Victorians

Jeremy Paxman

RRP: £25.00

Publisher: BBC BOOKS

Publication Date : 12/02/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Paxman's personal take on the most important and influential period of our national past. By looking at the paintings of the era, Paxman explores themes of family, urban life, industry, empire and imagination to uncover truths and expose myths about Victorian Britain. This book is everything you'd expect from Paxman - opinionated, surprising and hugely enthusiastic - and is the official tie-in to a new 4-part documentary series on BBC 1. With full colour reproductions of many of the key paintings.

Publisher's description:

Offers the author's personal take on the most important and influential period of our national past. Using the paintings of the era as the starting point, this title explores themes of family, urban life, industry, empire, and imagination to uncover truths (and explode some myths) about Victorian Britain.

ISBN: 9781846077432