Early Victorian England, 1830-65

Early Victorian England, 1830-65

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 1006 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780192158970
  • DDC分類 942.081

Full Description

First published in 1934, these two volumes of essays were intended to provide the background of ideas and habits, the sights and sounds of early Victorian England. Illustrations which accompany the text have been taken from contemporary photographs, paintings, periodicals and engravings depicting the daily lives and material possessions of the Victorians as well as their ships, battles, estates, slums and fasionable ideals. The book should be of interest to all readers interested in Victorian literature and history.

Contents

Volume 1: work and wages, J.H.Clapham; homes and habits, Mrs C.S.Peel; town life and London, R.H.Mottram; life in the new towns, J.H.Clapham and M.H.Clapham; country life and sport, Bernard Darwin; the Navy, Admiral G.A.Ballard; the Army, Sir John Fortescue; the mercantile marine, Basil Lubbock. Volume 2: the press, E.E.Kellett; art, A.P.Oppe; architecture, A.E.Richardson; music, E.J.Dent; drama, Allardyce Nicoll; holidays and travel, Mona Wilson; charity, E.Lascelles; expansion and emigration, D.Woodruff; portrait of an age, G.M.Young.