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Wuthering Heights Group Research Project: The Victorian Period in England

Guide to resources.

The Victorian Period in England

a)    Identify and describe the period.
b)    In what ways is the novel a reflection of the period?  In what ways does the novel subvert the ideas of that time period? 

Databases

Example of relevant article:

Thompson, F. M. L. “Social Control in Victorian Britain.” The Economic History Review, vol. 34, no. 2, 1981, pp. 189–208. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2595241.

Example of primary source:

"Women's Suffrage Journal." Women's Suffrage Journal, vol. II, no. 19, 1 Sept. 1871, p. [91]. Gale Primary Sources, link-gale-com.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/apps/doc/UDBYJO716813519/GDCS?u=nypl&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=174641ff.

Example of relevant book: 

Gilbert, Pamela K. The Citizen's Body: Desire, Health, and the Social in Victorian England. The Ohio State University Press, 2007. Project MUSE, https://muse.jhu.edu/book/27982.

Example of relevant article: 

Salisbury, Joyce E., and Andrew E. Kersten. "Class and Caste Systems in Victorian England." Daily Life through History, ABC-CLIO, 2024, dailylife-abc-clio-com.i.ezproxy.nypl.org.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/Search/Display/1427004.