Victorian Literature: A Reflection of Its Time

William Wordsworth is associated with the Romantic era, which preceded the Victorian era in literary history.

A Tale of Two Cities is widely considered Dickens's greatest work, known for its historical setting during the French Revolution.

Jane Eyre is the central character and protagonist of Charlotte Bronte's novel of the same name.

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a novel by Thomas Hardy, while the other options are novels by other authors.

Dorothea Brooke is the central character and protagonist of George Eliot's novel Middlemarch.

Nature is a prominent theme in Romantic Literature, which preceded the Victorian era.

Sherlock Holmes is the iconic detective character created by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Lewis Carroll is famous for his satirical and fantastical works, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

In Memoriam A.H.H. is a long elegiac poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, written in memory of his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam.

A Tale of Two Cities is set during the French Revolution and explores the social and political upheaval of the time.

Edward Rochester is the love interest and eventual husband of Jane Eyre in Charlotte Bronte's novel.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a poet associated with the Victorian era but not directly with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a novel by Thomas Hardy that delves into the tragic consequences of social class differences.

The Lady of Shalott is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, not Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Dorothea Brooke is the passionate reformer and idealist in George Eliot's novel Middlemarch.