The Past In Pictures: The Victorians

by JohnMalam (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $3.29

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.29

  This book covers a wide range of historical and social issues within the Victorian period. This includes the Royal Family, inventions, the seaside, hospitals and health, clothes and crime and punishment. Readers are also introduced to the major personalities of the day including Queen Victoria, Brunel, Gladstone and Disraeli and Florence Nightingale. A wide range of visual sources of information are used such as artefacts, contemporary illustrations, photographs and posters to really bring the subject to life.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $5.89

  With its clear, simple text and colourful photographs, this book provides the perfect introduction to young readers learning about life in Victorian times. It includes information on Queen Victoria, the Industrial Revolution, the British Empire, family life, ships and trade, food and fashion and discoveries and inventions.