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One hot summer : Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
Title
One hot summer : Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858 / Rosemary Ashton.
ISBN
9780300231199 (ebook) :
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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Previously issued in print: 2017.
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Summary
While 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months and the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. And yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals 1858 was marked by significant, if unrecognised, turning points. For ordinary people, and also for the rich, famous, and powerful, the months from May to August turned out to be a summer of consequence. Ashton mines Victorian letters and gossip, diaries, court records, newspapers, and other contemporary sources to uncover historically crucial moments in the lives of three main protagonists - Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Disraeli. She also introduces others who gained renown in the headlines of the day, among them George Eliot, Karl Marx, William Thackeray, and Bulwer Lytton.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 05, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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