$20
per class
Victorian Folklore
Completed by 11 learners
Ages 13-16
Live One-Time Class
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(57 reviews)
Live video meetings
Meets once
3-6 learners per class
75 min
What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 15 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 8 - 10
In this class we will be covering beliefs in Victorian folklore: legends, fairytales, urban legends, ghost stories, and supernatural creatures. Our stories focus primarily on England during the mid-to-late 1800s; during the reign of Queen Victoria. We will read contemporary accounts of ghosts and fairies from this period. Additionally, we will explore the factual basis behind the stories and the reasons why they were created. The class is taught in a lecture style with a Google slideshow. All period documents are printed on the screen for easy reading. No additional materials are needed by the students.
Learning Goals
Students will improve upon their knowledge of Victorian Era beliefs.Other Details
Parental Guidance
Class will discuss ghost stories and death. The urban legends have one story that involves death through strangulation and a man who shreds people's clothing.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Period sources: Monthly Chronicle of North-County Lore and Legend, 1890; Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894, and Moss, Fletcher. Folk-Lore: Old Customs and Tales of my Neighbours. Manchester, England. 1898.
Other sources: Bond, Charlotte. “Famous “Fairie” Pictures which Fooled the World Sell for Outlandish Sum.” 10/24/2018., Burne, Charlotte Sophia. The Handbook of Folklore, Folklore Society, 1914, “How the Cottingley Fairies Photographs Were Made,” National Science and Media Museum. 10/24/2020. “Living in Fear: The Dangers of Victorian London.” History Extra. BBC. Accessed 6/7/2021. Victorian Life: The Dangers Of Living In 19th-Century London - HistoryExtra
Meet the teacher
Joined April, 2018
4.8
57reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in History from University of Nebraska at Kearney
I have a Masters degree in Early European history and I have been teaching for several years. I am also the Director of A Victorian Ghost Story Museum and I have done several lectures on the Victorian Era and its supernatural beliefs. Reviews
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