The Victorian Age in Literature

The Victorian Age in Literature is a non-fiction book written by G.K. Chesterton that provides an overview of the literary landscape during the Victorian era. The book covers various genres, including poetry, fiction, and drama, and discusses the works of prominent authors such as Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Alfred Tennyson. It also explores the social and cultural context in which these writers lived and worked.

By G.K. Chesterton · First published 1932 · Genre: Literary Criticism, Non-Fiction, History · 4 chapters

Contents

• The Victorian Compromise and its Enemies
• The Great Victorian Novelists
• The Great Victorian Poets
• The Break-Up of the Compromise

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• Heretics (1905)
• Tales of the Long Bow (1936)
• The Club of Queer Trades (1936)
• Leo Tolstoy (1903)
• The Sword of Wood (1928)
• William Blake (1936)
• The Innocence of Father Brown (1936)
• Milton: Man and Poet (1936)
• All works by G.K. Chesterton