We see the Victorians as a respectable, well-mannered and sober people, yet a generation before Queen Victoria ascended the throne, the British were notorious for their boisterous pastimes, plain-speaking and drunkenness. How was it that this free-spirited and pleasure loving people embraced the kinds of values that we know as Victorian moralism? Decency and Disorder is about the generation who grew up during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars. Acclaimed young historian Ben Wilson recreates their age, and some of its most exciting figures, in this remarkable history book.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-13
9780571224692
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96621915
Product Key Features
Author
Ben Wilson
Publication Name
Decency and Disorder: the Age of Cant 1789-1837
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
126mm
Item Weight
420g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ben Wilson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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