The Victorian Period

In 1850, he was made Laureate to succeed Wordsworth

Ulysses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCO3xgiL1EU)

Break, Break, Break (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSNCd_YRtYA)

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 In Memoriam

is best remembered for his dramatic monologues

My Last Duchess (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=robert+browning+my+last+duchess+performance)

wrote the most exquisite love poems of her time in Sonnets from the Portuguese

He was a man of two distinct moods: in his poetry, he reflected the doubt or despair of those whose faith had been shaken by the alleged discoveries of science; in prose he became almost light­hearted as he bantered middle­class Englishmen for their old­fogy prejudices, or tried to awaken them to the joys of culture.

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became a master of local color in The Pickwick Papers. He is considered as England's best-loved novelist. His works include: Great Expectations, Hard Times, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities.

disliked sham, hypocrisy, stupidity, false optimism, and self-seeking. The result was a satire on manners like Vanity Fair with its heroine, Becky Sharp. 

n was one of England's greatest women novelists. She is famous for Silas Marner and Middlemarch.

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-wrote stories in a light mood. His novels of adventure are exciting and delightful: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Master of Ballantrae.

-wrote David Balfour and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde which endear him to adult readers as well.

satirized the English military and administrative classes in India. He stirred the emotions of the empire lovers through his delightful children's tales. He is known for Barrack Room Ballads, Soldiers Three, The Jungle Books, and Captains Courageous. 

n  combines fantasy and satire in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through a Looking Glass.

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