The World for a Shilling: How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation - Softcover

Leapman, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571281656 ISBN 13: 9780571281657

Publisher: Faber Finds, 2011

Synopsis

The World for a Shilling Conceived as a showcase for Britain's burgeoning manufacturing industries and the exotic products of its Empire, the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace was Britain's first truly national spectacle. The author explores how the exhibition came into being; the key characters who made it happen; and the fascinating tales behind the exhibits.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Leapman is an award-winning journalist and former editor of The Times Diary. An authority on London, he has written a number of books about the city.

Review:

'Mr.Leapman gives us some splendid quotes' -- the Sunday Telegraph 20020324 ' ... exact, imaginative and full of fun.' Sunday Telegraph 20020324 'Michael Leapman brings a child's delight to the wonders of the Exhibition and his enthusiastic prose makes his readers feel they are almost walking down its aisles... splendid book' Mail on Sunday 20020324 'Leapman is an expert guide to the exhibition...' Express 20020324 '... entertaining and engaging' 6/8 The Independent 20020324

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber Finds
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0571281656
• ISBN 13: 9780571281657
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326