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    Great Victorian Writers

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    WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY William Makepeace Thackeray was an English author‚ novelist and satirist who gained international fame and popularity for his novel Vanity Fair.  His most famous works include novels Catherine‚ The Luck of Barry Lyndon and The Adventures of Philip. Initially started as a satirist and parodist‚ Thackeray produced some of fine examples of this genre. The author was also a journalist and columnist and contributed sketches for the Fraser’s magazine before writing his first

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    Victorian Era. Noelle Huang Contents INTRODUCTION:Queen Victoria SOCIETY CONDITION Social Behaviour Views on Different Classes and Races Gender Expectation Literature Reglious View Working Condition Crime Dress Decor LIFE Scientific Discovery Leisure Transportation Trends Architecture Unique custume TECHNOLOGY Health/Medcine Food Events STYLE Queen Victoria The Victorian Era could be broken down into two phases: early era(1837~1860) and Mid-to-late era (1860~1901). In the early

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    Women in Victorian Novels

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    Women in Victorian Novels The ideas and standards that are set with being a proper Victorian woman are starting to become questioned. Through these novels there are subtle hints portrayed throughout the book of women being able to make their own choices and finally have their own independence. Some women choose to take the opportunity and have a say while others still abide by the Victorian way.   Louis J Boyle Victorian Writers 30 April 2013

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    Victorian Wedding Dresses

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    Sierra Brewster ENGL-2322 07/29/12 Research Paper: Victorian Wedding Dresses The Victorian Era ranged between the years 1837-1901. In the United States this was right after the Civil War when Westward Expansion was occurring‚ and attracted millions of immigrants who were primarily from Europe. For example‚ some of these immigrants migrated from Italy and Austria‚ most likely because of the forces of nationalism. It was always a land controlled by stronger powers. Napoleon was in charge of

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    Victorian Era Ideologies

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    The Victorian era which lasted during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901‚ established the foundations of many social‚ cultural and moral ideologies in which many are present to this day. Everywhere you look you can almost always see something Victorian-inspired from floral patterned curtains to elegantly hand crafted candlesticks. When visualizing ‘The Victorian Era’ lavish balls‚ lace covered dresses‚ tea parties and fancy lifestyles come to mind. However‚ the Victorian era is much more

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    From Romantic to Victorian The Victorian Age came after the Romantic Age and took place between the years of 1832 and 1901. Throughout the Romantic Age many authors/poets concentrated and focused on the rights of the people‚ as well as the idea of individualism. We are going to see how those beliefs helped spring into the Victorian Age. There are three main things concerning the Victorians during this specific time period: evolution‚ industrialism‚ and women. Along with these three comes doubt

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    Victorian Etiquette Quotes

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    extravagant a night out was where opulence spilled out in every person of high society. At night‚ the aristocracy of Victorian England thrived because every single person held manners at a high regard in everything they did‚ especially in front of others. “Some simple rules for everyone to follow were to be gentle and kind and not act in anger or selfishness” (Malheiro‚ B. "Victorian Etiquette - The Basic Rules of Etiquette). Etiquette on the street‚ at the dinner table‚ and during a ballroom

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    The Victorian Era Values

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    The Victorian Era Values BRIEF INTRODUCTION The Victorian Era of Great Britain was a period of time when Queen Victoria reigned from the years 1837 to 1901. Several values and beliefs made up this age and it is often referred to as the climax of the British industrial revolution. SOCIAL CLASS A main value in the Victorian Era which heavily impacted every individual’s daily life was social class. There were three classes: The Working Class consisted of lower commoners and the men performed

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    Women in Victorian Era

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    During the Victorian era‚ women were viewed as the very opposite of what a man ought to be. In the words of John Stuart Mill‚ who published a criticism of the way society differentiated between males and females “The female sex was brought up to believe that its ‘ideal of character’ was the very opposite to that of men’s ‘not self-will ‚ and government by self-control‚ but submission‚ and yielding to the control of others…to live for others; to make complete abnegation of themselves‚ and to have

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    Female Victorian women‚ in Great Expectations and Jane Eyre do not conform to their stereotype. During early Victorian England‚ women did not have suffrage rights‚ the right to sue‚ or the right to own their own property. Women were seen as belonging to the domestic sphere. This stereotype obliged them to provide their husbands with a clean home‚ food and to raise their children. When a Victorian man and woman married‚ the rights of the woman were legally given over to her spouse. Under the law

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