The Victorians and the Novelists: from Dickens to Hardy analyzes the period in British history known as the Victorian Age, the time of Queen Victorias reign (1836-1901) when industrialization was in full speed, and when drastic changes took place to challenge the economic, social, cultural, and literary roots of the Empire. The change itself being the essential phenomenon to alter the modi vivendi of individuals, the Victorians have been much criticized for demonstrating instability, greediness, double