ENG410 - Charles Dickens

Class Notes for January 4th, 2001


     
  • Dickens 1812-1870
     
  • Queen Victoria's reign, 1837-1901; one of the longest reigns
     
  • Victorian period, 1830-1870; major discussions focus on this span of years
     
    • trains first appeared; 1820-1850 saw major railway construction
     
    • telegraph invented; Trans-Atlantic cable
     
    • photography - 1839





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