Victorian Visionaries
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
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A richly detailed work of Victorian social and intellectual history, Victorian Visionaries chronicles the lives and ambitions of a remarkable group of reformers who sought to reshape nineteenth-century British society from the ground up. Brenda Colloms presents these idealists — figures driven by a passionate belief in social justice, cooperative living, and moral progress — with both scholarly rigor and genuine warmth, illuminating the human stories behind their grand utopian schemes. The narrative uncovers the tensions between radical vision and practical reality, illustrating how these reformers navigated a rapidly industrializing world that was often resistant to their ideals. Written in an accessible yet authoritative tone, the work stands as a compelling portrait of an era defined as much by its dreamers as by its industrialists and empire-builders.
Author: Brenda Colloms
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Constable London
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed work of Victorian social and intellectual history, Victorian Visionaries chronicles the lives and ambitions of a remarkable group of reformers who sought to reshape nineteenth-century British society from the ground up. Brenda Colloms presents these idealists — figures driven by a passionate belief in social justice, cooperative living, and moral progress — with both scholarly rigor and genuine warmth, illuminating the human stories behind their grand utopian schemes. The narrative uncovers the tensions between radical vision and practical reality, illustrating how these reformers navigated a rapidly industrializing world that was often resistant to their ideals. Written in an accessible yet authoritative tone, the work stands as a compelling portrait of an era defined as much by its dreamers as by its industrialists and empire-builders.