Victorians undone
Subtitle: tales of the flesh in the age of decorum
By: Kathryn Hughes
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9781421425702
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Social conditions; Body image; Human body; History
Other titles: Tales of the flesh in the age of decorum
Description: "A groundbreaking account of what it was like to live in a Victorian body from one of our best historians ... brings the Victorians back to life and helps us understand how they lived their lives"--Publisher's description.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by 4th Estate in 2017"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Parts and holes --; title: Lady Flora's belly --; title: Charles Darwin's beard --; title: George Eliot's hand --; title: Fanny Cornforth's mouth --; title: Sweet Fanny Adams.