The Victorians
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.44 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001C5N4LO |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 676 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said Four Stars. Book in great condition, very informative. "Splendid Overview of a Fascinating Era" according to Tom Moran. It's admittedly difficult to cram an era as long and as eventful as the reign of Queen Victoria into a single book, but A.N. Wilson has done a creditable job of it in "The Victorians."From the Crimea to South Africa, from Tennyson to Oscar Wilde, Wilson has an enormous span of time and space to cover, and he more or less pulls it off. I say "more or less" because in any book of this size there are bound to be sins of omission.For example: Wilson admirably discusses both Prince Albert and the impact of the American Civil War on the British, who were for the m. "Best taken in small doses" according to Antonio. Wilson's book is best taken in small doses, rather like his articles in London's Daily Telegraph. The book is a huge panoramic survey of the years of Victoria's reign (18Best taken in small doses Wilson's book is best taken in small doses, rather like his articles in London's Daily Telegraph. The book is a huge panoramic survey of the years of Victoria's reign (1837-1901). It is mainly chronological and organized around large themes such as art, novelists, poetry, the Empire, politics, social mores. It is a bit of curate's egg (partly good, partly bad). The actual curate's egg cartoon was published in Punch on 9 November 1895, and so the reference is also apposite. The good part is the flavor Wilson brings to the dry facts. He is full of wonderful an. 7-1901). It is mainly chronological and organized around large themes such as art, novelists, poetry, the Empire, politics, social mores. It is a bit of curate's egg (partly good, partly bad). The actual curate's egg cartoon was published in Punch on 9 November 1895, and so the reference is also apposite. The good part is the flavor Wilson brings to the dry facts. He is full of wonderful an
The Victorians, by A.N. Wilson, 2008 Folio Society.