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ENG 272 LogoBritish Literature II: Revolution, Reaction, Reform examines British literature from the late eighteenth century to the present, a period that witnessed the American and French Revolutions, slave revolts such as the Haitian Revolution, a “revolution in female manners,” the Industrial Revolution, the twentieth-century revolutionary wave in Europe, as well as World War I and World War II, and, of course, artistic revolutions. We will consider how the authors and literary works of this period might be reacting to change, advocating for reform, or participating in literary revolutions—whether revolution is understood in the sense of “revolving” or of “revolting,” going full circle to return to a previous (more perfect?) time or experiencing/effecting a great alteration or rupture.

Access the works for annotations assignments in COVE Studio here: ENG 272, Spring 2025

The digital edition of Frankenstein for annotations and the map project can be found here: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)

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Chimaminda Ngozi Adichi | Gallery Image

This is Chimaminda Ngozi Adichi, the other of "Checking Out" in the present.

Safronova, Valeriya. “Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Talks Beauty, Femininity and Feminism.” The New York Times, 28 Nov. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/fashion/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-boots-no7-ma...… more

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Christina Rossetti | Gallery Image

This is a photo of Christina Rossetti in her early life. She is the other of "Goblin Market."

“Christina Rossetti.” LIFE and LEGENDS, 31 Dec. 2014, lifeandlegends.com/christina-rossetti/. Accessed 8 May 2025.

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Mary Shelley | Gallery Image

This is a photo of Mary Shelley, author of famous Gothic novel Frankenstein

SHELLEY, MARY. “Mary Shelley - Alchetron, the Free Social Encyclopedia.” Alchetron.com, 18 Aug. 2017, alchetron.com/Mary-Shelley. Accessed 8 May 2025.

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Mary Wollstonecraft | Gallery Image

This is a photo of Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Men, and later on A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She is still considered a pioneering feminist author to this day. 

Mary Wollstonecraft | Biography, Beliefs, Books, A Vindication of the Rights of… more

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Anna Letitia Barbauld | Gallery Image

This image is representitive of Anna Letitia Barbauld, the author of "A Mouse's Petiton" and "To a Little Invisible Being Expected Soon to Become Visible." 

Laetitia, Anna. “The Mouse’s Petition, by Anna Laetitia Barbauld.” Poeticous, 2016, www.poeticous.com/anna-… more

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British Hong Kong Flag | Gallery Image

Some people may consider that this flag is simple and others that is unattractive. However it represents and important historical event, since this was the flag of Hong Kong before the sovereignity over the region was given to China, marking the reincorporation of this territory and the official end of the British Empire. All the positive and negative  actions of the British Empire,… more

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Victoria, Empress of India | Gallery Image

This image represents Queen Victoria on 1887. She was close to the 70 years when this portrait came out, and yet maintain her appeareance, altough is already wearing black (color that she didn't stop using after the death of her husband). By that point, beside Queen of Great Britain, she was already Empress of India, as confirmed by the legend of the portrait. If you look at the… more

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East Mossgiel Farm | Gallery Image

This is the farm where Robert Burns resided during his life, and where he had trampled the makeshift home of a mouse family that inspired the creation of To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest With the Plough, November, 1785.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_a_Mouse

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Molasses | Gallery Image

Along with Rum and Textiles, and not including slaves, Molasses was one of the most frequent material exports of the Triangle Trade. It’s a thick, sweet, syrupy waste product of the sugar-refining process that can be used for the creation of Rum, amongst other things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses
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Frankenstein Castle | Gallery Image

This was a place near the river Rhine where Mary Shelly traveled along on her journey through Europe. Though she did not visit the castle, there are several points of connection between the novel she wrote and the place. The family in the novel Frankenstein bear the name of the castle, which is the most immediate point. The most interesting though is that decades prior, an alchemist by the… more

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