19th-century English literature

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Prose, poetry, and drama written in English in the UK in the 1800s. The century was a period of great literary and social change, and it is useful to consider the literature of the period in relation to the social and political issues of the time, which include the Industrial Revolution, and the expansion of the British Empire. With the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837, the literary period until her death in 1901 is also known as the Victorian era. See also English literature.

Influences
The Victorian intellectual world was fascinated by both the Roman and Medieval periods. The first because those involved in expanding the British Empire saw themselves as the new Romans and the second because they wanted furniture and art to be free of the influence of the Renaissance.

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