ABSTRACT
This ambitious survey covers all aspects of the period in which English society acquired its modern shape -- industrial rather than agricultural, urban rather than rural, democratic in its institutions, and middle class rather than aristocratic in the control of political power. For this revised edition the footnotes and bibliography have been fully updated, and the entire text has been reset in a larger and more attractive format. An ideal introduction to the subject, it masters a huge amount of material through its clear structure, sensible judgements and approachable style.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|200 pages
The Victorian Turning Point, 1868-1880
part Two|165 pages
Fin De Siècle, 1880-1900
part Three|135 pages
Edwardian England, 1901-1914