the kind of information available from this site.

Select "Description of Victorianism" and read it carefully. When you have completed this short overview, follow all the hyperlinks. In so doing, you will get a very good introduction to the richness of Victorian England. (This may take some time, but remember it is not necessary to follow every other link that you may find when you click on the link from the "Description" page.)

Select "The Reality of Victorianism" and read that page carefully. You do not have to follow the links there.

RESOURCES

Suggested additional reading (optional):
The City As Hero: Victorian London in Life and Literature

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