Lee Jackson
This anthology has one simple goal: to give the reader a flavour of 'how life was lived' in Victorian London, through the words of the Victorians themselves. It is not a comprehensive study; but I have revisited an archive of ten years' reading and research â€” nineteenth century diaries, newspapers, magazines, memoirs, guidebooks â€” in an attempt to include as many diverse aspects of Victorian life as possible. There is, I must admit, a certain bias in my choice of material: I concentrate on the poor and middle-class. Queen Victoria is glimpsed at a distance, in Hyde Park; MPs and members of the aristocracy appear as the patrons of charities; but this is a book about the everyday. ,It may seem presumptuous to call this an extraordinary anthology; yet it is the extraordinary details of daily life in the 'Great Metropolis' that continue to fascinate me. My only wish is that the reader may share my enthusiasm.,Lee Jackson,2011
History,Nonfiction,Historical,Victorian,Reference,European Literature,British Literature,Literature,19th Century,Unfinished
Daily Life in Victorian London: An Extraordinary Anthology