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A good site to find out more about Victorian times – including writers, other famous people and everyday life.
www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians
The BBC’s website all about Victorian Britain, with a wide range of information and activities.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
www.robert-louis-stevenson.org
Everything you could possibly want to find out about Robert Louis Stevenson.
www.gradesaver.com/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde
A discussion of the similarities between the two states of Jekyll and the two faces of London, one grimy and oppressive and the other welcoming and bustling with excitement.
www.online-literature.com/stevenson
Details of Stevenson’s life and work, with links to some of his best known books.
www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/quiz/jekyll/1/
See how many questions you get right in this free quiz.
Dracula
Dracula’s homepage – a general resource site for information about Bram Stoker, Dracula, Vlad the Impaler and more.
www.draculascastle.com/index3.html
A site promoting the real Transylvania.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler
A biography of the man believed to be a model for Count Dracula, Vlad the Impaler.
www.donlinke.com/drakula/vlad.htm
Another view of the original Count Dracula.
Frankenstein
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/prosefrankenstein
A useful site for studying Frankenstein, including a summary and revision exercises.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
Provides a useful introduction to the romantic period.
www.literaryhistory.com/19thC/SHELLEYM_Frankenstein.htm
A selective and helpful guide to links to other Mary Shelley sites.
H. G. Wells
The H. G. Wells Society official website.
www.u.arizona.edu/~gmcmilla/menu.html
Fascinating website about The Time Machine and H. G. Wells and his childhood, with many links.
Jules Verne
www.online-literature.com/verne
Details of Jules Verne’s life and work, with links to many of his best known books.
This site is aimed at book collectors, but it contains lots of information about the author, including photographs.
Includes a list of most of Jules Verne’s books.
The Lost World
Lots of information about the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including the Sherlock Holmes stories.
The home page for the Natural History Museum. Begin by searching for ‘dinosaurs’ or ‘fossils’ …
General site about evolution, including pages on Darwin and the extinction of the dinosaurs.