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Victorians At Home and Abroad (Victoria and Albert Museum Studies)
Victorians At Home and Abroad - Victoria and Albert Museum Studies Author:Paul Atterbury, Suzanne Fagence Cooper The Victorian era, all too often fossilized in history books and novels, was in fact a period of revolutionary social, technological, and scientific change. The Victorians inhabited a world of bewildering contrasts, where a Gothic vision mingled with exoticism, prim domesticity with the allure of world travel, religious piety with material wealt... more »h. This lively visual chronicle offers numerous insights into the lifestyles, pastimes, and creative pursuits of the first generation of Westerners to fully embrace the modern world. Darwin and evolution, the influence of the East and the Americas, advertising and shopping, sentiment and abuse, the theater and music hall, and the royal family are all beautifully illustrated in contemporary prints and posters, photographs and paintings, and housewares and art objects.« less