The Victorians
Publisher: BBC Books
Published: August 31, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781846077432
Subjects: History -- Europe -- England; History -- Europe -- Ireland
Description: Offers the author's personal take on the most important and influential period of our national past. Using the paintings of the era as the starting point, this title explores themes of family, urban life, industry, empire, and imagination to uncover truths (and explode some myths) about Victorian Britain.