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This title in other editionsInside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian Englandby Judith Flanders
Review-A-Day"[I]n many ways we have a more detailed and sophisticated understanding of the mental and spiritual world and daily habits of upper-middle-class women in London in the 1880s than we do of upper-middle-class women in, say, Palo Alto today. Judith Flanders, who writes smoothly and cleverly, has surveyed this scholarship — along with novels, advice books, and some published letters and diaries of the period — to render a detailed and engaging portrait of middle- and upper-middle-class domesticity in London from 1850 to 1890." Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic Monthly (read the entire Atlantic Monthly review) Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Victorian Age is much closer to us in time than we might believe. Yet at that time, in the most technologically advanced nation in the world, people buried meat in fresh earth to prevent mold forming and wrung sheets out in boiling water with their bare hands. Such household drudgery was routinely performed by the grandparents of people still living, but the knowledge of it has passed as if it had never been. Judith Flanders's book is laid out like a Victorian house, taking you through the story of daily life from room to room. In each space she depicts the home's furnishings and decoration: from childbirth in the master bedroom, through the scullery and kitchen, the separate male and female domains of the drawing room and the parlor, and ending in the sickroom. A rich selection from diaries, letters, advice books, magazines, and paintings fills the rooms with the people and personalities of the age. Review:"Flanders provides a book so fascinating that it yields at least one surprise — and often many more than that — on each page." Booklist (Starred Review) Review:"This book is filled with details that bring the Victorian London home so vividly alive that you can smell it and feel it." Cheryl Mendelson, author of Home Comforts Review:"Flanders brings the Victorian family into deft and vivid focus." Irena Murray, chief curator of rare books and special collections, McGill University Review:"Flanders is such a good writer and so acute a social analyst." Nina Auerbach, author of Daphne du Marieur: Haunted Heiress and editor of Forbidden Journeys: Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Victorian Women Writers Review:"Fearsomely entertaining and yet a wonderful addition to academic literature, this book is sure to become a classic." Library Journal Book News Annotation:Structuring her book according to the rooms of the typical British
Victorian home, the author takes the reader on a guided tour of
everyday family life in London of the 19th century. With chapters on
the bedroom, the nursery, the kitchen, the scullery, the drawing
room, and so on, she describes the typical social life of middle
class Victorians, looking at the activities reserved for each room
and discussing what these details of daily living reveal about the
social assumptions and attitudes of their occupants. She draws on a
range of source material for her exploration, from the diaries of a
household maid to the writings of prominent figures such as Charles
Darwin, Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, and Beatrix Potter.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A rich selection from diaries, letters, advice books, magazines, and paintings creates a rooms-by-room portrait of Victorian life — from childbirth in the master bedroom to separate gender domains in the drawing room and parlor.
Synopsis:"Almost criminal in its housebreaking, burglarizing, second-story genius."--James Kincaid, University of Southern California Synopsis:Nineteenth-century Britain was then the world's most prosperous nation, yet Victorians would bury meat in earth and wring sheets out in boiling water with their bare hands. Such drudgery was routine for the parents of people still living, but the knowledge of it has passed as if it had never been. Following the daily life of a middle-class Victorian house from room to room; from childbirth in the master bedroom through the kitchen, scullery, dining room, and parlor, all the way to the sickroom; Judith Flanders draws on diaries, advice books, and other sources to resurrect an age so close in time yet so alien to our own. About the AuthorJudith Flanders is the author of A Circle of Sisters, which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award. She lives in London. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 3 comments:
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