Table of Contents

Introduction: 'Capable of Splendid Deeds': Heroism and the Heroic in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 1. 'Gallantry in Saving Life': The Albert Medal 2. 'Heroism in Every-day Life': Alternative Approaches to Everyday Heroism 3. 'Erected by Public Subscription': Monuments to Everyday Heroism 4. 'Heroes for Hire': The Carnegie Hero Fund Trust 5. 'Courage for a man is heroism for a girl': The Gendered Nature of Heroism Conclusion Appendix One Appendix Two Notes Bibliography Index

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Analyses the development of the concept of everyday heroism in Victorian Britain, exploring several case studies featuring acts of bravery by civilians.

About the Author

John Price is a historian who lectures on modern British social and cultural history. His previous publications include Postman’s Park: G. F. Watts’s Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice (2008).

Reviews

Price has undoubtedly posed a challenge to studies that have assumed that military and imperial heroism reigned unchallenged in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His thorough research has unveiled alternative and changing heroisms that were entirely civilian
*History: The Journal of the Historical Association*

In his examination of everyday heroism, Price builds a convincing case ... There is no doubt that he has made a very significant contribution to the historiography of Victorian and Edwardian culture.
*Social History*