Private Lives, Public Spirit: Britain: 1870-1914 (Social Hist of Britain)

by José Harris

Book Overview

The later-19th century and Edwardian era, suggests Jose Harris in this book, represent a sharp break with the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. Indeed, despite the intense upheavals of two world... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140125485
• ISBN13: 9780140125481
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Fine Analysis of Victorian Britain

Mrs. Harris's analysis of the social history of Victorian Britain is informative yet to the point. She wastes no words and is quite a good writer. Social histories can often be plodding; this work is not. Mrs. Harris sees the biggest changes in Britain occuring in the 1870s and 1880s, times of economic stagnation and recession. Britain's government becomes a much more activist one during this time period. Useful book!