The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 8: 1830-1880
Subtitle: The Victorians (Oxford English Literary History)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 19, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9780199269204
First sentence: The census of 1851 showed that for the first time in English history England was predominantly an urban nation, just over half its population living in the cities.