Victorian Literature

This guide connects you to resources to help you find literary research for the Victorian period. Use the tabs above to find books, articles, primary sources, and other materials.

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Queen Victoria, 1819-1901, by Bassano, 1882. Glass copy negative, half-plate. National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG x95802

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