British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 78

Victorian Values

edited by T C Smout

Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press

1992 (from 2007, manufactured on demand)

234 × 156 mm; 238 pages; 2 illustrations
hardback, ISBN 978-0-19-726119-4
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The 13 papers collected in this volume attempt to sift through the myths to illustrate how the reality of the Victorian age differs from modern perceptions. Of particular significance is Raphael Samuel's examination of Margaret Thatcher's use of the concept.

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including an option to download PDF files of particular articles

“A superb example of its kind, the result of a well-conceived editorial policy carried out by an outstanding group of scholars.”
The Historian

“In view of the names of the scholars associated with this collection, the volume needs no recommendation from me. Even so, I am happy to recommend it to all students of the period, politicians not excepted.”
Albion