(Paperback)

Who were the Victorians This work provides a guide to the changing reputation of the Victorians during the twentieth century. Different social, political and aesthetic values, two world wars, youth culture, nostalgia, historical trends and the heritage industry have all affected the way we see the age and its men and women.

(Hardback)

Ever since Lytton Strachey mocked Thomas Arnold, Florence Nightingale and General Gordon in "Eminent Victorians", the reputation of the Victorians and what they stood for has provoked vigorous debate. Subjects of abuse, satire, nostalgia and even adulation, they continue to defy easy definition.