Questions on 1890s England

anywhere I can find info on life/culture in England in 1880s-1890s?

Specifically the sort of words one guy in particular would use. He is a sort of scientest who was raised in the bad parts of England as a young boy (and left to find work as a teenager after his parents died) and is now a scientest of sorts. In public he usually acts high class.

How to speak all proper like.
A glossary of the common and vulgar vernacular of the period.
Criminal slang.

I'd also recommend checking out some novels from the period for insight into how the language was used. Popular British novels from the 1880s and '90s include A Study In Scarlet, The Mayor Of Casterbridge, Jude The Obscure, The Picture Of Dorian Gray, The Time Machine and The War Of The Worlds.

Thank you very much. I'll make a note to check those out when I can get my hands on some money.

The public domain is your friend, provided you're okay with reading books on a computer screen.

Here's a Wikipedia article on the Victorian Era, which includes a handy timeline. Useful for referencing current events.

This site might also come in handy.

I'd post some Google Books results, but I don't see any complete texts. There's a limited preview of Daily Life in Victorian England by Sally Mitchell, although I don't know if what's available online will have everything you need.

Ah right Thank you very much everybody. Sorry for the late response. I didn't get comp access till now.