The Victorians: In Their Own Words

Punch was a famous British weekly magazine which was very influential during the Victorian era and even well into the 20th century. We'll be reading some excerpts from it for you in this final episode of The Victorians: In Their Own Words along with some famous Victorian poems. Thank you for listening to Their Own Words.

Kipling was a Nobel-prize winning writer, but while many of his poems and short stories are still treasured today, he has also become quite a controversial figure. Let's hear from the man in his own words.

Charles Darwin is credited with the theory of evolution which he famously laid out in his book, On The Origin of Species, however, long before that volume was published, Darwin became famous for an account of his journey on the HMS Beagle, which includes details of his trip to the Galapagos Islands and the beginnings of an idea he would later term "natural selection".

Ada Lovelace is largely considered to be the world's first computer programmer. And she was a Victorian! The daughter of Lord Byron, she wasn't just famous because of her parentage, but also in her own right. Her and her collaborator Charles Babbage were instrumental in laying the groundwork for what would one day lead to the invention of modern computers. www.ownwordspodcast.com

Florence Nightingale is the mother of modern nursing—and—she was a Victorian! Hear directly from Florence herself and all about her legacy in this episode of Their Own Words. www.ownwordspodcast.com