Young Writers Society

So heres the thing,

I really need some help finding information on the Victorian era. Any information is welcome, please note where you got your information from (e.g. websites, books, etc.)


thank you greatly,

Butters


P.s. this is pressing because I need the information for my novel I'm writing. thank you again.

From the top of my head:

Sex was kept pretty tightly behind closed doors, it was the era of corsets; men and women, when they married, lived in the same house but with separate bedrooms, modesty was a high priority...

It was also the age of Sigmund Freud, the psychologist who was pretty well obsessed with sex and pretty much linked everything the human mind could conceive back to it. You can go Here for more on him. Quite the clash of cultures. Also, as a side note, it was considered bad taste to mention his name where ladies might hear, much like swearing in front of them.

It was also the time of the World's Fair. Great Britain had been one of the leaders in technology and mechanics and engineering at the time, and its Crystal Palace just drove home that point. (And naturally, the first World's Fair was held in the Crystal Palace). The Crystal Palace, built completely out of metal and glass, was one of the wonders of its age, and housed many similar, smaller technological wonders.

The right to vote was also extended to all men who paid taxes (Before, it was granted only to those who made <insert high salary here> a year, and before that, it had been <insert even higher salary here> ) So extending the right to all who paid taxes was quite the big step.

It was also the time of Darwin and his book, the Origin of Species. The Victorian era is often classified as one of peace and scientific advancement. It's also presented as highly conservative, when it comes to domestic issues.

You can check out the wiki for more, I'm sure. I just got done writing essays for it in History class.

EDIT:

Naturally, there are several textbooks you could read to learn more about the era, but I'm not sure how deep you want your research to be. Questia, the online library for college students, is guaranteed to have loads of stuff from that era, any thing fro magazines and journals to big thick books. You can also look up 'Victorian Era' in Google Books/Scholar and it can give you a list. If you just want an at a glance source, though, there's the wiki for you.

The Victorian era is my favorite! Let me give you some info and websites.
WEBSITES:

http://www.fashion-era.com/early_victorian_fashion.htm Info: Fashion was very important in the 1900's especially for rich families. Fashion was used to give a good impression to higher classes.

http://www.logicmgmt.com/1876/intro.htm Info: This website gives a day to day life everyone in a Victorian household, the customs of a Victorian wedding, and other important customs.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldNames.html Info: This website gives information for Victorian names.

http://www.americangirl.com/movie/samantha/world_then.php Info: This website gives info on the prices of things in the 1900's and also popular boys and girl names.

http://www.victorianstation.com/sitemap.htm Info This website gives everything Victorian from popular authors to popular entertainment.

http://nineteenteen.blogspot.com/ Info: This gives all the info on being a teen in the 1900's.

BOOKS:

http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Girl-Barbara-Greenwood/dp/1553376498 Info: This book gives all the information on being poor in the 19th century.
http://www.amazon.com/Counting-Grace-Elizabeth-Winthrop/dp/0553487833/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243272530&sr=1-1 Info: This is one of my favorite books about a factory girl
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I hope this helps!
Good luck!
-bee1995
P.S. Use Google and search Victorian era for more websites that will help you. Also look at your local library.

Thanx guys!