The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London

by Judith Flanders

Book Overview

The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this more apparent than London, which, in only a few decades, grew from a compact Regency town into the largest city the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250040213
• ISBN13: 9781250040213
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Resource

A great resource for people wanting to learn more about life in Victorian London.

3.5 stars for content; small deductions for the arrangement of the voluminous material (but don't le

This is a superb reference for anyone who wants to write about, learn about, or get ideas for beginning any sort of research on urban life in the Victorian Age. If you're keen on history as I am, it's also an enjoyable recreational read. (I occasionally read particularly wild trivia out loud to my kids, who were gleefully impressed with the mental image of politicians, source of so many untoward smells, being forced to flee 'The Great Stink.') My deduction of stars reflects a small complaint; there is so much material, the arrangement feels awkward at times as the author strives to balance chronology and diverse topics.