Ruth Derham

Gebundenes Buch

Decadent Divorce

Scandal and Sensation in Victorian Britain

Beschreibung

A fascinating, revealing examination of divorce in Victorian Britain - and what it meant for society as a whole. It is a story of high drama, humour, pathos and tragedy, brimming with moral comment that throws a light on the preoccupations of the age.

Autor

Ruth Derham is the author of a biography of the radical aristocrat Frank Russell, titled Bertrand's Brother, and the co-editor of a new volume of Lionel Johnson's Winchester Letters. Her longstanding interest in Victorian society developed into Decadent Divorce and underpins and informs her current research into the life of Virginia Mary Crawford. Ruth lives and works in Wiltshire, UK.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amberley Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9781398108943
• ISBN-10: 1398108944
• Artikelnr.: 68165980