- Paperback: 268 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (7 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753818116
- ISBN-13: 978-0753818114
- Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 19.2 x 8.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 352,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Meriel, Lucy, Lavinia and May, the daughters of George, fourth Lord Lyttelton, were the nieces of the Prime Minister William Gladstone. Their letters and diaries make it possible for us to know them in extraordinary detail: at home at Hagley Hall in Worcestershire and in fashionable London society; at country houses and on tours of the Continent; in the schoolroom and embarking on courtship and marriage; in happiness and in adversity. Despite having eight very successful brothers, the girls emerge in their own right as strong characters. VICTORIAN GIRLS is a remarkable portrait of a family. It is impossible not to feel personally involved in their lives. 'A delightful picture of a cultivated and affectionate home circle' Times Literary Supplement
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The mid-Victorian period in England - roughly, the years between the 1850s and the 1870s (the span of this book) - was very prosperous: a time when Britain was well able to exploit her position as the world's first industrial nation and, with high confidence, set out her stall at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Read the first page
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The mid-Victorian period in England - roughly, the years between the 1850s and the 1870s (the span of this book) - was very prosperous: a time when Britain was well able to exploit her position as the world's first industrial nation and, with high confidence, set out her stall at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a truely wonderful book.
It brings to life one family, focusing on 4 remarkable girls.
Fletcher wrote a lively book, based on an impressive research.
The book makes a great read, it's fascinating and touching.
It would be a treat to anyone who is interested in women's history, and to anybody who appreciates intelligent, discerning writing.
It brings to life one family, focusing on 4 remarkable girls.
Fletcher wrote a lively book, based on an impressive research.
The book makes a great read, it's fascinating and touching.
It would be a treat to anyone who is interested in women's history, and to anybody who appreciates intelligent, discerning writing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book and after I'd finished I felt like I knew and loved them all.
I did think it ended a bit quickly. I wanted to know what happened to the girls after their father died. She didn't really round up all the loose ends. And there were 3 girls by Lord Lyttleton's 2nd wife. Weren't they Lord Lyttleton's daughters? It would have been good to know what happened to them. Suffice it to say that the book wasn't long enough for me. I could have read loads more!!
I did think it ended a bit quickly. I wanted to know what happened to the girls after their father died. She didn't really round up all the loose ends. And there were 3 girls by Lord Lyttleton's 2nd wife. Weren't they Lord Lyttleton's daughters? It would have been good to know what happened to them. Suffice it to say that the book wasn't long enough for me. I could have read loads more!!
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