Victorian Literature Courses and Certifications

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

The Victorian Gothic Short Story

The course offers a specialized study of the Victorian Short Story in relation to the Gothic mode. It will introduce students to the form as it was practiced in Great Britain by great masters of literature such as Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar…

• YouTube
• 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Monsters Within ...

12 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Delve into the differences between a “horror” movie and a “psychological horror” movie—and learn how the latter can get into our heads and haunt us well after the last credit has rolled.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

The Popular Gothic Novel

An exploration of how eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Gothic fiction turns supernatural terror, gender tensions, and imperial anxieties into cultural critique.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

The Nineteenth Century English Novel

Explore Victorian literature through detailed analysis of Austen's Persuasion, Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, and Stevenson's Jekyll & Hyde, examining class, gender, and historical contexts.

• YouTube
• 1 day 4 hours 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Victorian Literature: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

Reexamines Victorian novels and poetry through postcolonial, ecocritical, feminist, and disability studies perspectives.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Great Expectations - Part 6

Explore Kate Flint's commentary on Great Expectations, examining capitalism's "monster" and the novel's connection to historical processes.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Heart of Darkness - Part 1

Explore Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" through its imperial connections, Marlow's Congo mission, and Conrad's narrative techniques in this literary analysis.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Evolution of the Indian English Novel

Explore how Indian English novels evolved by blending Western narrative forms with indigenous traditions, examining Victorian melodrama's influence on this literary development.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

"A Christmas Carol" by Dickens: BerkeleyX Book Club

8 ratings

Reading, discussing, and writing about Charles Dickens’ classic novella, “A Christmas Carol.”

• edX
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

Have you ever wondered about the reading tastes and habits of famous writers in the past? This free course, History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading Elizabeth Barrett ...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

Understanding Victorian Poetry with Special Reference to Robert Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson

Interpret Victorian poetry through Browning’s philosophy, spirituality, and psychology and Tennyson’s restless Victorian ethos.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

The Nineteenth - Century English Novel

Explore the nineteenth-century English novel through close study of Austen’s Persuasion, Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, and Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

The Victorian Gothic Short Story

Study the Victorian Gothic short story through four works by Dickens, Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Wells.

• Swayam
• 4 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course