<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nRudyard Kipling – (1865 – 1936)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Another author of the Victorian era whose work is still very popular today was Rudyard Kipling. He was born in Mumbai, India, and attended school there before going to England at the age of 16 to work as a journalist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His first novel ‘Barrack-Room Ballads’ was published in 1892 and he is most well known for his poems including ‘Gunga Din’ and ‘If’. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 and was also awarded the C.B.E., L\u00e9gion d’honneur, and Order of Merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond poetry, Kipling’s literary catalogue includes a rich collection of short stories and novels. You can see in much of his work a reflection of his experiences in India, and his personal views on the British Empire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His most famous work, ‘The Jungle Book’ (1894), is a collection of stories set in the Indian jungle. A much loved classic to this day, with its vivid storytelling and moral lessons. It was the inspiration to one of the earliest Disney animated classics, which itself is stil one of their most popular films to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other notable works include ‘Kim’ (1901), and ‘Just So Stories’ (1902), a delightful collection of children’s tales explaining various natural phenomena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n
\n
H. G. Wells<\/em>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nH.G. Wells – (1866 – 1946 )<\/h3>\n\n\n\n One of the earliest science fiction writers in history, Herbert George Wells was born in Kent, England. He attended both public and boarding schools but didn’t have a very high opinion of his formal education. At age 17 he began working as a draper’s apprentice but it wasn’t until 1895 that he published his first book ‘The Time Machine’. Other well-known novels include The War of the Worlds (1898\/9), The Invisible Man (1897), and The Island of Dr. Moreau( 1896).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is perhaps The War of the Worlds for which Wells is most famous for. Due mostly to a radio broadcast of this work, that was said to have alarmed many listeners at the time. The broadcast made it sound as if it was a genuine bulletin rather than a work of fiction, for at least a minute or two until the nature of the broadcast became clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wells was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and many of his books are still popular today. Many have also been dramatized in movies, TV or stage shows. Jeff Wayne’s musical adaption of the War of the Worlds still tours to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Other Famous Victorian Writers include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWilliam Makepeace Thackeray<\/li>\n\n\n\n George Eliot<\/li>\n\n\n\n Oscar Wilde<\/li>\n\n\n\n Elizabeth Gaskell<\/li>\n\n\n\n Matthew Arnold<\/li>\n\n\n\n Edward Lear<\/li>\n\n\n\n R.D. Blackmore<\/li>\n\n\n\n Marie Corelli<\/li>\n\n\n\n Elizabeth Barrett Browning<\/li>\n\n\n\n Thomas Hughes<\/li>\n\n\n\n Robert Browning<\/li>\n\n\n\n Gerard Hopkins<\/li>\n\n\n\n Thomas Carlyle<\/li>\n\n\n\n Christina Rosetti<\/li>\n\n\n\n Thomas de Quincey<\/li>\n\n\n\n George Macdonald<\/li>\n\n\n\n George Gissing<\/li>\n\n\n\n Edith Nesbit<\/li>\n\n\n\n Mary Elizabeth Braddon<\/li>\n\n\n\n Margaret Oliphant<\/li>\n\n\n\n Olive Schreiner<\/li>\n\n\n\n Anna Sewell<\/li>\n\n\n\n H. Rider Haggard<\/li>\n\n\n\n Ellen Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n Mary Augusta Ward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMany great Victorian authors have helped to define the period for us with their excellent literature. It is interesting to note that many of these books, including The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, or Alice in Wonderland remain popular today. Their pieces are still read and continue to inspire new generations of authors around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Victorian literature is anything published during the time of Queen Victoria and her reign (1837-1901). It was a really interesting time for writing because it was full of changes and new ideas. Famous Victorian Writers from this time wrote some really cool stuff that bridged the gap between older Romantic styles and new Dark-Romantic writings […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1056,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
Famous Victorian Writers - Victorian Children<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n\t \n