Victorian literature

Victorian literature is the body of writing produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837—1901) and corresponds to the Victorian era. It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the very different literature of the 20th century.

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Queen Victoria - 1837 - 1901 - Victorian era - Romantic - Literature - 20th century

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The 19th century saw the novel become the leading form of literature in English. The works by pre-Victorian writers such as Jane Austen and Walter Scott had perfected both closely-observed social satire and adventure stories. Popular works opened a market for the novel amongst a reading public. The 19th century is often regarded as a high point in British literature as well as in other countries such as France, the United States of America and Russia. Books, and novels in particular, became ubiquitous, and the "Victorian novelist" created legacy works with continuing appeal.

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19th century - Novel - Jane Austen - Walter Scott - British literature - France - United States of America - Russia

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Significant Victorian novelists include: the Brontë sisters, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lewis Carroll, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Thackeray, Anthony Trollope and Oscar Wilde.

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Brontë sisters - Edward Bulwer-Lytton - Lewis Carroll - Wilkie Collins - Charles Dickens - George Eliot - Elizabeth Gaskell - Thomas Hardy - Robert Louis Stevenson - William Thackeray - Anthony Trollope - Oscar Wilde

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