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Victorian Literature 2015: Betteredge: The Victorian Man
This exhibit compiles material regarding Victorian views towards marriage as well as the East/Orient. The exhibit is centered around the idea that the character of Betteredge in Wilkie Collins' novel The Moonstone is an example of the quintessential Victorian man. Readers can see this through Betteredge's dialogue and descriptions of his marriage as well as Lady Verinder's and in regards to anything associated with the East, i.e. the Indians and the Diamond.
Victorian Literature 2015: Investigating Imperial Relationship and The Moonstone
This exhibit will examine the correlations between character relationships within Wilkie Collins' novel, The Moonstone, drawing upon a critical article by Timothy L. Carens. It will also look at the poem, "The White Man's Burden," by Rudyard Kipling, in order to further investigate British attitudes toward the colonies. In addition, this exhibit will look at the Koh-i-Noor diamond in an excerpt from The Illustrated Exhibitor, a publication meant to guide Victorian visitors through the Great Exhibition.