The Importance of Being Earnest
Texts we have available in the Library:
Texts we have available in the Library:
Oscar Wilde (Copy: 34180000107347) Lit. Res. 809 WIL
Oscar Wilde (Copy: 34180000113735) 828 WIL
The Victorian novel (Copy: 34180000302281) 823 BLO
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Daily Live in Victorian England (ABC CLIO)
Information about daily life in Victorian England, including information on Family Life, Children, Urban & Rural Life, Work, Language & Literature, Education, Food & Drink, Housing, Entertainment, and Sports & Games
Social Classes in Victorian England (ABC-CLIO)
The quality of life for people in Victorian England rested on an underlying structure determined by social class and shaped by traditional ways of life in country, town, and city. English society in the 19th century was still highly stratified, although some of the old class distinctions were beginning to blur by the end of the period.
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Entry about Victorianism in GALE"Victorian Age" as the precise years associated with the monarch but instead concentrate on a shorter period—a "high age"—from about 1830 to 1880. Yet critics shadowed the entire period in question, and the negative connotations were fired dramatically forward soon after the period ended, notably with Lytton Strachey's (1880–1932) mocking attack Eminent Victorians (1918). Moralizing, prudish, repressed (and repressive), and old-fashioned (rather than traditional)—each of these notions captures what Victorianism has meant to later generations.
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CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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Evaluating WebsitesThis website, part of Colorado Community Colleges Online, explains how to evaluate websites using the C.R.A.P. test. Comprehensive and easy to understand, it's an excellent resource for teaching students to evaluate websites.
One of the most important things when writing a report or researching is to give credit to your sources. This is called CITING your sources, and the links below will help you to do that properly. PLAGIARISM is when you copy an idea or quote and do not give credit, so it is important to cite not only quotes, but paraphrased ideas as well. You can use the links below to help you ensure that you are giving credit properly and effectively.
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