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The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880 to 1914
Simon Heffer
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`A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times `A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch.' Jonathan Meades, Literary Review The folk-memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her citizens were living longer, profiting from civil liberties their grandparents only dreamt of, and enjoying an expanding range of comforts and pastimes. ... Read more
`A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times `A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch.' Jonathan Meades, Literary Review The folk-memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her citizens were living longer, profiting from civil liberties their grandparents only dreamt of, and enjoying an expanding range of comforts and pastimes. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
912
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099592242
SKU
9780099592242
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About Simon Heffer
Simon Heffer was born in 1960. He read English at Cambridge and took a PhD in modern history at that university. His previous books include: Moral Desperado: A Life of Thomas Carlyle, Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell, Power and Place: The Political Consequences of King Edward VII, Nor Shall My Sword: The Reinvention of England, Vaughan Williams, ... Read more
Reviews for The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880 to 1914
A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . A gloriously rich history . . . Balanced and judicious . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.
Dominic Sandbrook
Sunday Times
Heffer has given us a magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch . . ... Read more
Dominic Sandbrook
Sunday Times
Heffer has given us a magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch . . ... Read more