Victorian Literature Quiz

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In what Charles Dickens novel does the young protagonist, Pip, meet an old woman who is locked away in her old house wearing her wedding dress?

Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to what year?

Christmas is a frequent theme in Victorian literature. Which famous Victorian man famously brought the Christmas tree over from Germany and introduced it to English culture?

Henrik Ibsen's controversial play 'A Doll's House' featured what gender causing a scandal by walking out on their spouse?

Which Thomas Hardy poem featured a unnamed narrator on New Year's Eve 1899 reflecting on the changes to society over the last century?

Which Bronte sister wrote 'Wuthering Heights': Charlotte, Anne or Emily?

The British Empire ruled over a large amount of world during the Victorian empire. In his autobiography, which famous Victorian explorer and supporter of the empire suggested that the empire was the product of God's wishes?

Which famous Victorian author detailed their views on crime and punishment in a letter to a newspaper when he was aged 22?

'The Lotos-Eaters' and 'Morte De Arthur' are both famous poems by which Victorian poet?

What is the name of the 'all-seeing' narrator in 'Wuthering Heights'?

Oscar Wilde comments on the ridiculousness of Victorian society in which satirical play, published towards the end of his life?

Which infamous murderer targeted the women of poor areas of London in 1888 and was never caught?

Nancy is killed by which villan in Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'?

Percy Shelley, a famous poet of the Romantic Period, was the husband of which famous Victorian writer who wrote 'Frankenstein'?

Which Christina Rossetti poem documents the journey of a Christian to heaven in the form of a conversation between two people?