Villages and towns in the Victorian era saw an expansion in educational provision, and witnessed the rise of the elementary teaching profession, often provided
In this wholly original and brilliantly argued book, the author shows that Britons have indeed been preoccupied with class, but in ways that are invariably igno
First published in 1973. This title aims to use contemporary documents to illustrate the attitudes and relationships of working men towards each other and again
First published in 1971. The book examines the presentation of the urban and industrial working classes in Victorian fiction. It considers the different types o
Contrary to its popular image as dull and stodgy, the Victorian period was one of revolutionary change. In its politics, its art, its economic aff airs, its cla