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Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Stackpole Edition. Hardback. Victorian Britain. Many see the Victorian era as Britain's heyday. Certainly some of the nation's most exceptional citizens lived then, not least, of course, Queen Victoria herself. In all fields, pioneers were at work, among them Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Florence Nightingale, John Ruskins, William Morris, Sir Robert Peel, Sir JohnStuart Mill, Michael Faraday, Edward Lear, and Charles Darwin. The range of individuals included is extensive, embracing royalty, politicians, poets, playwrights, inventors and artists. Using a broadly chronological rather than alphabeticaly sequence for the entries makes it easier to browse from one contemporary to another, forming a picture of age. The index, with its cross-references, makes it quick and easy to trace further information. Illustrated. 436 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). …