Contents

1. Accessibility Statement

2. About BCcampus Open Education

3. Acknowledgements

4. Preface

5. I. The Victorian Era 1832–1901

   1. 1. Introduction

6. II. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)

   1. 2. Biography

   2. 3. Sonnets from the Portuguese

      Elizabeth Barrett Browning

   3. 4. The Cry of the Children

      Elizabeth Barrett Browning

   4. 5. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

7. III. Robert Browning (1812–1889)

   1. 6. Biography

   2. 7. Porphyria's Lover

      Robert Browning

   3. 8. My Last Duchess

      Robert Browning

   4. 9. The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed’s Church

      Robert Browning

   5. 10. Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister

      Robert Browning

   6. 11. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

8. IV. Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)

   1. 12. Biography

   2. 13. The Lady of Shalott

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   3. 14. From the Princess

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   4. 15. The Lotos-Eaters

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   5. 16. Ulysses

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   6. 17. Break, Break, Break

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   7. 18. from In Memoriam A. H. H.

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   8. 19. The Charge of the Light Brigade

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   9. 20. Crossing the Bar

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

   10. 21. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

9. V. Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

   1. 22. Biography

   2. 23. A Christmas Carol: Stave 1

      Charles Dickens

   3. 24. A Christmas Carol: Stave 2

      Charles Dickens

   4. 25. A Christmas Carol: Stave 3

      Charles Dickens

   5. 26. A Christmas Carol: Stave 4

      Charles Dickens

   6. 27. A Christmas Carol: Stave 5

      Charles Dickens

   7. 28. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

10. VI. Christina Rossetti (1830–1894)

    1. 29. Biography

    2. 30. Goblin Market

       Christina Rossetti

    3. 31. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

11. VII. Henry James (1843–1916)

    1. 32. Biography

    2. 33. Turn of the Screw: Introduction

       Henry James

    3. 34. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 1

       Henry James

    4. 35. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 2

       Henry James

    5. 36. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 3

       Henry James

    6. 37. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 4

       Henry James

    7. 38. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 5

       Henry James

    8. 39. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 6

       Henry James

    9. 40. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 7

       Henry James

    10. 41. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 8

        Henry James

    11. 42. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 9

        Henry James

    12. 43. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 10

        Henry James

    13. 44. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 11

        Henry James

    14. 45. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 12

        Henry James

    15. 46. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 13

        Henry James

    16. 47. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 14

        Henry James

    17. 48. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 15

        Henry James

    18. 49. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 16

        Henry James

    19. 50. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 17

        Henry James

    20. 51. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 18

        Henry James

    21. 52. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 19

        Henry James

    22. 53. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 20

        Henry James

    23. 54. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 21

        Henry James

    24. 55. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 22

        Henry James

    25. 56. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 23

        Henry James

    26. 57. Turn of the Screw: Chapter 24

        Henry James

    27. 58. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

12. VIII. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    1. 59. Biography

    2. 60. The Importance of Being Earnest: Act I

       Oscar Wilde

    3. 61. The Importance of Being Earnest: Act II

       Oscar Wilde

    4. 62. The Importance of Being Earnest: Act III

       Oscar Wilde

    5. 63. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

13. IX. Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)

    1. 64. Biography

    2. 65. Fuzzy-Wuzzy

       Rudyard Kipling

    3. 66. Recessional

       Rudyard Kipling

    4. 67. The White Man’s Burden

       Rudyard Kipling

    5. 68. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

14. X. Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    1. 69. Biography

    2. 70. Hap

       Thomas Hardy

    3. 71. Drummer Hodge

       Thomas Hardy

    4. 72. The Subalterns

       Thomas Hardy

    5. 73. The Ruined Maid

       Thomas Hardy

    6. 74. The Impercipient

       Thomas Hardy

    7. 75. Mad Judy

       Thomas Hardy

    8. 76. The Going

       Thomas Hardy

    9. 77. The Haunter

       Thomas Hardy

    10. 78. The Convergence of the Twain

        Thomas Hardy

    11. 79. Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?

        Thomas Hardy

    12. 80. Let Me Enjoy

        Thomas Hardy

    13. 81. Channel Firing

        Thomas Hardy

    14. 82. The Man He Killed

        Thomas Hardy

    15. 83. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

15. XI. George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    1. 84. Biography

    2. 85. Major Barbara: Act I

       George Bernard Shaw

    3. 86. Major Barbara: Act II

       George Bernard Shaw

    4. 87. Major Barbara: Act III

       George Bernard Shaw

    5. 88. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

16. XII. Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

    1. 89. Biography

    2. 90. Heart of Darkness: Chapter 1

       Joseph Conrad

    3. 91. Heart of Darkness: Chapter 2

       Joseph Conrad

    4. 92. Heart of Darkness: Chapter 3

       Joseph Conrad

    5. 93. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

17. XIII. William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    1. 94. Biography

    2. 95. The Lake Isle of Innisfree

       William Butler Yeats

    3. 96. No Second Troy

       William Butler Yeats

    4. 97. Easter, 1916

       William Butler Yeats

    5. 98. The Wild Swans at Coole

       William Butler Yeats

    6. 99. The Second Coming

       William Butler Yeats

    7. 100. A Prayer for My Daughter

       William Butler Yeats

    8. 101. Leda and the Swan

       William Butler Yeats

    9. 102. Sailing to Byzantium

       William Butler Yeats

    10. 103. Among School Children

        William Butler Yeats

    11. 104. Byzantium

        William Butler Yeats

    12. 105. Crazy Jane Talks with the Bishop

        William Butler Yeats

    13. 106. The Circus Animals' Desertion

        William Butler Yeats

    14. 107. Study Questions and Activities

18. XIV. A.E. Housman (1859–1936)

    1. 108. Biography

    2. 109. Loveliest of Trees

       A.E. Housman

    3. 110. Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree

       A.E. Housman

    4. 111. To an Athlete Dying Young

       A.E. Housman

    5. 112. Is My Team Ploughing?

       A.E. Housman

    6. 113. [Additional Poems]

       A.E. Housman

    7. 114. [More Poems]

       A.E. Housman

    8. 115. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

19. XV. Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) (1870–1916)

    1. 116. Biography

    2. 117. The Open Window

       Hector Hugh Munro (Saki)

    3. 118. The Schartz-Metterklume Method

       Hector Hugh Munro (Saki)

    4. 119. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

20. XVI. World War I Poetry

    1. 120. Introduction

21. XVII. Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

    1. 121. Biography

    2. 122. Disabled

       Wilfred Owen

    3. 123. Dulce et Decorum Est

       Wilfred Owen

    4. 124. Futility

       Wilfred Owen

    5. 125. S.I.W.

       Wilfred Owen

    6. 126. Mental Cases

       Wilfred Owen

    7. 127. Smile, Smile, Smile

       Wilfred Owen

    8. 128. Anthem for Doomed Youth

       Wilfred Owen

    9. 129. The Sentry

       Wilfred Owen

    10. 130. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

22. XVIII. Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967)

    1. 131. Biography

    2. 132. Counter-Attack

    3. 133. Does it Matter?

    4. 134. The Death Bed

    5. 135. Base Details and Glory of Women

    6. 136. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

23. XIX. Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)

    1. 137. Biography

    2. 138. Returning, We Hear the Larks

       Isaac Rosenberg

    3. 139. Break of Day in the Trenches

    4. 140. Dead Man's Dump

       Isaac Rosenberg

    5. 141. Study Questions and Activities

24. XX. Rupert Brooke (1887–1915)

    1. 142. Biography

    2. 143. Oxford JISC Tutorial: Rupert Brooke

    3. 144. Study Questions and Activities

25. XXI. Sean O’Casey (1880–1964)

    1. 145. Biography

    2. 146. Explanatory Notes to Juno and the Paycock

    3. 147. Juno and the Paycock

       Sean O'Casey

    4. 148. Juno and the Paycock: ACT I

       Sean O'Casey

    5. 149. Juno and the Paycock: ACT II

       Sean O'Casey

    6. 150. Juno and the Paycock: ACT III

       Sean O'Casey

    7. 151. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

26. XXII. Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

    1. 152. Biography

    2. 153. To the Lighthouse: Introduction

    3. 154. To the Lighthouse

       Virginia Woolf

    4. 155. Professions for Women

       Virginia Woolf

    5. 156. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

27. XXIII. James Joyce (1882-1941)

    1. 157. Biography

    2. 158. Dubliners: Araby

       James Joyce

    3. 159. Dubliners: Eveline

       James Joyce

    4. 160. Dubliners: After the Race

       James Joyce

    5. 161. Dubliners: Counterparts

       James Joyce

    6. 162. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

28. XXIV. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930)

    1. 163. Biography

    2. 164. The Horse Dealer's Daughter

       D.H. Lawrence

    3. 165. The Rocking Horse Winner

       D.H. Lawrence

    4. 166. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

29. XXV. T.S. Eliot (1888–1965)

    1. 167. Biography

    2. 168. The Hollow Men

    3. 169. The Journey of the Magi

    4. 170. Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

    5. 171. The Waste Land

    6. 172. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

30. XXVI. Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923)

    1. 173. Biography

    2. 174. Miss Brill

       Katherine Mansfield

    3. 175. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: I

       Katherine Mansfield

    4. 176. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: II

       Katherine Mansfield

    5. 177. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: III

       Katherine Mansfield

    6. 178. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: IV

       Katherine Mansfield

    7. 179. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: V

       Katherine Mansfield

    8. 180. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: VI

       Katherine Mansfield

    9. 181. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: VII

       Katherine Mansfield

    10. 182. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: VIII

        Katherine Mansfield

    11. 183. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: IX

        Katherine Mansfield

    12. 184. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: X

        Katherine Mansfield

    13. 185. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: XI

        Katherine Mansfield

    14. 186. The Daughters of the Late Colonel: XII

        Katherine Mansfield

    15. 187. The Fly

        Katherine Mansfield

    16. 188. A Cup of Tea

        Katherine Mansfield

    17. 189. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

31. XXVII. Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)

    1. 190. Biography

    2. 191. Brave New World: Chapter 1

       Aldous Huxley

    3. 192. Brave New World: Chapter 2

       Aldous Huxley

    4. 193. Brave New World: Chapter 3

       Aldous Huxley

    5. 194. Brave New World: Chapter 4

       Aldous Huxley

    6. 195. Brave New World: Chapter 5

       Aldous Huxley

    7. 196. Brave New World: Chapter 6

       Aldous Huxley

    8. 197. Brave New World: Chapter 7

       Aldous Huxley

    9. 198. Brave New World: Chapter 8

       Aldous Huxley

    10. 199. Brave New World: Chapter 9

        Aldous Huxley

    11. 200. Brave New World: Chapter 10

        Aldous Huxley

    12. 201. Brave New World: Chapter 11

        Aldous Huxley

    13. 202. Brave New World: Chapter 12

        Aldous Huxley

    14. 203. Brave New World: Chapter 13

        Aldous Huxley

    15. 204. Brave New World: Chapter 14

        Aldous Huxley

    16. 205. Brave New World: Chapter 15

        Aldous Huxley

    17. 206. Brave New World: Chapter 16

        Aldous Huxley

    18. 207. Brave New World: Chapter 17

        Aldous Huxley

    19. 208. Brave New World: Chapter 18

        Aldous Huxley

    20. 209. Study Questions and Activities

32. XXVIII. George Orwell (1903-1950)

    1. 210. Biography

    2. 211. Pleasure Spots

       George Orwell

    3. 212. Can Socialists be Happy?

       George Orwell

    4. 213. Study Questions, Activities, and Resources

33. Appendix 1: A Mini-Casebook on The Turn of the Screw

34. Appendix 2: A Mini-Casebook on Brave New World

35. Appendix 3: A Mini-Casebook on Heart of Darkness

36. Appendix 4: Glossary of Literary Terms

37. Appendix 5: Writing an Analysis of a Poem, Story, or Play

38. Appendix 6: Documenting Essays in MLA Style

39. About the Author

40. Versioning History

41. List of Links for Print Users by Part