Victorian Soundscapes

Victorian Soundscapes
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 0195151917
ISBN-13 : 9780195151916
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Book Synopsis Victorian Soundscapes by : John M. Picker

Download or read book Victorian Soundscapes written by John M. Picker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from the hushed restraint we associate with the Victorians their world pulsated with sound. This book shows how, in more ways than one, Victorians were hearing things. John Picker draws upon literary and scientific works to recapture the Victorian sense of aural discovery.


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