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Victorian Sensation: Or, the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Victorian Sensation Or the Spectacular the Shocking and the Scandalous in NineteenthCentury Britain
Author: Michael Diamond
The extraordinary phenomenon of "sensation" characterized the Victorian age. Today, the influence of mass media on the public consciousness is an accepted feature of society. The nineteenth century witnessed an explosion in the printed media: newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes. The reporting of s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781843310761
ISBN-10: 1843310767
Publication Date: 4/29/2003
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Anthem Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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