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Victorian Sensation (Anthem Nineteenth-Century) (Hardback)
$77.47 - Save $2.03 (2%) - RRP $79.50 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Victorian SensationA captivating look at the origins of our own tabloid culture in the salacious and titillating media of the Victorian era.
Full description- Publisher: Anthem Press
- Published: 01 August 2003
- Format: Hardback 340 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: General | Media Studies | British & Irish History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9781843310761 ISBN 10: 1843310767
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Full description for 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.
