University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Charles Darwin
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of seven of Edward Fitzgerald's works.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Emily Jane Bronte (1818 1848)
A detailed biography of the poetry of writer Emily Bronte, with a synopsis of her collection of works.
Geffrye Museum
Geffrye Museum: Interactive Journey: Travel Back to Victorian London
Travel back in time to the Victorian era in this interactive journey to help Ruby & Michael search for Sam, their missing dog. While you are searching, you can learn about Victorian life by examining the objects in the house,...
W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton & Company: Norton Anthology: Victorian Age Topics in Literature
This resource discusses four controversies that concerned the Victorians: evolution, industrialism, what the Victorians called "The Woman Question," and Great Britain's identity as an imperial power. Includes multiple-choice quiz and...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Sign of Four
Use this etext to read the entire novel at the electronic text center from the University of Virginia.
Other
Tiverton Museum: Virtual Victorians
This is a virtual gallery of Victorian life themed into daily life, toys and Victorian legacy. Students can ask a Victorian child a question amongst other activities, and there is a teacher's area with ideas and downloadable resources.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Victorians and the Hidden Self
Learning module in which students examine two pieces of Victorian literature, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to explore the idea of the hidden or double self during the Victorian Age.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Woman
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.
British Library
British Library: Wilde's the Importance of Being Earnest: A Close Reading
In this lesson, students will consider several aspects of Oscar Wilde's most popular of comedies, "The Importance of Being Earnest". The success of this play is in part due to its examination of moral principles - in this case, the...
British Library
British Library: Hardy's Tess of the D'urbervilles: Fatalism & Sexuality
In this lesson, learners will explore sources related to two key ideas in Thomas Hardy's work: that of people being unable to control their fate, and the imbalance between a man's place and a woman's place in society. Through their study...
British Library
British Library: 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti
In 'Goblin Market', Rossetti employs imagery to explore Victorian debates around sin and temptation. Students will explore these techniques and apply them to their own work.
British Library
British Library: Bronte's Jane Eyre: Depictions of Childhood
In this activity, students will examine the early experiences of Charlotte Bronte and explore the context of childhood at the beginning of the 19th century.[PDF]
British Library
British Library: 19th Century Non Fiction Texts: Gender, Behaviour & Etiquette
This thematic collection will allow learners to read and understand 19th-century non-fiction texts, and support them in identifying key features for a range of genres, audiences, and purposes. Each source is accompanied by original...
British Library
British Library: 19th Century Non Fiction Texts: Education
This thematic collection will allow students to read and understand 19th-century non-fiction texts, and support them in identifying key features for a range of genres, audiences, and purposes. Each source is accompanied by original...
British Library
British Library: 19th Century Non Fiction Texts: Crime & Punishment
This thematic collection will allow students to read and understand 19th-century non-fiction texts, and support them in identifying key features for a range of genres, audiences, and purposes. Each source is accompanied by original...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Collection Items
Discover a wealth of original sources from the Romantic and Victorian periods, including original manuscripts, rare first editions, newspapers, diaries, letters, photographs, and maps.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Articles
Read newly-commissioned articles on Victorian and Romantic literature.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Gender and Sex
A series of articles that research how gender roles were defined in the 19th century, and how they were represented in the literature of the period.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Visions
From eccentric inventions to fears of invasion; from social degeneration to visions of the apocalypse - these articles research literary depictions of the future and how they reflect contemporary fears of social, technological, and...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Middle Class
Throughout the course of the 19th century, the middle classes expanded rapidly. Those moving up the social scale had to learn new modes of behavior and ways of life. These articles research how this sector of society was reflected in the...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Technology
The 19th century saw a rapid technological change, together with paradigm shifts in scientific understanding. These articles research how authors responded to the new possibilities afforded by technology and science.
BBC
Bbc: Victorian Britain
An interactive, diverse site that provides the student with lots of great information about Britain during the Victorian era. Discover the Victorian way of life through narrative, pictures, and games.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Victorians: The Victorian Timeline
Review a comprehensive timeline featuring primary events from 1837-1901. Enhance study by investigating the Victorian painting and using the printable activities provided.