The Victorian Era · Topic
Literature & Theatre
The Victorian novel, poetry, melodrama and children’s classics — Dickens, Tennyson, the sensation novel and the West End stage.
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Victorian Literature, Theatre, and the Written Word
Victorian Britain produced one of the largest, most diverse, and most influential bodies of literature in the language.
In-depth guides
- Children's Literature in the Victorian Era
- The Victorian Novel
- Victorian Poetry
- Victorian Theatre and Drama
Questions answered
- How Did Peter Pan Come to Be Written?
- How Did Serial Publication Shape Victorian Fiction?
- How Did Tennyson Become Poet Laureate?
- How Did Theatre Change in the 19th Century?
- What Is a Dramatic Monologue?
- What Is the History of Alice in Wonderland?
- What Is the Sensation Novel?
- What Was Victorian Melodrama?
- Who Was the Most Popular Victorian Actor?
- Who Was the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
- Who Wrote the First Victorian Children's Book?
- Who Wrote the First Victorian Novel?