Beginning History

by Bernard Long (Author), Anne Steel (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $4.47

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $3.47

  This series tells about different aspects of the lives of people of bygone times. Each book deals with a particular area of their existence. The series also provides general background information about the period. This book describes what it was like to be a child in Victorian Britain. Starting with a short introduction to the period, the author describes the experience of childhood within the historical and social context. The author explains how a child's situation, whether rich or poor, from the country or the city, affected their food, clothes, education, games and toys. There are also chapters on child labour and the workhouse. Anne Steel is an experienced junior and middle school teacher. She holds an Honours Degree in History from Reading University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Southampton University. She has written many young history books for Wayland.