Ruskin grew up in suburban London; in later life, he settled in the Lake District. Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle moved from rural Scotland to London's Cheyne Wa

This volume focuses on Annie Besant, an iconic female political figure from the Victorian era. It will be vital to those studying Nineteenth-Century Studies, Wo

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Looks at the lives and politics of four of the key players in the independence and labour movements of the 19th century: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847); Charles S

This book is based on the most powerful political figure of the nineteenth century - Queen of England and Empress of India, Victoria Regina. It illuminates the