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The importance of being Earnest

QUEENVICTORIA

HEALTH PROBLEMS

WOMEN

LIFE IN THE VISTORIAN SOCIETY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Oscar Wilde biography

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Oscar Wilde

Early Life

Born on October 16, 1854, Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish poet, novelist and playwright, whose name was Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and later at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he excelled in Classics.

IMPORTANT BOOKS

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) De Profundis (1905) Numerous essays, poems, and plays

COURIOUS FACTS

Flamboyant Style: Known for extravagant clothing and aesthetic sensibilities. Legal Troubles: Prosecuted for homosexuality, leading to imprisonment. Witty Quotes: Memorable phrases include "I can resist everything except temptation."

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QUEEN VICTORIA

Queen Victoria, born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1819, in Kensington Palace, London, was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She ascended to the throne at the age of 18, following the death of her uncle, King William IV, in 1837. Her reign, known as the Victorian era, lasted for 63 years until her death in 1901. She ruled over a quarter of the planet and, with her, the imperial idea of ​​Great Britain reached its zenith. The Queen hated childbirth and suffered postnatal depression. Despite this she had nine children with Albert over 16 years.

Look at these two photos : what differences do you notice, and what can you guess of the different living conditions of the time ? In the first photo we can see a street with big houses. Those are separated and not united as the ones at the second photo. We can also see that the houses in the second photo don't have flowers as in the first one.

Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist, in the 1860s. He did not want it to be used for military purposes but, as we all know, the explosive was soon embraced by armies across the world

The dynamite

In 1712, Thomas Newcomen invented the first steam engine, known as the atmospheric engine. It was used predominantly to pump water out from coal mines, allowing the miners to dig further down.

Newcomen steam engine

It was an engine for spinning wool or cotton invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves. Everyone could use it because of the easy to operate with it, and it was a key development in the industrialization of weaving.

Spinning Jenny

Scottish engineer James Watt invented the first practical steam engine in 1763.it was nearly twice as efficient as it required less fuel to run than the newcomen’s

Watt steam engine