Presents a series of articles examining the life and works of the English author Charles Dickens, discussing the themes and characters in his many novels, including "Oliver Twist," "David Copperfield," and "A Christmas Carol.".
Primary and secondary source accounts provide readers with a historical perspective and comprehensive picture of the cultural, political, and social events that characterize Elizabethan England.
Describes the duties and working conditions of several occupations held by women in Victorian England, including pieceworker, shopkeeper, servant, governess, midwife, migrant worker, factory worker, philanthropist, reformer, entertainer, and writer.
Presents twenty essays that examine various aspects of the life and work of controversial sixteenth-century astronomer Galileo, discussing the major influences on his development, his contribution to physics, his use of the telescope, his confrontation with the Church, and his place in history.
Examines the social and economic roles women played during the 1920s, and describes their participation as political activists, performers, writers, coeds, and in the world of business.
