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A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain: A Social History of Queen Victoria
Michael Paterson
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Description for A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain: A Social History of Queen Victoria
Paperback. From the Great Exhibition to Dickensian slums, the triumph of empire to the anxiety of revolt - Victorian Britain was an age of paradoxes. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own and it was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways. Using character portraits, events, and key moments Paterson brings the real life of Victorian Britain alive - from the lifestyles of the aristocrats to the ... Read more
The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own and it was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways. Using character portraits, events, and key moments Paterson brings the real life of Victorian Britain alive - from the lifestyles of the aristocrats to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Brief Histories
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845297077
SKU
V9781845297077
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About Michael Paterson
Michael Paterson is a writer and researcher, and has worked at the Imperial War Museum. He is the author of Dickens' London.
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