[English History Collection] – Wilson, Ben.

The Making of Victorian Values – Decency and Dissent in Britain, 1789 – 1837.

New York, The Penguin Press, 2007. 16 cm x 24 cm. XV, 445 pages. A few black and white plates in the centre pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name and date of preowner inscribed on endpaper. Otherwise as new.

“Wilson begins with the libertine spirit inspired by Byron, Shelley and the Romantics; he ends with the rise and eventual victory of stolid middle class values…a brilliant reworking of the pre-Victorian era.” (from front flap).

Includes for example the following essays: Drunk on Liberty / Resolute Debauches / Injudicious Kindness / Acadamies of Vice / Byroned / Merry England / No Cant etc.

• Keywords: 18th Century · 19th Century · English · English History · English History – Rare · English History Collection · Great Britain · Library & Collection Building · Victorian Era
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781594201165
• Inventory Number: 60223AB