The Victorian Eighteenth Century

The Victorian Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9780199256228
ISBN-13 : 0199256225
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Download or read book The Victorian Eighteenth Century written by B.W. Young and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the Victorian fascination with the generation of their grandparents and great-grandparents, Brian Young illuminates Victorian intellectual, religious, and cultural history. Examining the work of men such as Thomas Carlyle, the book reveals how the Victorians were haunted by the eighteenth century, both metaphorically and literally.


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