Victorians at Home
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0297787748 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Susan Lasdun released Victorians at Home on 2014-01-22. It has 160 number of pages. u can get it on paperback or you can read it online. Beside, you can download it on any format you want such as PDF, Epub, Kindle, doc or other format. Just follow the simple step.
"Well written and illustrated and throughly engrossing" according to Michael K. Smith. Comparing the title of this interesting and well-produced book to its actual content, it's unclear what the author intended and it's not really what I had expected. Still, if your interest is in domestic life and architecture in 19th century Britain (and mine is, among other subjects), there's a lot of good stuff here, both textually and visually. Drawn by the fact that Mark Girouard provided its introductory essay, I had thought to find a social history of the Victorian-era family, a study of the people and their surroundings, but that'. Wonderful history/reference book A Customer This unique work features over 150 pages of detailed text, some vintage photos and various period illustrations showing the richness and variety of English home interiors during the Victorian period. A treasured history that sadly is now out of print.. Great book! NJ Sekela A very thoughtful and well done study of Victorian interiors, and is proudly on my bookshelf. A younger and deserving sibling to Peterson's Americans at Home, it presents some new ideas and iamges.