Ashton, Rosemary
One Hot Summer
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300238662
- author:
- Ashton, Rosemary
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 12.7 centimetres (0.41 kg
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A unique perspective on Victorian London emerges in this compelling microhistory of 1858. Historian Rosemary Ashton draws on contemporary sources to reveal significant turning points in the lives of ordinary people and those who shaped the headlines, including Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Disraeli. Ashton's meticulous research uncovers the connections between Londoners at every social level during this pivotal summer. By examining letters, gossip, diaries, court records, newspapers, and other sources, she brings the city and its citizens to life in a vibrant and engaging way. This book offers a fresh insight into a largely forgotten year, one that was marked by both the Great Stink of the Thames River and significant events that shaped the lives of those who lived through it.
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