What is Victorian literature?
'''Victorian literature''' are the books written and published during the rule of [[Queen Victoria]] (1837–1901). The 19th century is believed by some to be the Golden Age of English Literature (that is, the best age in the history of English literature), especially for British novels.<ref>[https://medium.com/bookish-santa/the-golden-age-of-literature-12571ff25e0f The Golden Age of Literature], by Kinjal Parekh, September 4, 2020. </ref> It was in the [[Victorian era]] that the novel became the leading [[literary genre]] in English. The changes that happened in English life during this time are reflected in the writings from this time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Images of the Victorian book: Publishing - Introduction|url=http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/pr_intro.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=2020-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210055522/https://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/pr_intro.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Famous book writers from this period include [[Rudyard Kipling]], [[Charles Dickens]] (the most famous Victorian novelist), [[William Thackeray]], the three [[Brontë family|Brontë]] sisters, [[George Eliot]], and [[Thomas Hardy]]. == Some books published during this period == * ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'', a novel by by Charles Dickens. * ''[[Vanity Fair (novel)|Vanity Fair]]'', a novel by [[William Thackeray]]. * ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', a novel by [[Emily Brontë]]. * ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', a novel by [[Charlotte Brontë]]. * ''[[Under the Greenwood Tree]]'', ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd]]'', ''[[The Mayor of Casterbridge]]'', ''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'', and ''[[Jude the Obscure]]'', novels by [[Thomas Hardy]]. * ''[[Idylls of the King]]'', a poem by [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Alfred Tennyson]] * ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', a play by [[Oscar Wilde]]. == References == <references/> {{lit-stub}} {{English literature}} [[Category:English literature]]