Dec 18, 2009

Great Expectations | Overview

Background
In order to understand the literature during the Victorian Age, one needs to have an understanding of England at that time. The era is named for England’s popular Queen Victoria who ruled for nearly 60 years. This era was a complex time and one of change. It was during the nineteenth century that England definitely became the Great Britain that is known today. The expansion of the British Empire was indeed worldwide. England was wealthy, yet democracy was slowly being forced upon her by industrial changes and political reforms. The problems of a...