English Literature

Topics in English Literature

1720-1740: Prostitutes; thieves; religious allegories; marriage
1740-1760: Virtuous women attacked by rakish ne'er-do-wells; marriage
1760-1780: Marriage
1780-1800: Evil monks; ruined castles; skeletons; ghosts; marriage
1800-1820: Marriage
1820-1840: Little orphan boys with stupid names; marriage
1840-1860: Little orphan boys and girls with stupid names; marriage
1860-1880: Marriage
1880-1900: Keeping up appearances at all costs; these new-fangled women; marriage
1900-1924: The empire; socialism; marriage
1924-1940: Little orphan Annie; marriage
1940-1960: Pirates
1960-1980: Little orphan boys with stupid names; marriage
1980-1990: Pirates
1990-2010: Little orphan boys with stupid names; marriage; vampires