The Victorians

Synopsis

Wilson, a writer and biographer, turns his gift for a good story to the complex subject of the Victorians, their society, deep urban and societal ills, politics, larger-than-life personalities, and details of daily life and death. The lives of the era's best-known aristocrats, politicians, thinkers, and writers are told in tandem with stories of popular events, personalities, and scandals in a seamless and fascinating read. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)