
A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
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Narrado por:
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Mark Meadows
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De:
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Michael Paterson
How a nation grew into an empire and the birth of a modern society
The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger than we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own. It was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways.
Using character portraits, events, and key moments, Paterson brings the real life of Victorian Britain alive - from the lifestyles of the aristocrats to the lowest ranks of the London slums. This includes the right way to use a fan, why morning visits were conducted in the afternoon, what the Victorian family ate, and how they enjoyed their free time, as well as the Victorian legacy today: convenience food, coffee bars, window shopping, mass media, and celebrity culture.
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Where does A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Excellent! So far, one of my favorites.What did you like best about this story?
Paterson has done some outstanding research, and Meadows was a very good narrator.Which character – as performed by Mark Meadows – was your favorite?
The book had a sizable population of Victorians, and he did an impressive job with them all.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Victorian Britain.Any additional comments?
I wholeheartedly recommend this work.Riveting!
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Mark Meadows does an excellent job narrating this book - his upper class pronunciation and mellow voice suits the material very well.
Colonel Blimp rides again!!
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What did you like best about A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain? What did you like least?
There was lots of interesting information. Im interested in history in general and learned quite a bit about Victorian EnglandIf you’ve listened to books by Michael Paterson before, how does this one compare?
had no prior experienceWhat three words best describe Mark Meadows’s performance?
unobtrusive, steady, neither up nor downWas A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain worth the listening time?
I would say so. There will be parts you kind of zone-out on, but the rest is worth whileAny additional comments?
I wish the book had been more in chronological order, but I'm satisfied with the time spent listeningSome parts were very interesting some parts droned
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Mark Meadows is a fantastic narrator for this. His easy-going delivery makes this book even easier to connect with, and the result is the brief time you spend will seem even more brief if you're remotely inclined towards the subject matter.
Brief, But Insightful
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Very well done!
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Good narration - recommended
Glad I bought it
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It has a wide variety of topics and it presents a perfect balance between displaying subjects regarding private life and conceptual ideas that shaped the century, such as what architecture was like or how science developments had a key role in shaping the culture, not only the surroundings.
Also, another remarkable point is how well written, organized and delivered the information is. Given the amount of facts contained in the book, one could easily think it after a while turns into a boring shapeless list of peculiarities, thrown around in lifeless display - but no. The author manages to bring so much context with the data it makes you feel like you're time travelling, while still keeping impartiality.
The closest you can get to a time machine
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Well written and superbly read
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inaccuracies and falsehoods
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Not enough about their lives
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