A wonderful A–Z of the fascinating world of Victorian London, full of amazing facts and curious humour.

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Examines the question of where to locate the ideological break between "classical liberalism" and the underlying principles of the modern Welfare State.

During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government signif

How could Victorian capitalist values be harmonized with Christian beliefs and concepts of public morality and social duty? This book explores ideas about citiz

Child labor greatly contributed to the cultural and economic success of the British Victorian theatrical industry. This book highlights the complexities of the

Vilified by leading architectural modernists and Victorian critics alike, mass-produced architectural ornament in iron has received little sustained study since

The Victorian Parlour uses an interdisciplinary approach to analyse the parlour as a cultural space.

Classic document of social realism contains 37 photographs by famed Victorian photographer John Thomson, accompanied by individual essays — by Thomson himself