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, Fall 2025

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

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Versailles, France | Place

Versailles, France is the site where the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was drafted and where the initial acts of the French Revolution took place which inspired the Declaration. 

Photo: Opening of Estates in Versailles

Location: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Élysée

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the 1833 Factory Act | Timeline Entry

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The Port of Bristol, England | Place

According to Bristol Museum Collections, Bristol's official involvement in the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans started in 1698. Bristol was involved because the trade was risky, but profitable and Bristol was in a good place to exploit it. Bristol had direct contact with the West Indies since at least the sixteenth century. Up to this point the slave trade had not been a major…

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Ada Nield Chew | Timeline Entry

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The Windrush Scandal | Timeline Entry

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Christina Rossetti | Timeline Entry

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Arras, France - The Location Behind Isaac Rosenburg's "Returning, We Hear the Larks" | Place

Photo Credits: By User:Lawei - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21605673

For this mapping location, Arras, France, I chose to include a present day photo that does not show the harsh reality that Isaac Rosenburg faced in the war here during World War I. It is hard for me to imagine this beautiful city and how the surrounding landscape…

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Arras, France - The Location Behind Isaac Rosenburg's "Returning, We Hear the Larks" | Place

Photo Credits: By User:Lawei - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21605673

For this mapping location, Arras, France, I chose to include a present day photo that does not show the harsh reality that Isaac Rosenburg faced in the war here during World War I. It is hard for me to imagine this beautiful city and how the surrounding landscape…

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Chemical Warfare Use, World War I | Timeline Entry

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The Mines and Collieries Act | Timeline Entry

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