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ENGL 3344:Victorian Literature Research Guide

Website Examples

These offer good content and analysis to brush up on your knowledge of Victorian Literature:

  • Victorian Web Resource: A resource for studies of the Victorian era (1837-1901), compiled by George P. Landow, Professor of English and the History of Art, Emeritus, Brown University.  Describes and links to resources on the arts, science, politics, economics, religion, and philosophy of the Victorian era (1837-1901).
  • Voice of the Shuttle: Contains links to other web resources pertaining to a selective Victorian literature and authors. 
  • Victorian Research Web: Provides links to various resources pertaining to the Victorian period on the web

Searching the Web

  • Use websites only when appropriate and question their credibility. Remember, almost anyone can publish something online because it doesn't go through the same review process like books or articles. 
  • Generally .gov, .edu, .org sites tend to be the most credible, though there are still exceptions. To limit your Google search to these domains, type in your search term followed by a colon with the domain name. Ex. population trends:.gov 
  • Try using Google Scholar to search for scholarly literature on the web. See the box on the right for more information about Google Scholar
  • When in doubt, ask your instructor if it's okay to use a particular web source.