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Victorian Era

Victorian Era

Any book tagged with this topic is about the Victorian people or culture, or is set within Victorian times. The Victorian Era was a cultural period in Britain corresponding to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837-1901. It is commonly associated with very straitlaced and prudish morals, the expansion of the British Empire, the birth of photography, high levels of industrialization, and a morbid fascination with death (popularized by the Queen herself).