Characteristics During the Victorian Era When imagining the Victorian Age, royalty, fancy lifestyles, and elaborate living often come to mind. However, during this same era, other lifestyles and conditions of a completely different nature were occurring. Many of the English people lived in poverty. Charles Dickens, one of the great writers of this period, described how it was to live during the Victorian Era. Although England grew from an agricultural to an industrial society, not …showed first 75 words of 1687 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1687 total…for its grim ugliness and the inhumane conditions its inhabitants endure.” The Victorian Era was definitely a time of growth and development, helping people and times progress into a better condition. Dickens himself brought about many characteristics during the time, having experienced first hand, both rich and poor lifestyles. Even though no major breakthroughs in medicine, or change in working environments were extremely prevalent, the transformation that did occur facilitated growth and prosperity of England.