ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. What is the “Victorian Compromise”? 2. Outline women’s emancipation movement in English literature. Give examples taken from the works we have discussed in class. 3. What does Conrad mean … Continue reading ESSAY QUESTIONS

WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II

The First World War was formally triggered by the royal assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, at the hand of a Serbian nationalist … Continue reading WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

  LEADING TO WORLD WAR I King Edward VII (1901-1910)  came to the throne at his mother’s death in 1901. He readily made noticeable changes in court life. Victoria’s reign, … Continue reading THE TWENTIETH CENTURY