Victorian Life - Snapping-Turtle Guides Author:John Guy Discover the realities of life in Victorian times, when the British Empire was at its peak. The Victorian period was an age of great contrasts, and of major social and political changes. Over 90 beautifully produced illustrations of the period show what life was really like for rich and poor alike, from development of the railways to medical a... more »dvances and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.« less