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Daily Life Ser.: Daily Life in Victorian England by Sally Mitchell (1996, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherABC-Clio, LLC

ISBN-100313294674

ISBN-139780313294679

eBay Product ID (ePID)143131

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDaily Life in Victorian England

Publication Year1996

SubjectEurope / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), World, Customs & Traditions, Europe / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorSally Mitchell

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

SeriesDaily Life Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight25 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN96-002539

Reviews"The first thing to say about Daily Life in Victorian England is "it's about time." ...[The author] has provided an easy to read summary of information about the ordinary experience of most people during the nineteenth century in Great Britain....It is written in a clear, uncomplicated manner....The finest feature of this book is how much it surveys and how simply it does so....Mitchell has provided a splendid tool for students, both undergraduate and graduate.... [I]t is an extraordinary accomplishment to condense so much basic information in such readable text. Students directed to this book will find all the essentials that they require to understand the daily life of most Victorians, no matter of what class or gender. Every library will want to have at least one copy of this book available for student use..."- Victorian Studies, "...highly readable, attractively produced and illustrated, and more detailed and textured for beginning students." Albion, "Spanning over 60 years of the era's growth from rural to urban to industrial society, Mitchell draws a clear picture of physical, social, economic, and legal aspects of life in the three basic classes of English society--working class, middle class, and aristocracy--and the rules and traditions that goverened each. Each chapter deals with a different subject: work, technology and science, home life, education, health and medicine. The chapters make interesting reading for general background or can be used as a reference....Recommended."- The Book Report, "The simply written but engaging text seems suited...includes illustrations as well as excerpts from primary sources.... Daily Life is a useful companion to the life of Victorian England." English Literature in Transition, "The simply written but engaging text seems suited...includes illustrations as well as excerpts from primary sources.... Daily Life is a useful companion to the life of Victorian England."- English Literature in Transition, "...highly readable, attractively produced and illustrated, and more detailed and textured for beginning students."- Albion, "The first thing to say about Daily Life in Victorian England is "it's about time." ...[The author] has provided an easy to read summary of information about the ordinary experience of most people during the nineteenth century in Great Britain....It is written in a clear, uncomplicated manner....The finest feature of this book is how much it surveys and how simply it does so....Mitchell has provided a splendid tool for students, both undergraduate and graduate.... [I]t is an extraordinary accomplishment to condense so much basic information in such readable text. Students directed to this book will find all the essentials that they require to understand the daily life of most Victorians, no matter of what class or gender. Every library will want to have at least one copy of this book available for student use..." Victorian Studies, "Spanning over 60 years of the era's growth from rural to urban to industrial society, Mitchell draws a clear picture of physical, social, economic, and legal aspects of life in the three basic classes of English society--working class, middle class, and aristocracy--and the rules and traditions that goverened each. Each chapter deals with a different subject: work, technology and science, home life, education, health and medicine. The chapters make interesting reading for general background or can be used as a reference....Recommended." The Book Report

Dewey Edition20

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306

Table Of ContentChronology: Chief Events of the Victorian Age in England Introduction: The Victorians and Their World Historical Overview The Foundations of Daily Life: Class, Tradition, and Money Working Life Technology, Science, and the Urban World Official Life: Government and the Law The Material Substance of Private Life: House, Food, and Clothes Family and Social Rituals Education Health and Medicine Leisure and Pleasure: Holidays, Sports, and Recreation Faith and Works: Religion and Reform "Victorian Morality" England and Empire Glossary Bibliography Index

SynopsisDrawing on a wealth of sources, this volume brings England's Victorian era to life. Teachers, students, and interested readers can use this resource to examine Victorian life in a multitude of settings, from idyllic country estates to urban slums. Organized for easy reference, the volume provides information about the physical, social, economic, and legal details of daily life in Victorian England. Over sixty illustrations plus excerpts from primary sources enliven the work, which can be used in both the classroom and library to answer questions concerning laws, money, social class, values, morality, and private life. Chapters in the work cover: traditional ways of life in town and country, social class, money, work, crime and punishment, the laws of daily life (marriage, divorce, inheritance, guardians, and bankruptcy), the development of a modern urban world (with railways, electricity, plumbing, and telephones), houses, food, clothing, shopping, the rituals of courtship and funerals, family and social life, education, health and medical care, leisure and pleasure, the importance of religion, and the impact of the Raj and the Empire. Historical contexts are explained and emphasis is placed on groups often invisible in traditional history: children, women both at work and at home, and people who led respectable, ordinary lives. A chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index complete the work. This valuable resource provides students, teachers, and librarians with all the information they need to recreate life in Victorian England.

LC Classification NumberDA533