ABSTRACT

Drawing heavily on the recollections and literature of the people themselves, Harrison places late Victorian Britain firmly in its social and political context.

part 1|15 pages

The Victorian Achievement

chapter 1|13 pages

Progress and Poverty

part 2|66 pages

Social Structure

chapter 2|20 pages

The Elite

chapter 3|18 pages

Comfortable England

chapter 4|26 pages

Labouring Life

part 3|46 pages

Perceptions and Values

chapter 5|25 pages

Certainties

chapter 6|19 pages

Doubts and Anxieties

part 4|68 pages

Processes of Change

chapter 7|16 pages

England Arise!

chapter 8|27 pages

The Woman Question

chapter 9|23 pages

The Condition of the People

part 5|20 pages

Epilogue

chapter 10|18 pages

The End of Equipoise