It was a golden age for literature.
Branwell Brontë/Wikimedia Commons
Branwell Brontë/Wikimedia Commons
Many Victorian-era pieces of literature have stood the test of time and are still being read today — in some cases, two centuries after they were written. Writers like the Brontë sisters, Thomas Hardy, and George Eliot wrote sweeping epics with themes of class and morality.
Other authors, such as Charles Dickens, took a more topical approach, exploring social injustices of the era. Meanwhile, serialized newspapers and magazines helped feed the increasingly literate population’s thirst for reading material.