The Life and Time of Charles Dickens
Social Life Industrial Revolution London Prisons Dickens Recipes
Social Life
Dressing the
Victorian Lady
Ladies Costumes at the Turn of the Century
Money and Coinage in
Britain
Victorian and Edwardian
Photos
Victorian Artists
The Maddening
Crowd - visit 18th century London courtesy of PBS. Here you will learn
about the unplanned streets of London, thieves and punishment, water and waste
and the police.
Victorian Manners
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Industrial Revolution
Images of the Industrial Revolution in England
Primary Sources on Factory Conditions
Child Labor
During the Time of Dickens
Images of the Industrial Revolution in England
The
Illustrated London News – learn about the development of the British
Railway system and the industrial revolution by reading the London news
Victorian
Railways – brief article with pictures
The Steam Engine – it’s history; includes images
Population Figures – England and Wales from 1570-1931
The Workhouses – workhouses figure prominently in Dickens’ works and this
site uses, text and photographs to describe its building, inmates, staff and
administrators, social history and architecture
London
Present-day London -
guide to place and images and information
Interactive
Map of London during the time of Dickens
Dickens
London Page - an excellent site with information and images of London during
the time of Dickens
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Prisons
Spartacus Encyclopedia
- London in the 19th century - this site is fabulous - includes information
on law and order (including all the prisons), architecture and famous events;
also has images. Scroll down for links
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Charles Dickens
Be sure to check the Biographical information from the
online databases: Biography Resource Center, Discovering Collection,
MagillonLiterature Plus and Wilsonweb
Charles Dickens
Information Page
A Daily Dose of Dickens
- this site gives you a biography, interviews, works, tours of London, and
trivia
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Recipes
Victorian Kitchens - click on
the link for kitchen
Victorian Tea
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