A Year in the Life of Victorian Britain by Felicity Trotman - 2015

Amberley Publishing, 2015. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Covering all 64 years of Queen Victoria’s reign, this reference for students and general readers gathers excerpts from primary sources, with entries on significant events for every day of a calendar year. Sources such as travel dairies, essays, war correspondence, and newspaper articles offer a perspective on political, military, and economic events, and trends, while sources such as autobiographies, biographies, letters, memoirs, poetry, and women’s household guides offer insight into social conditions and individual lives. The book also includes excerpts from letters and other writings of Queen Victoria herself. Entries are grouped in month chapters. For each date, there is an excerpt, plus info on the writer of the excerpt. The book contains color and b&w historical photos, illustrations, and art. Distributed in the US by Casemate. (2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)