The document discusses literary and social influences during the 19th century in Europe and Britain. Some key developments included the Industrial Revolution, expansion of the British Empire under Queen Victoria, and the rise of realism out of Romanticism. Major authors of the time like William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge helped launch the Romantic period in literature. The novel became a popular genre as authors began writing more for the aristocracy, middle class, and children. The document also briefly describes fashion trends of the time including women's, men's, and children's clothing as well as accessories.