| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages). |
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polychrome. |
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data file |
| Series |
Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture
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Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Into the Past: A Brief Foreword; Winter: 15 September 1894 -- 28 February 1895; Spring: 1 March 1895 -- 30 May 1895; Summer: 1 June 1895 -- 31 August 1895; Autumn into Winter: 1 September 1895 -- 31 December 1895; Bibliography; Index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| Summary |
Explores the lasting cultural and political impact of this remarkable year. Oscar Wilde's disastrous libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry dominated British newspapers during the spring of 1895. Now, Nicholas Freeman shows that the Wilde scandal was just one of many events to capture the public's imagination that year. Had Jack the Ripper returned? Did the Prime Minister have a dreadful secret? Were Aubrey Beardsley's drawings corrupting the nation? Were overpaid foreign players ruining English football? Could cricket save a nation from moral ruin? Freak weather, flu, a General Election, industrial unrest, New Women, fraud, accidents, anarchists, balloons and bicycles all stirred up interest and alarm. 1895 shows how this turbulent year is at the same time far removed from our own day and strangely familiar. Key Features. Interweaves literature, politics and historical biography with topics such as crime, the weather, sport, visual art and journalism to give an overarching view of everyday life in 1895 Draws on strikingly diverse primary sources, from the Aberdeen Weekly Journal to the Women's Signal Budget, and from the Illustrated Police News to The Yellow Book Eclectically illustrated with stills from plays and reproductions of newspaper front pages to bring Victorian culture to life |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Eighteen ninety-five, A.D.
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English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English literature. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1901 |
| Genre/Form |
Periodicals.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Periodicals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Freeman, Nicholas. 1895 : Drama, Disaster and Disgrace in Late Victorian Britain. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2011 9780748640560 |
| ISBN |
9780748650842 |
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0748650849 |
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9780748650835 |
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0748650830 |
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074865139X (ebook) |
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9780748651399 (ebook) |
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9780748640560 |
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0748640568 |
| Standard No. |
9786613370075 |
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60001473088 |
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