Book of Donmon Teith

This book presents a broad range of original data on childhood in Victorian Britain. It combines a social science approach to data with historical context, resu

Victorian Britain was a world of overcrowded cities, intensive industrialization, mounting fortunes, and shameful poverty. Yet it was also a world of exciting n

Girls learn about "femininity" from childhood onwards, first through their relationships in the family, and later from their teachers and peers. Using sources w

A vivid and graphic survey of the casualties of childhood during the Victorian Era through detailed and never-before-seen firsthand accounts. Take a fascinating

The experiences of children growing up in Britain during Victorian times are often misunderstood to be either idyllic or wretched. Yet, the reality was more wid