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The Edwardians (Paperback, New ed)
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The Edwardians (Paperback, New ed)
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Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often
seen as the last long summer afternoon before the cataclysmic
changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The class
system remained rigidly in place and thousands were employed in
domestic service. The habits and sports of the aristocracy were an
everyday indulgence. But it was an age of invention as well as
tradition. It saw the first widespread use of the motor car, the
first aeroplane and the first use of the telegraph. It was also a
time of vastly improved education and the public appetite for
authors such as Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and E. M. Forster was
increased by greater literacy. There were signs too, of the corner
history was soon to turn, with the problematic Boer War hinting at
a new British weakness overseas and the drive for Votes for Women
and Home Rule for Ireland pushing the boundaries of the social and
political landscape. In this major work of history, Roy Hattersley
has been given exclusive access to many new documents to produce
this magisterial new appraisal of a legendary age.
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