Victorious Century
The United Kingdom, 1800–1906
$53.52
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2018
Summary
A superbly told history of Victoria’s Britain in all its grandeur and misery, triumph and doubt.
To live in Victorian Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in transport, communication, work; cities grew vast; scientific ideas made the intellectual landscape unrecognizable. This was an exhilarating time, but also a horrifying one.
David Cannadine has created a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141019130 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141019131 |
| Author: | David Cannadine |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 448g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Penguin History of Britain |
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A book such as this is a work of heroic summary.
A book such as this is a work of heroic summary. – David Aaronovitch * The Times *Magnificent… a thumping great book, and it is probably destined to become a classic. Cannadine succeeds triumphantly. – Jane Ridley * Spectator *A sparkling history, immensely readable * Guardian *
About The Author
David Cannadine
Sir David Cannadine is Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, Visiting Professor at Oxford University and the Editor of the National Dictionary of Biography. His major works include The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy, Ornamentalism, Class in Britain and Mellon- An American Life. He is the general editor of two major series- The Penguin History of Britain and The Penguin History of Europe. Victorious Century is his volume for the former series.
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