Victorian Era
AN ILLUSTRATED CHRONICLE
of
FIFTY YEARS OF THE REIGN
of
pictorially arranged with annals of the time
from the contemporary pages of
“PUNCH.”
“There can be no better book for a drawing-room table, to suggest subjects of talk. The arts of engraving have made rapid progress since these pictures first appeared, but it would be hard to surpass the pregnant humour of the more famous of the political cartoons. They put the points on all the critical periods of our Parliamentary history, and indicate in effective outline the action of political celebrities.”—Times.
“It is surprising to find how complete a history of the times they present in vivid form, at least in its most salient features; and a history which is not confined to political events, but which catches and stereotypes many of the evanescent phases of popular fashion and opinion, which could hardly be preserved in any other way.”—Guardian.
“This chronicle must have a place amongst standard books of reference.”—Spectator.