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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Ottawa Ontario Canada | Place

Ottawa Ontario Canada is where Margaret Atwood was born on November 18th, 1939. Margaret lived in between Toronto and northern Canada. She began her writing in Canada at the age of five. She started her studies in Toronto and ended her studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the beginning and throughout the 19th century, the city was remolded. Ontario is the second largest it is boarded by…

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St. Mary's Hospital | Place

 The history of St Mary's Paddington is one of humble beginings in the Victorian Era, , it started as a voluntary hospital to focus on helping the needy. It soon  followed the influence of the Victorian Age due to its desire to help and educateteaching hospital with the addition of a medical school attached to it, with small classes of only 40 students. It was also the…

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Somme River | Place

 The meaning of the word Somme is tranquility, however the history of this battleground is anything but. Reveared as the one the deadliest first day's of battle in history. This is an areal space image from Nasa showcasing the exisiting geographical damage, for example Locknager Crater. Per Nasa, " The crater is the result of explosives packed into a long tunnel in the ground…

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Windsor Castle | Place

 One of Britain's greatest monuments, Windsor Castle sits on a hefty thirteen acres near the south bank of the River Thames. The Windsor estate has been active since the 9th century, being the oldest occupied castle in world. This is also where the Royal Library is housed, where famous artworks and drawings of the "old masters" like Da Vinci.

This is where Prince Consort…

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Chicago Illinois | Place

The American writer named Mary Borden was born in Chicago Illinois on May 15th, 1886. Mary lived in Chicago until she moved to New York City to study at Vassar, a private college, to get her degree. When she got married, she moved to England. Chicago's first citizen was a trader who became a free man and traveled though the Mississippi river then after that it has ever since slowly been…

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Somers Town London | Place

Somers Town London England is where Mary Shelly was born in 1797. Somers town is northern western of London. This is also where her mother Mary Wollstonecraft died after having her. Mary got married in this town and had her first kid here as well. This is the town where she started the novel "Frankenstien." 

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Abbeystrowry Cemetery, Skibbereen, Ireland | Place

 Abbeystrowry Cemetery is an infamous site where potentially 8,000-10,000 victims of the Great Famine of Ireland passed away and were buried in mass graves, all over a 7 year period. As the deaths started to decrease abundantly in 1848, there was still about 100 famine victims  were being buried weekly in Abbeystrowry in Decemeber of 1849. This cemetery serves as a memorial…

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Wreaths of Memorial Poppies | Gallery Image

For Armistice Day (Remembrance Day), the red poppy symbolizes the blood shed by soldiers and the resilience of life, originating from the poem "In Flanders Fields," which noted their growth on WWI battlefields, becoming a powerful emblem of remembrance for fallen military personnel and a fundraising token for veterans.

"In Flanders Fields": Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John… more

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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mount Tambora | Timeline Entry

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Soldiers at Battle of the Somme in Trenches | Gallery Image

Men of the Border Regiment are pictured resting, some in 'funk holes', in a front line trench at Thiepval Wood during the Battle of the Somme in August 1916. The British and French did make some progress during August 1916, so much so that the German General Erich von Falkenhayn was forced to resign after he failed to capture Verdun.

Summers, Chris. “French Fields Show Signs of Battle… more

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