Daily life in Victorian England
Drawing on several sources, this volume seeks to bring England's Victorian era to life. It examines Victorian life in a mulitude of settings and provides information about the physical, social, economic and legal details of daily life in the England of this era.
History
XV, 311 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten.
9780313294679, 0313294674
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Chronology - Chief Events of the Victorian Age in England; Introduction - the Victorians and their World; Historical Overview; The Foundations of Daily Life - Class, Tradition and Money; Working Life; Technology, Science and the Urban World; Official Life - Government and the Law; The Material Substance of Private Life - House, Food and Clothes; Family and Social Rituals; Education; Health and Medicine; Leisure and Pleasure - Holidays, Sports and Recreation; Faith and Works - Religion and Reform; "Victorian Morality"; England and Empire.