Key Concepts in Victorian Studies

· Edinburgh University Press
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Key Concepts in Victorian Studies is a comprehensive and accessible resource for students of the long nineteenth century. The volume is divided into a number of cross-referenced sections which address the preoccupations and historical events of this crucial period in recent history and culture. Central to the book’s function as a durable reference work is an extensive A-Z glossary which clarifies Victorian terminology and explains key historical and political events. This is supplemented with a chronology listing significant domestic, imperial and international events from 1837 to 1901; a tabulation of British Prime Ministers in office during Queen Victoria’s reign; a succinct but detailed survey of the most important acts of Parliament in the period; an explanation of pre-decimal British coinage; and a useful chart which converts imperial measurement into their metric equivalents. This book is an essential reference for scholars of Victorian literature and history from undergraduate to postgraduate level.
Key Concepts in Victorian Studies is a comprehensive and accessible resource for students of the long nineteenth century. The volume is divided into a number of cross-referenced sections which address the preoccupations and historical events of this crucial period in recent history and culture. C...

About the author

William Hughes was Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau and is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia. He is a Past President of the International Gothic Association and the author or editor of more than 20 books including Key Concepts in Victorian Studies (2023), The Dome of Thought: Phrenology and the Nineteenth Century Popular Imagination (2022) and Key Concepts in the Gothic (2018).
William Hughes was Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau and is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia. He is a Past President of the International Gothic Association and the author or editor of more than 20 books including Key Concepts in V...

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