Victorian Gallery
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping at edges and corners, minor tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding intact, hardcover firm. Stickers/labels: Small label present on front pastedown.
Victorian Gallery by Meriel Buchanan is a richly drawn biographical and historical portrait of the Victorian era, presenting a curated collection of vivid sketches of the men and women who defined nineteenth-century British society. Drawing on her considerable gifts as a writer and observer, Buchanan chronicles the lives, personalities, and achievements of notable Victorian figures, illuminating the cultural and social currents that shaped the age. The tone is elegant and authoritative, blending personal memoir with historical narrative to create an intimate yet sweeping panorama of the period. Written with the insight of someone deeply connected to the world she describes, the work illustrates how the great personalities of the Victorian age both reflected and shaped their remarkable times.
Author: Meriel Buchanan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Cassell
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping at edges and corners, minor tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding intact, hardcover firm. Stickers/labels: Small label present on front pastedown.
Victorian Gallery by Meriel Buchanan is a richly drawn biographical and historical portrait of the Victorian era, presenting a curated collection of vivid sketches of the men and women who defined nineteenth-century British society. Drawing on her considerable gifts as a writer and observer, Buchanan chronicles the lives, personalities, and achievements of notable Victorian figures, illuminating the cultural and social currents that shaped the age. The tone is elegant and authoritative, blending personal memoir with historical narrative to create an intimate yet sweeping panorama of the period. Written with the insight of someone deeply connected to the world she describes, the work illustrates how the great personalities of the Victorian age both reflected and shaped their remarkable times.