Victorian and Regency novels on the 2026 list: contexts and big ideas

What this note covers

1. Six novels, one shared examination task
2. Austen's Persuasion (1817)
3. Brontë's Jane Eyre (1847)
4. Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Life (1874)
5. Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)
6. Stoker's Dracula (1897)
7. Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
8. How Module 2 novels are examined and what separates a top response

8 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes