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Author Hughes, Kathryn, 1959- author.

Title Victorians undone : tales of the flesh in the age of decorum / Kathryn Hughes.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
©2017
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1854525~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  941.081 HUG    AVAILABLE
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Description xviii, 414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm
Summary In Victorians Undone, renowned British historian Kathryn Hughes follows five iconic figures of the nineteenth century as they encounter the world not through their imaginations or intellects but through their bodies. Or rather, through their body parts. Using the vivid language of admiring glances, cruel sniggers, and implacably turned backs, Hughes crafts a narrative of cinematic quality by combining a series of truly eye-opening and deeply intelligent accounts of life in Victorian England.
Note "First published in Great Britain by 4th Estate in 2017"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Human body -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Body image -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Added Title Tales of the flesh in the age of decorum
ISBN 9781421425702
142142570X
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