Daily Life in Victorian England (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series) - Hardcover

Mitchell, Sally

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313350345 ISBN 13: 9780313350344

Publisher: Greenwood, 2008

Synopsis

What was life really like in Victorian England during its transition from provincial society into modern urban power? Discover the effects of increased women's rights, technological advances, and Charles Darwin's discoveries on everyday life. This volume offers a fascinating glimpse into Victorian daily living, including women's roles; Victorian Morality; leisure; health and medicine; and life in all settings, from workhouses to country estates. This edition features an extensive guide to contemporary primary source material and further research, including information about finding authoritative sources easily on the Web. Illustrations, interactive sidebars, a chronology and glossary further illuminate the details of Victorian culture. This volume is an ideal source for students and teachers alike.

Discover the effects of increased women's rights, technological advances, and Charles Darwin's discoveries on everyday life. Engaging narrative chapters explore all aspects of the Victorian experience, including: fashion, morality, courtship and mourning rituals, crime and punishment, public school requirements, legal status (marriage, divorce, inheritance, guardians, and bankruptcy), sports like croquet and foxhunting, and the importance of religion.

About this title

Book Description:

An exciting, in-depth look at everyday life during the Victorian era.

About the Author:

SALLY MITCHELL is Professor Emerita of English and Women's Studies at Temple University. She has published extensively on Great Britain, the Victorian era, and women's issues, including Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia (1988), which was named an ALA Outstanding Reference Work. Her most recent work, Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer, was published in 2004.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0313350345
• ISBN 13: 9780313350344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 356