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Inventing the Victorians /

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This work is an attempt to re-imagine the Victorians: to suggest new ways of looking at received ideas about their culture; to distinguish myth from reality; to generate the possibility of a new relationship between them and people of the 21st century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sweet, Matthew
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: London : Faber, 2002.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1837-1901 (Victoria)
Grande-Bretagne > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Manners and customs.
Great Britain.
1800-1901
History.
Description
Summary:This work is an attempt to re-imagine the Victorians: to suggest new ways of looking at received ideas about their culture; to distinguish myth from reality; to generate the possibility of a new relationship between them and people of the 21st century.
Physical Description:xxiii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index.
ISBN:0571206638
9780571206636