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The Edwardians
Roy Hattersley
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Description for The Edwardians
Paperback. Following on from the success of A N. Wilson's THE VICTORIANS, Roy Hattersley's major new appraisal of Edwardian Britain is his finest book to date Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 380.
Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer afternoon before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The class system remained rigidly in place and thousands were employed in domestic service. The habits and sports of the aristocracy were an everyday indulgence. But it was an age of invention as well as tradition. It saw the first widespread use of the motor car, the first aeroplane and the first use of the telegraph. It was also a time of vastly improved education and the public appetite for authors such ... Read more
Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer afternoon before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The class system remained rigidly in place and thousands were employed in domestic service. The habits and sports of the aristocracy were an everyday indulgence. But it was an age of invention as well as tradition. It saw the first widespread use of the motor car, the first aeroplane and the first use of the telegraph. It was also a time of vastly improved education and the public appetite for authors such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349116624
SKU
V9780349116624
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Roy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley was elected as an MP in 1964 and served in each of Harold Wilson's governments and in Jim Callaghan's Cabinet. He has written his GUARDIAN column 'Endpiece' for the last 20 years
Reviews for The Edwardians
Informative and always easy to read . . . Hattersley has done a fine job
Andrew Lycett, SUNDAY TIMES
Well written and wide ranging book . . . his account of the period is consistently enjoyable
Piers Brendon, DAILY TELEGRAPH
Hattersley makes a riveting case . . . a bold, sweeping synthesis . . . full ... Read more
Andrew Lycett, SUNDAY TIMES
Well written and wide ranging book . . . his account of the period is consistently enjoyable
Piers Brendon, DAILY TELEGRAPH
Hattersley makes a riveting case . . . a bold, sweeping synthesis . . . full ... Read more