Open World 2, Unit 5: Hard Times

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This unit focuses on what life was like 150 years ago in the British Empire during the times of Queen Victoria, the period from 1837-1901. Victorian influence was felt in other English-speaking countries as well. Here are some literature ideas to delve further into this theme:

Horrible Histories: Villainous Victorians, by Terry Deary

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Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways, by Terry Deary

By the author of the Horrible Histories series, this new series is a bit longer for older readers. It still provides the humor, despite the sometimes heavy subject matter. (No Lexile measure available)

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Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens

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Scenes of London Life, by Charles Dickens

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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken

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Jack the Ripper, by Michael Burgan

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Tess of the D’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy

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The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy

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Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte

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The Story of Queen Victoria, by Kate Hubbard

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