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  Victorian Sensation: or, the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Paperback) By (author) Michael Diamond

  

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  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.
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  • Publisher: Anthem Press
  • Published: 23 August 2004
  • Format: Paperback 330 pages
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  • Categories: Media Studies | British & Irish History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | Social & Cultural History
  • ISBN 13: 9781843311508 ISBN 10: 184331150X
  • Sales rank: 293,101

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• '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.