A contribution both to Surtees studies and to Victorian social history, this is the first study to put Surtees' opinions and sentiments in an historical rather than a literary context. It uses historical evidence to provide a background for Surtees' novels, and uses his writings to enlarge the purely historical evidence. While the traditional concentration of social historians has been on urban life, industrialization, and social reform, Surtees' more conservative world of the countryside, small provincial towns, and the ...
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A contribution both to Surtees studies and to Victorian social history, this is the first study to put Surtees' opinions and sentiments in an historical rather than a literary context. It uses historical evidence to provide a background for Surtees' novels, and uses his writings to enlarge the purely historical evidence. While the traditional concentration of social historians has been on urban life, industrialization, and social reform, Surtees' more conservative world of the countryside, small provincial towns, and the seedier side of London would have been familiar to the majority of his countrymen.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 0198204299.
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Very Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Previous owner's inscription on front page. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
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Near Fine in Near fine jacket. Second printing, 1993, hardcover with blue buckran boards in dust jacket, octavo, 407pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with handsome boards showing hint of wear, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked, with mild foxing to edges of text block. DJ near fine with mild sun to spine, in protective mylar wrap.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; Pristine. Hardcover and unclipped dust jacket in protective Mylar shows almost no wear. Text is unmarked and binding tight. We ship DAILY!
I am an avid reader, a long time enthusiastic appreciator of the novels of Robert Surtees. I also enjoy the study of the social history of England, especially that of the life and times of the reign of Queen Victoria. I enjoyed reading Norman Gash's in depth analysis of Victorian social normes and habits as portrayed through the eyes and word of Robert Surtees. However I caution readers that I consider in order to truly understand and appreciate this book a previous knowledge of the works of Surtees appears to me to be essential.
