As an English major, I expect myself to know a great deal about the Victorian era. However, the reality is, I do not know anywhere near as much as I'd like to admit I do. Therefore, this course intrigues me as I know I will be working closely with both texts and visuals of the Victorian period during this semester. While looking over the syllabus, the two methods of interpretation, which include synchronic and diachronic analysis were not only new to me, but they also got me excited for a new method of interpretation that I expect will reveal a great deal of interesting correlation between both the cultural period of the Victorian era and the illustrations that came with them over the years. I am a bit nervous however when it comes to analysing illustrations and relating them to their original text as that is something I struggled with both in ENG810 and Romanticism. However, I hope by going into the course with an open mind I can both understand and come up with my own scholarly appropriate findings. Overall, I think interacting with various opinions on these texts with other students will be a great experience especially since these texts are hybrid in form.