Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on a wealth of untapped archival resources, this book brings to life the educational, medical, and social reformists who lived and worked in Victorian Bloomsbury and who led crusades for education, emancipation, and health for all.
Trade Review“A highly comprehensive…invaluable for anyone interested in the history of [Bloosmsbury] or how a place grows and coalescences into a movement.”—
The Daily Beast * The Daily Beast *
“A treasure for historically minded Anglophiles.”—Choice
* Choice *
Selected as a
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the Humanities Category. -- Outstanding Academic Title * Choice *
“Packed with excellent illustrations and information about some of the key characteristics of Victorian Bloomsbury . . .”— Adela Pinch,
SEL -- Adela Pinch * Studies in English Literature *
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Victorian Bloomsbury...is impeccably researched, lucidly written, and highly informative. It draws extensively not only on archives but also on popular imagery of the period, giving a new sense, in Ashton's phrase, of the 'progressive role' played by Victorian Bloomsbury."—Laura Marcus,
Victorian Studies -- Laura Marcus * Victorian Studies *
