Writers of Victorian era

Most important writers:

• Charles Dickens• Lewis Carroll• Arthur Conan Doyle• Bram Stoker• Robert Louis Stevenson• Oscar Wilde

Charles Dickens

• One of the greatest writers of Victorian era.

• He mixed poetry with comedy.

• His most important novels: Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, The christmas books….

Lewis Carroll

• Author, matematician, logician, photographer

• He got the degree at Oxford.

• Alice’s Adventure in

Worderland.

Arthur Conan Doyle

• He created Sherlock Holmes.

• His wife died of tuberculosis.

• His most important novels are by Sherlock Holmes.

Bram Stoker

• He graduated in maths and science.

• Gothic genre.

• His most important novel: Dracula.

Robert Louis Stevenson

• He was a travel writer.

• He was of Tory political party.

• Novels: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Wrecker.

Oscar Wilde

His life

• He went to the Trinity and Maddalen College.

• He had two sons

• He is remembered for his epigrams.

• He died very early.

His literature

• Prose writing: 1886–91

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

• Theatrical career: 1892–95

• Salomé

• Poetry: All his carreer.

• Ballad of Reading Gaol

THAT’S ALL