Mid-Victorian Britain: 1850-1889

by Christine Garwood

The middle years of Queen Victoria's reign saw huge changes in society: the rise of the middle classes, the introduction of compulsory education and the growth of the labor movement. The Great Exhibition brought a taste of the exotic to the masses, and the London Underground was opened. Life for the poorest was affected by the work of the Board of Health, while the middle classes developed elaborate etiquette and the art of housekeeping with the help...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747808309
• ISBN13: 9780747808305
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.2"