Web Resources for Exploring the Times of Charles Dickens

The Victorian Web
http://www.victorianweb.org

The Victorian Web contains a Dickens page that offers essays and commentary related to a diverse array of topics related to Dickens's work, such as gender,the economy, and so forth.

The Peel Web
http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/peelhome.htm

This site is a helpful resource for researching the historical context of Dickens's novels. It contains many primary documents that are relevant to Dickens's political interests.

Charles Dickens
http://www.helsinki.fi/kasv/nokol/dickens.html

This site hosts a vast array of Dickens-related material, including information on his life, family, work, homes, and more.

The Victorian Era
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era

Wikipedia's entry on the Victorian Era provides an overview of the times associated with Charles Dickens.

 

 


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