Slumming: Sexual and Social Politics in Victorian London

by Seth Koven

Book Overview

In the 1880s, fashionable Londoners left their elegant homes and clubs in Mayfair and Belgravia and crowded into omnibuses bound for midnight tours of the slums of East London. A new word burst into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691115923
• ISBN13: 9780691115924
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Slumming

Seth Koven has exercised esxcellent scholarship in this fascinating account of Victorian London. Koven delves deeply into the various motivations (from charitable to journalistic to seeking a sexual outlet) of upper crust individuals who chose to frequent the slums of London. A must read for anyone interested in the cultural history of Victorian London.