The two nations to which Benjamin Disraeli referred in his Sybil, or the Two Nations did not relate to governments. It referred rather to the wealthy class and the working class, the rich and the poor. His interest in the… Read More ›
industrial revolution literature
Analysis of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Mary Barton
Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel of social injustice, Mary Barton, was banned in 1907 by the London County Council, which deemed the novel unfit for children aged 14 and under. That action supports the power of Gaskell’s prose to influence readers in… Read More ›
Analysis of Charles Kingsley’s Alton Locke
Charles Kingsley’s second novel, Alton Locke, guaranteed his fame as a writer about controversial topics. A clergyman, Kingsley regularly attacked social injustice and supported laborers’ rights. Like other socially conscious writers including George Gissing, Kingsley publicized inexcusable conditions in which… Read More ›
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