Daily life in Victorian England / Sally Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Sally, 1937-

Series:

Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series

The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series, 1080-4749

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Social life and customs--19th century.

England.

Manners and customs.

Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.

Great Britain.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2009.

Contents:

Chronology: Chief Events of the Victorian Age in England ix

Introduction: The Victorians and Their World xiii

1 A Brief History of Victorian England 1

2 The Foundations of Daily Life: Class, Tradition, and Money 17

3 Working Life 39

4 Technology, Science, and the Urban World 71

5 Official Life: Government and the Law 87

6 The Material Substance of Private Life: House, Food, and Clothes 111

7 Family and Social Rituals 145

8 Education 169

9 Health and Medicine 195

10 Leisure and Pleasure: Holidays, Sports, and Recreation 215

11 Faith and Works: Religion and Reform 243

12 Victorian Morality 261

13 England and Empire 273

Appendix Victorian Research and Resources 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-326) and index.

ISBN:

9780313350344

0313350345

OCLC:

234234194