Summary
Francis Thompson: The rise of respectable society
One of England's great masters of history gives a clear and convincing interpretation of the creation of "respectable society" in Victorian Britain. Integrating a vast body of research previously hidden in obscure or academic journals, it covers not only economics, social structure and patterns of authority, but also marriage and family, childhood, homes and houses, work and play.
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