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Victorian
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Digitized Juvenile Literature Collection 
 This collection of full-text scanned images of over 30 children's books includes ABC books, holiday stories, and other examples of 19th century picture books. From Florida State University Libraries Special Collections. http://diglib.lib.fsu.edu/ebind/docs/ Topics: Children's Literature, Holidays & Observances, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 1, 2006 Godey's Lady's Book Online
Reproductions of articles and plates from five 1850 issues of the popular Victorian lady's magazine. Godey's included fashion, literature, and tips on homemaking and etiquette. The beautifully rendered plates include flowers, birds, costumes, landscapes, a portrait of Louis A. Godey himself (in the February issue), and more. http://www.history.rochester.edu/godeys/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Literary Movements and Periods, Magazines, Society & Social Science, Women Last updated Aug 10, 2009 The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection
This site presents "an original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Better known as Lewis Carroll, the Victorian-era children's author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' ... Dodgson was a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Oxford [England]. The scrapbook contains approximately 130 items, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and a limited number of manuscript materials." The site also includes an essay, portrait gallery, and timeline. Searchable and browsable. From the Library of Congress. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/carrollhtml/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place Last updated Jul 27, 2004 The Victorian Literary Studies Archive: Hyper-Concordance
This concordance "reports the total number of text lines, the total word count and the number of occurrences of the word or phrase searched" and surrounding text for numerous books by dozens of English-language authors. Primarily covers authors from the Victorian period, but also includes works by authors such as Jane Austen, James Joyce, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. From a professor at Nagoya University, Japan. http://victorian.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/concordance/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 25, 2006 Victorian Women Writers Project
Contains "transcriptions of works by British women writers of the 19th century." From Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Notable People: Women Last updated Aug 2, 2005 www.crimeculture.com
This academic site aims to "explore different critical approaches to the study of crime literature/film." Provides essays on subject areas including Victorian detective fiction, gangster sagas, film noir, American hard-boiled, true crime, graphic novels, video games, and television series. Also features reading lists, and lists of relevant courses at British and American universities. http://www.crimeculture.com/ Topics: Crime, Film: Genres & Themes, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Feb 4, 2004 |
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