The penny politics of Victorian popular fiction

The penny politics of Victorian popular fiction
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781526156372
ISBN-13 : 1526156377
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The penny politics of Victorian popular fiction by : Rob Breton

Penny politics offers a new way to read early Victorian popular fiction such as Jack Sheppard, Sweeney Todd, and The Mysteries of London. It locates forms of radical discourse in the popular literature that emerged simultaneously with Brittan’s longest and most significant people’s movement. It listens for echoes of Chartist fiction in popular fiction. The book rethinks the relationship between the popular and political, understanding that radical politics had popular appeal and that the lines separating a genuine radicalism from commercial success are complicated and never absolute. With archival work into Newgate calendars and Chartist periodicals, as well as media history and culture, it brings together histories of the popular and political so as to rewrite the radical canon.

Sotheran's Price Current of Literature

Sotheran's Price Current of Literature
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 708
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015076073520
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Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Sotheran's Price Current of Literature by : Henry Sotheran Ltd

Orphans

Orphans
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Publisher : Hurst & Company
Total Pages : 373
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ISBN-10 : 9781849049429
ISBN-13 : 1849049424
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Orphans by : Jeremy Seabrook

A rich and varied cultural and social history of an overlooked but ever-present phenomenon, and an impassioned plea for proper care today.

The Countryside

The Countryside
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9781668003992
ISBN-13 : 1668003996
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Countryside by : Corinne Fowler

Ten walks through idyllic scenery reveal the countryside’s forgotten links to transatlantic slavery and colonialism—a work of accessible history that will transform our understanding of British landscapes and heritage. The green fields, rugged highlands, and rolling hills of England, Scotland, and Wales are commonly associated with adventure, romance, and seclusion as well as literary figures like Jane Austen and William Wordsworth. But in reality, many of these rural places—with their country houses, lakes, and shorelines—were profoundly changed by British colonial activity. Even hamlets and villages were affected by distant colonial events. Taking ten country walks, author Corinne Fowler explores the unique colonial dimensions of British agriculture, copper-mining, landownership, wool-making, coastal trade, and factory work in cotton mills. One route shows the links between English country houses and Indian colonization. Another explores banking history in Southern England and its link to slavery on Louisianan plantations. Other walks uncover the historical impact of sugar profits on the Scottish isles and 18th-century tobacco imports on an English coastal port. The history of these countryside locations—and the people who lived and worked in them—is closely bound up with colonial rule in far-away continents. Accompanying the author on her walks are a fascinating group of people—artists, musicians, and writers—with strong attachments to the landscapes featured in this book and family links to former British colonies like Barbados and Senegal. These companions illuminate the meaning of colonial history in local settings. Crucially, this is not just a history book but a compassionate reflection on the way we respond to sensitive, shared histories which link people across cultures, generations, and political divides.