1. Growth of Novels In The Victorian Age
Settling into the role of fertile matron-monarch, she offered a domestic image to match the booming productivity of the 1850s. ... As a description of behavior, "Victorian" signifies social conduct governed by strict rules, formal manners, and rigidly defined gender roles. ... But although she was presented as the ultimate role model, Victoria herself could not escape the contradictions of her era. ... Their literature conveys an uneasy sense that their obsession with work was in part a deliberate distraction, as if Victorians were discharging public responsibilities in order to ease nagging d...
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