History A-Level
Literary influence on social reform
What Literary influence on social reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Charles Dickens attacked workhouse conditions and utilitarian attitudes in novels such as 'Oliver Twist' and 'Hard Times', shaping public opinion.
Topics that use Literary influence on social reform
- Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform - 4 Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Protest and popular resistance
- Regional economic differences
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