Vice and the Victorians

by Mike Huggins

Book Overview

Vice and the Victorians explores the ways the Victorian world gave meanings to the word 'vice', and the role this complex notion played in shaping society. Mike Huggins provides a richer and more nuanced understanding of a term that, despite its vital importance to the Victorians, has thus far lacked a clear definition.

Each chapter explores a different facet of vice. Firstly, the book seeks to define exactly what vice meant to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472529731
• ISBN13: 9781472529732
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"