A superbly told history of Victoria's Britain in all its grandeur and misery, triumph and doubt.
Sir David Cannadine is Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, Visiting Professor at Oxford University and the Editor of the National Dictionary of Biography. His major works include The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy, Ornamentalism, Class in Britain and Mellon- An American Life. He is the general editor of two major series- The Penguin History of Britain and The Penguin History of Europe. Victorious Century is his volume for the former series.
A book such as this is a work of heroic summary. -- David
Aaronovitch * The Times *
Magnificent... a thumping great book, and it is probably destined
to become a classic. Cannadine succeeds triumphantly. -- Jane
Ridley * Spectator *
A sparkling history, immensely readable * Guardian *
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