Inventing the Victorians: What We Think We Know About Them and Why We're Wrong
- ISBN-10
- 0312283261
- ISBN-13
- 9780312283261
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-12-10
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Matthew Sweet
Description
Revises and reevaluates the many concepts and images surrounding the Victorians, a society that was responsible for spin-doctoring, lavish publicity stunts, hardcore pornography, theme parks, crime novels, and scandalous journalism.
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