Understanding the Victorians

This book paints a vivid portrait of this era of dramatic change, combining broad survey with close analysis and introducing students to the critical debates taking place among historians today. The second edition is fully updated throughout, containing a new chapter on leisure in the Victorian period, the most recent historiographical research in Victorian Studies, and enhanced coverage of imperialism and working-class life, beginning with the Queen Caroline Affair in 1820 and coming up to the start of World War I in 1914. With a detailed timeline, suggestions for further reading and relevant internet resources, this is the ideal companion for all students of the nineteenth century.