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Victorians (History Through Poetry)

Victorians (History Through Poetry)

by PaulDowswell (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

    $11.64
Synopsis

This book uses the words of poems, ballads and popular rhymes to reveal Victorian ideas of war and wealth, sport and science, empire and industry. It looks closely at the poets and their poetry, and at the world they describe.

$11.64

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 32
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Wayland
Published: 15 Feb 2001
ISBN 10: 0750226137
ISBN 13: 9780750226134

Author Bio
Paul Dowswell went to univeristy in London and stayed in the city until 1991, working for the National Sound Archive, The Science Museum, BBC Books and Time Life. He began his publishing career as a picture researcher before becoming a writer and editor. He now works freelance and specialises in children's information books. 'The Complete Book of the Microscope' (Usborne) which Paul edited and co-wrote won the 1999 Rhone-Poulenc Junior Prize for Science Books, and 'Usborne's Medieval Messanger' was short-listed for the 1997 Times Educational Supplement Information Book Award.