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Lost Voices of the Edwardians
by Arthur, Max
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0007216130
- ISBN 13
- 9780007216130
- Seller
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
United Kingdom: Harper Uk, 2007. New book, 424 pages. Max Arthur's compilation of memories from the turn of the century recaptures the day-to-day lives of people living through a fascinating period of transformation and landmark events.This book assembles hundreds of excerpts from private and public archives of Britain. Miners, millworkers, postmen, actresses, soldiers, bricklayers, shipbuilders, farm hands, seamstresses, footballers, and children working hard both in the factory and the schoolroom - all give rich and moving testimony of their day-to-day lives.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Max Arthur, bestselling author of the hugely popular 'Forgotten Voices' series, recaptures the day-to-day lives of working people in the Edwardian era. The Edwardian era is often eclipsed in the popular imagination by the Victorian era that preceded it and the First World War that followed. In this wonderful work, Max Arthur redresses this imbalance, combining oral history and rare images and rediscovered film stills from the turn of the century to give voice to the forgotten figures who peopled the cities, factories and seasides of Edwardian Britain. This extraordinary period was fuelled by a relentless sense of progress and witnessed the invention of many of the technologies we now take for granted. The extremes of this upstairs-downstairs world prompted a huge upsurge in political activity, and the Edwardian age saw the rise of socialism and the emergence of the suffragette movement. These years are made all the more poignant by our knowledge that the First World War was imminent and this time of optimistic development would be brutally cut short. This book draws together the experiences of people from all walks of life, capturing the first generation that was able to record its experiences on film.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002688
- Title
- Lost Voices of the Edwardians
- Author
- Arthur, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0007216130
- ISBN 13
- 9780007216130
- Publisher
- Harper Uk
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HISTORY EDWARDIAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - 20th to 21st Century;
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