Great Expectations : The Victorian Age

E-texts for Victorianists

www.ajdrake.com/etexts/contents.htm

This E-text archive features Nineteenth Century materials, including books and scholarly editions in .html and .pdf formats.

Victorian Studies on the Web

www.victoriandatabase.com

This site is an amazing collection of information on every important publication from 1945 to 1999 on every field of Victorian Studies. This is a great place to start, and to end!

The Victorian Web

http://65.107.211.206/victorian/victov.html

The Victorian Web is a large collection of resources on literature, history and culture in the Victorian age.

Fashion Plate Collection

http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumeweb/

This collection includes fashion plates from 1806-1914 housed at the University of Washington archives. The illustrations come from some of the leading fashion journals of the times and contain some information about the changing nature of fashion from the French Revolution to the Edwardian period.

The Victorian Dictionary

http://www.victorianlondon.org/

This dictionary features an eclectic mix of all things Victorian, organized into categories from the homepage. The site uses frames. The content is pulled from historical extracts, anecdotes, articles, and manuscripts. A bibliography features journals, books, and pamphlets.

Victorian Times: 1837-1901

http://www.victoriantimes.org/

This site promises "an examination of the social, political, and economic development of Great Britain in the Victorian era." Content can be overwhelming. Focus your search using categories or filter using an education level. The site is also searchable.