High minds
Subtitle: the Victorians and the birth of modern Britain
By: Simon Heffer
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 878
ISBN-13: 9781847946775; 9781446473825
Subjects: Civilization; Social conditions; Social life and customs; History; Politics and government
Description: "Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where there were attempts to assassinate the Queen and her prime minister, and the ruling class lived in fear of riot and revolution. This book offers an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 819-830) and index.