The Victorian era saw Britian rise to become the richest and most powerful nation the world has ever seen. It was an age of great change with new technology gowning at an alarming rate, but there was another side to life, the poverty and misery that went hand-in-hand with all these changes. This book shows what life was really like in the days of the height of the British Empire.

 

This book is part of a book series called Snapping Turtle Guide .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Octopus Publishing Group .

Bill Tudor Gunston is the author of numerous books, including "Aviation: The Fist 100 Years" and "The Encyclopedia of Modern War. " He is a former Royal Air Force pilot and is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society. John Guy has written numerous books on historical subjects. He studied medieval and Tudor history and is a leading authority on castles.