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Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist in periodical form.
Oliver Twist is one of the most famous novels Charles Dickens ever wrote. it was published in feburary, which was finished two years later. -
Victoria becomes queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Victoria became queen at the age of 18, after her uncle king willian IV died -
William Wordsworth becomes poet laureate.
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Potato famine begins in Ireland
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Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope
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Charlotte Bronte publishes Jane Eyre; Emily Bronte publishes Wuthering Heights.
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Ten Hours Act limits the number of hours that women and children can work in factories.
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: Alfred, Lord Tennyson becomes a poet laureate.
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Japan opens trade to the West.
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The US civil War