The Edwardians
Biography of the Edwardian Age
$44.84
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2006
Summary
Following on from the success of A. N. Wilson’s The Victorians, Roy Hattersley’s major new appraisal of Edwardian Britain is his finest book to date.
Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The class system remained rigidly in place and thousands were employed in domestic service. The habits and sports of the aristocracy were an everyday indulgence.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349116624 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349116628 |
| Author: | Roy Hattersley |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 439g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Well written and wide ranging book … his account of the period is consistently enjoyable
Informative and always easy to read … Hattersley has done a fine job - Andrew Lycett, SUNDAY TIMES
Well written and wide ranging book … his account of the period is consistently enjoyable - Piers Brendon, DAILY TELEGRAPHHattersley makes a riveting case … a bold, sweeping synthesis … full of gleaming nuggets and offbeat points redolent of hours hunched over neglected papers. It is no surprise to readers of his journalism that it is superbly written, gleefully but wryly highlighting the absurdities and pomposities of the age … Hattersley’s prose flows smooth as the port at a Sandringham shooting party. What makes this book is not just the quality of its social and political analysis, but the breadth of detail and the quality of its gossipy anecdotes - Colin Donald, HERALD[A] solid book … Hattersley writes entertainingly … He is a clear and vigorous writer - Anne Chisholm, SUNDAY TELEGRAPHRoy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley is a politician-turned-writer. He was elected to Parliament in 1964, and served in Harold Wilson’s government and Jim Callaghan’s Cabinet before becoming deputy leader of the Labour Party in 1983. He is the author of nineteen books.
Author Location: London, WC2
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