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| victorian era primary sources: Voices of Victorian England John A. Wagner, 2014-02-25 The Victorian age was a period of transition as Britain industrialized and society underwent profound changes. Here, contemporary voices provide students with an up-close look at this pivotal time. Voices of Victorian England illuminates the character, personalities, and events of the era through excerpts from primary documents produced between 1837 and 1901. By allowing Queen Victoria's contemporaries to speak for themselves, this work brings the achievements and conflicts that occurred during the queen's long reign alive for high school and college students as well as the general public. Excerpts represent literary giants such as Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Rudyard Kipling, and Anthony Trollope. The book covers the worlds of politics, religion, economics, and science, and addresses subjects such as women's issues and the royal family. Documents include letters, poems, speeches, polemics, reviews, novels, official reports, and self-help guides, as well as descriptive narratives of people and events from England, Scotland, Ireland, and, where pertinent, America and continental Europe. Spelling has been modernized and unfamiliar terms defined, and questions and commentary provide background and context for each document. In addition, the book offers tools that will help readers effectively evaluate a document's meaning and importance. |
| victorian era primary sources: The Victorian Age Josephine M. Guy, 1998 The Victorian Age introduces students of nineteenth-century literary and cultural history to the main areas of intellectual debate in the Victorian period. Bringing together for the first time in one volume a wide range of primary source material, this anthology gives readers a unique insight into the ways in which different areas of Victorian intellectual debate were interconnected. The Victorian Age covers developments in social and political theory, economics, science and religion, aesthetics, and sexuality and gender, and provides access to a range of documents which have hitherto been highly inaccessible - both difficult to locate and difficult to interpret and understand. This authoritative anthology contains: * a general introduction which explains the various ways in which the relationships between literary and intellectual culture can be theorised * essays describing the background to the areas of debate illustrated by the selected source documents * bibliographical notes on all the documents included * brief accounts of the reputation and career of the documents' authors. This volume will enable humanities students, as well as the general reader, to understand complex areas of debates in an unusually wide range of disciplines, several of which will be unfamiliar. |
| victorian era primary sources: Sources and Debates in Modern British History Ellis Wasson, 2011-11-17 Designed to complement the author's A History of Modern Britain, this collection of primary sources illuminates and augments the study of modern Britain with coverage of political, imperial, and economic history as well as class and cultural issues Features a broad range of documents, in a well-structured and easy-to-use format, including important, well-known documents and lesser-known excerpts from memoirs and private correspondence Provides up-to-date, balanced coverage of political, imperial, social, economic, and cultural history with over 180 documents Offers a thorough rendering of social class and national identity, including coverage of changes in British society over the last 20 years Includes discussion questions for each document, as well as lists of historical debates and extensive bibliographies of both on-line and traditional sources for students' further research |
| victorian era primary sources: London Labour and the London Poor Henry Mayhew, 1864 |
| victorian era primary sources: Ireland and Britain, 1798-1922 Dennis Dworkin, 2012-03-01 The clash between Britain and Ireland--and between Catholics and Protestants within Ireland--is among the oldest and most enduring nationalist, ethnic, and religious conflicts in the modern world, rooted in the colonization of Ireland by English and Scottish Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Through fifty-six original sources, many of which have never been reprinted, this volume traces the origins and development of the conflict during the years of the legislative union between Britain and Ireland--years shaped by the rise of, and British and Irish Unionist responses to, Irish nationalism. Dworkin’s Introduction provides both a history of the conflict and a discussion of its causes; headnotes and footnotes set each selection in historical, political, and cultural context, and identify those terms and names that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A map, a glossary, a chronology of events, and a select bibliography are included, as are an index and several contemporary illustrations. |
| victorian era primary sources: Nationalism, Industrialization, and Democracy, 1815-1914 Thomas Garden Barnes, Gerald D. Feldman, 1980 To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. |
| victorian era primary sources: Literary Research and the Victorian and Edwardian Ages, 1830-1910 Melissa S. Van Vuuren, 2010-11-19 This volume discusses traditional and new resources for researching British literature of the Victorian and Edwardian ages and the ways in which those resources can be used in conjunction with one another. |
| victorian era primary sources: The Arts Of Beauty; Or, Secrets Of A Lady's Toilet - With Hints To Gentlemen On The Art Of Fascinating Lola Montez, 2016-12-21 Originally published in 1858 this unusual book will appeal greatly to all who have an interest in the history of early cosmetics and beauty regimes. Chapters include; Paints & powders, How to obtain a good head of hair, How to colour grey hair and Blemishes to beauty as well as many more fascinating chapters.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| victorian era primary sources: Victorian Diaries Heather Creaton, 2001 A collection of ordinary diary entries from a cross section of classes and lifestyles showing the essentials of the Victorians' daily reality: their family concerns, medical conditions and education. Included in the book are entries from an actor, a schoolboy, a Countess and an engraver. |
| victorian era primary sources: The Monthly Repository Leigh Hunt, 1835 |
| victorian era primary sources: Sex, Gender and Social Change in Britain Since 1880 Lesley A. Hall, 2013 A thoroughly revised, updated and expanded new edition of a well-regarded overview of changes in sexual attitudes and behaviour in Britain since the Victorian era. |
| victorian era primary sources: Kew Observatory and the Evolution of Victorian Science, 1840–1910 Lee T. Macdonald, 2018-06-05 Kew Observatory was originally built in 1769 for King George III, a keen amateur astronomer, so that he could observe the transit of Venus. By the mid-nineteenth century, it was a world-leading center for four major sciences: geomagnetism, meteorology, solar physics, and standardization. Long before government cutbacks forced its closure in 1980, the observatory was run by both major bodies responsible for the management of science in Britain: first the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and then, from 1871, the Royal Society. Kew Observatory influenced and was influenced by many of the larger developments in the physical sciences during the second half of the nineteenth century, while many of the major figures involved were in some way affiliated with Kew. Lee T. Macdonald explores the extraordinary story of this important scientific institution as it rose to prominence during the Victorian era. His book offers fresh new insights into key historical issues in nineteenth-century science: the patronage of science; relations between science and government; the evolution of the observatory sciences; and the origins and early years of the National Physical Laboratory, once an extension of Kew and now the largest applied physics organization in the United Kingdom. |
| victorian era primary sources: Irish Historical Documents, 1172-1972 (Routledge Revivals) Edmund Curtis, R. B. Macdowell, 2013-08-07 First published in 1943, this volume collects together the principle Irish constitutional and political documents from the Introduction of English rule in the twelfth century to the treaty made between Great Britain and Ireland under Lloyd Georgee(tm)s government in 1921. The material is grouped into five chronological sections, with each section divided into subject areas to give a representative view of the main political and social trends in this period of Irelande(tm)s history. |
| victorian era primary sources: Literary Copyright Reform in Early Victorian England Catherine Seville, 1999-09-20 This text was the first study of the controversial bills leading to the Copyright Act 1842. |
| victorian era primary sources: This Victorian Life Sarah A. Chrisman, 2022-07-05 Part memoir, part micro-history, this is an exploration of the present through the lens of the past--now in paperback! We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world? From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles, custard recipes to taxidermy experiments, oil lamps to an ice box, Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman decided to explore nineteenth-century culture and technologies from the inside out. Even the deepest aspects of their lives became affected, and the more immersed they became in the late Victorian era, the more aware they grew of its legacies permeating the twenty-first century. Most of us have dreamed of time travel, but what if that dream could come true? Certain universal constants remain steady for all people regardless of time or place. No matter where, when, or who we are, humans share similar passions and fears, joys and triumphs. In her first book, Victorian Secrets, Chrisman recalled the first year she spent wearing a Victorian corset 24/7. In This Victorian Life, Chrisman picks up where Secrets left off and documents her complete shift into living as though she were in the nineteenth century. |
| victorian era primary sources: Literary Research and the British Eighteenth Century Peggy Keeran, Jennifer Bowers, 2013-02-21 The 18th century in Britain was a transition period for literature. For the literary scholar, these changes mean that different search strategies may be required to conduct research into primary and secondary source material across the era. This book addresses the unique challenges faced by the scholars of the period, and explores a multitude of primary and secondary resources. In addition, each chapter addresses the research methods and tools best used to extract relevant information and compares and evaluates sources, making this book an invaluable guide to any literary scholar and student of the British 18th century. |
| victorian era primary sources: Realism and Tradition in Art, 1848-1900 Linda Nochlin, 1966 Through a broad selection of familiar central documents and less well-known ones, the author has focused upon the problems faced by innovators in all realms of thought and action in the middle of the 19th century. This book brings a fresh approach to the struggle, in both art and politics, between the established order and the forces of change. --from cover. |
| victorian era primary sources: The 19th Century (1801-1900) Michael Shally-Jensen, 2018 The 19th century was an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention that laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th century as well as important social and political reforms. This 2-volume set offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents, including legal codes, letters, speeches, constitutions, reports, and books that impacted the world throughout the nineteenth century, from the Napoleonic code to Darwin's Descent of Man. The 19th Century offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that make up the story of a century during which slavery is abolished and the Industrial Revolution gives rise to the middle class. The fervor of the early days of the French Revolution has begun to wane, and Napoleon works to strike an accord with Pope Pius VII. England continues its program of empire building in Asia, while unrest and the potato famine bring on calls for Irish Home Rule. Revolutions and rebellions in China change the global balance of power away from that nation for more than a century. Communism and Marxism are on the rise, and in the United States, nation-building continues with the Louisiana and Alaska purchases.--Publisher information. |
| victorian era primary sources: Miscellaneous Papers Charles Dickens, 2022 |
| victorian era primary sources: The Gilded Age Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner, 1874 Two holograph leaves from the manuscript of The gilded age (1874), one in the hand of Mark Twain, the other in the hand of Charles Dudley Warner. |
| victorian era primary sources: The Victorian Cult of Shakespeare Charles LaPorte, 2020-11-05 How and why did Victorian culture make Shakespeare into a literary deity and his work into a secular Bible? |
| victorian era primary sources: America’s Reconstruction Eric Foner, Olivia Mahoney, 1997-06-01 One of the most misunderstood periods in American history, Reconstruction remains relevant today because its central issue -- the role of the federal government in protecting citizens' rights and promoting economic and racial justice in a heterogeneous society -- is still unresolved. America's Reconstruction examines the origins of this crucial time, explores how Black and white southerners responded to the abolition of slavery, traces the political disputes between Congress and President Andrew Johnson, and analyzes the policies of the Reconstruction governments and the reasons for their demise. America's Reconstruction was published in conjunction with a major exhibition on the era produced by the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia, and the Virginia Historical Society. The exhibit included a remarkable collection of engravings from Harper's Weekly, lithographs, and political cartoons, as well as objects such as sculptures, rifles, flags, quilts, and other artifacts. An important tool for deepening the experience of those who visited the exhibit, America's Reconstruction also makes this rich assemblage of information and period art available to the wider audience of people unable to see the exhibit in its host cities. A work that stands along as well as in proud accompaniment to the temporary collection, it will appeal to general readers and assist instructors of both new and seasoned students of the Civil War and its tumultuous aftermath. |
| victorian era primary sources: The Victorian Supernatural Nicola Bown, Carolyn Burdett, Pamela Thurschwell, 2004-02-05 Publisher Description |
| victorian era primary sources: Julia Margaret Cameron Marta Rachel Weiss, 2015 Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79) was one of the most important and innovative photographers of the nineteenth century. Best known for her powerful portraits, she also posed her sitters - friends, family and servants - as characters from biblical, historical or allegorical stories. Her photographs were rule breaking: intentionally out-of-focus, and often included scratches, smudges and other traces of her process. In her lifetime, Cameron was criticised for her unconventional techniques, but also widely celebrated for the beauty of her comopositions and her conviction that photography was an art form. This book draws upon the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection of Cameron's photographs and correspondence to shed light on previously unacknowledged aspects of her experimental approach. |
| victorian era primary sources: John Snow , 2000* This site is devoted to the life and times of Dr. John Snow (1813-1858), a legendary figure in the history of public health, epidemiology and and anesthesiology.--Title screen. |
| victorian era primary sources: English Historical Documents David Charles Douglas, 1968 |
| victorian era primary sources: History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 Clarence Saunders Brigham, 1962 |
| victorian era primary sources: How to be a Victorian Ruth Goodman, 2015 Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR A revelatory (Wall Street Journal) romp through the intimate details of Victorian life, by an historian who has cheerfully endured them all. |
| victorian era primary sources: Daily Life in Victorian England Sally Mitchell, 2024-02-22 What was life really like in Victorian England during its transition from provincial society into modern urban power? Discover the effects of increased women's rights, technological advances, and Charles Darwin's discoveries on everyday life. This volume offers a fascinating glimpse into Victorian daily living, including women's roles; Victorian Morality; leisure; health and medicine; and life in all settings, from workhouses to country estates. This edition features an extensive guide to contemporary primary source material and further research, including information about finding authoritative sources easily on the Web. Illustrations, interactive sidebars, a chronology and glossary further illuminate the details of Victorian culture. This volume is an ideal source for students and teachers alike. Discover the effects of increased women's rights, technological advances, and Charles Darwin's discoveries on everyday life. Engaging narrative chapters explore all aspects of the Victorian experience, including: fashion, morality, courtship and mourning rituals, crime and punishment, public school requirements, legal status (marriage, divorce, inheritance, guardians, and bankruptcy), sports like croquet and foxhunting, and the importance of religion. |
| victorian era primary sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica Hugh Chisholm, 1910 This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style. |
| victorian era primary sources: The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle Thomas Carlyle, 2002 Don't miss a single volume. Subscribe today! Back volumes are available for purchase. To ensure that you don't miss a single issue, subscribe to The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle today. For more information, click here. Volume 30 illuminates Jane's inner life with the help of two previously unpublished documents: her complete journals from the years 1845-1852 and 1855-1856 and an interview conducted by her friend Ellen Twiselton that chronicles a painful period in the Carlyle marriage. Also included here is Jane's story, The Simple Story of My Own First Love, and discussions of her complicated relations with feminists, whom she admired yet distrusted. Meanwhile, Thomas is mired in his remarkable study of Frederick the Great, a figure he reveres as an exemplar of veracity in a shallow age--an image of Carlyle himself. |
| victorian era primary sources: Index to the Times Times (London, England), 1970 |
| victorian era primary sources: The Records of the Virginia Company of London ... Virginia Company of London, 1906 |
| victorian era primary sources: The New Womanhood Winnifred Harper Cooley, 2022-10-27 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| victorian era primary sources: Victorian Periodicals and Victorian Society Jerry Don Vann, Rosemary T. VanArsdel, 1994-01 |
| victorian era primary sources: The Lady's Guide to Perfect Gentility Emily Thornwell, 1856 |
| victorian era primary sources: Victorian Era BiblioLabs, LLC., 2014 This Anthology curates primary sources from the Victorian Era (1837-1901). Avon Middle High School students use this collection when writing their Victorian Servant Journals, but these works could also be useful to students investigating culture during the American Civil War era (1861-1865). |
| victorian era primary sources: American Decades Primary Sources Cynthia Rose, 2004 Contains over two thousand primary sources on twentieth-century American history and culture, featuring seventy-five different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports. |
| victorian era primary sources: Finding History Christine Bombaro, 2012-09-06 Finding History is a practical and modern guide to research for history projects. It simplifies and clarifies the research process so that students new to the experience may locate appropriate research material with the same skill as seasoned historians. Written primarily for undergraduate history students and as a guide for reference librarians, the book provides instruction in locating, obtaining, evaluating, and using scholarly sources efficiently, directly, and ethically. |
| victorian era primary sources: Sources and Debates in Modern British History Ellis Wasson, 2012-01-04 Designed to complement the author's A History of Modern Britain, this collection of primary sources illuminates and augments the study of modern Britain with coverage of political, imperial, and economic history as well as class and cultural issues Features a broad range of documents, in a well-structured and easy-to-use format, including important, well-known documents and lesser-known excerpts from memoirs and private correspondence Provides up-to-date, balanced coverage of political, imperial, social, economic, and cultural history with over 180 documents Offers a thorough rendering of social class and national identity, including coverage of changes in British society over the last 20 years Includes discussion questions for each document, as well as lists of historical debates and extensive bibliographies of both on-line and traditional sources for students' further research |
Victorian era - Wikipedia
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different …
Victorian era | History, Society, & Culture | Britannica
Apr 25, 2025 · The Victorian era was the period in British history between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901). It was …
Victorian Era: Timeline, Fashion & Queen Victoria - HISTORY
Mar 15, 2019 · The Victorian Era was a time of rapid social, political and scientific advancement in Great Britain, coinciding with the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901.
How Did Victorian Women Get Dressed? — History Facts
Early Victorian-era skirts relied on multiple layers of heavy, hot petticoats, sometimes stiffened with horsehair, to create the full, bell-shaped silhouette favored at the time. By the mid-1850s, …
Victorian era - New World Encyclopedia
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom and its overseas Empire was the period of Queen Victoria's rule from June 1837 to January 1901. The era was preceded by the Georgian period …
When Exactly Was the Victorian Era? - Mental Floss
Mar 21, 2023 · The Victorian era is named after Queen Victoria, who ruled the UK from 1837 to 1901. As such, it began as soon as she became queen on June 20, 1837, and ended with her …
History in Focus: Overview of The Victorian Era (article)
The Victorian Age was characterised by rapid change and developments in nearly every sphere - from advances in medical, scientific and technological knowledge to changes in population …
Victorian Voices
VictorianVoices.net is the Web's largest topical archive of articles from Victorian periodicals - a veritable online encyclopedia of Victorian life, featuring over 12,000 articles from hundreds of …
Victorian era - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was a time of Queen Victoria's rule from 1837 to 1901. [1] This time was very prosperous for the British people. Trade was at its best.
The Victorians - BBC Bitesize
Queen Victoria ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901. This period is called the Victorian era. It was a time in history when there was lots of change. Queen Victoria was born in London on May 24,...
Victorian era - Wikipedia
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different …
Victorian era | History, Society, & Culture | Britannica
Apr 25, 2025 · The Victorian era was the period in British history between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901). It was …
Victorian Era: Timeline, Fashion & Queen Victoria - HISTORY
Mar 15, 2019 · The Victorian Era was a time of rapid social, political and scientific advancement in Great Britain, coinciding with the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901.
How Did Victorian Women Get Dressed? — History Facts
Early Victorian-era skirts relied on multiple layers of heavy, hot petticoats, sometimes stiffened with horsehair, to create the full, bell-shaped silhouette favored at the time. By the mid-1850s, …
Victorian era - New World Encyclopedia
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom and its overseas Empire was the period of Queen Victoria's rule from June 1837 to January 1901. The era was preceded by the Georgian period …
When Exactly Was the Victorian Era? - Mental Floss
Mar 21, 2023 · The Victorian era is named after Queen Victoria, who ruled the UK from 1837 to 1901. As such, it began as soon as she became queen on June 20, 1837, and ended with her …
History in Focus: Overview of The Victorian Era (article)
The Victorian Age was characterised by rapid change and developments in nearly every sphere - from advances in medical, scientific and technological knowledge to changes in population …
Victorian Voices
VictorianVoices.net is the Web's largest topical archive of articles from Victorian periodicals - a veritable online encyclopedia of Victorian life, featuring over 12,000 articles from hundreds of …
Victorian era - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was a time of Queen Victoria's rule from 1837 to 1901. [1] This time was very prosperous for the British people. Trade was at its best.
The Victorians - BBC Bitesize
Queen Victoria ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901. This period is called the Victorian era. It was a time in history when there was lots of change. Queen Victoria was born in London on May 24,...
