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Victorian Sensation

- Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Om Victorian Sensation

From political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the ''feel-good'' factor, Michael Diamond explores the media stories that gripped Victorian society, in an age when newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes. Fully illustrated, and drawing on a wealth of original material, Victorian Sensation sheds light on the Victorians'' fascination with celebrity culture and their obsession with gruesome and explicit reportage of murders and sex scandals. With a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the serial poisoner William Palmer, to Charles Dickens, Jumbo the Elephant, distinguished politicians and even the Queen herself, this passionate analysis of the period reveals how the reporting methods of our own popular media have their origins in the Victorian press, and shows that sensation was as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as it is today.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9781843311508
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 336
  • Utgiven:
  • 4 Oktober 2004
  • Mått:
  • 129x196x28 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 378 g.
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Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 9 Juli 2024

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From political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the ''feel-good'' factor, Michael Diamond explores the media stories that gripped Victorian society, in an age when newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes. Fully illustrated, and drawing on a wealth of original material, Victorian Sensation sheds light on the Victorians'' fascination with celebrity culture and their obsession with gruesome and explicit reportage of murders and sex scandals. With a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the serial poisoner William Palmer, to Charles Dickens, Jumbo the Elephant, distinguished politicians and even the Queen herself, this passionate analysis of the period reveals how the reporting methods of our own popular media have their origins in the Victorian press, and shows that sensation was as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as it is today.

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