The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction Paperback
The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction Paperback Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue…
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The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction Paperback
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world. Victorian cultural legacies, especially in art, science, and literature, are still celebrated. Contemporary Britain is still in large part Victorian in its transport networks, sewage systems, streets, and houses.
And we are increasingly aware of the ways their global actions shaped, often for ill, the world around us. The first to have to grapple with many of the challenges of modern urban society, we continue to look to the Victorians for inspiration and solace. Much mythologised, inexhaustibly controversial, the Victorians are an inescapable reference point for understanding the modern histories not just of Britain and its empire,