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