This book covers a wide range of historical and social issues within the Victorian period. This includes the Royal Family, inventions, the seaside, hospitals and health, clothes and crime and punishment. Readers are also introduced to the major personalities of the day including Queen Victoria, Brunel, Gladstone and Disraeli and Florence Nightingale. A wide range of visual sources of information are used such as artefacts, contemporary illustrations, photographs and posters to really bring the subject to life.

 

This book is part of a book series called Past in Pictures .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

John Malam is a former editor and the author of nonfiction children's books, including "The Victorians. "