The Encyclopedia of the Victorian World: A Reader's Companion to the People, Places, Events, and Everyday Life of the Victorian Era (Henry Holt Reference Book)
Grade 9 Up?Written to make the details of Victorian society come alive for modern readers, this resource presents the people, items, terms, discoveries, books, clothing, events, and slang of the era. The text is readable and is suitable for assignments related to Charles Dickens and others. The length of each entry varies from one sentence to perhaps six pages. Although emphasis is given to the British culture, much about American civilization is included as the advance of technology meant that influence was felt on both sides of the Atlantic. Numerous see-also references aid researchers. Occasional black-and-white photographs, line drawings, and a few cartoons draw attention to the related text.?Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VACopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.