Victorian Literature

A blog detailing particularly novels, but also poems, plays, and social essays from the Victorian era, though strict adherence to the period of Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901) may not be observed. Blog will also feature some American, French, and Russian works of the period.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Function of Dreams in the Fictional Works of Catherine Crowe Part 1

One supernatural element that features prominently in the fictional works of Catherine Crowe is the dream. In The Night Side of Nature Cr...

Friday, September 20, 2013

Catherine Crowe

I have spent the past year studying for a Masters in English Literature in London, England. Though the program in which I was enrolled did ...

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Murdering the Innocents in Hard Times

The opening scene in Gradgrind's school demonstrates his education philosophy, teaching only facts and projecting a detached worldview. ...

Monday, July 30, 2012

Background on Hard Times

Hard Times was written against a backdrop of a changing economic environment in England. Gone was the cottage industry of Georgian Engla...

Monday, May 28, 2012

The Old Wives Tale and Wesleyan Methodism

In The Old Wives' Tale , Arnold Bennett portrays the divergent yet parallel lives of two English sisters. One sister Constance remains...

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About Me

Marcus Ballenger: A Victorian enthusiast, with a particular affinity for Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, and Thomas Hardy.

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