Overview
- Examines the hidden history of the life-cycle of the marital bed in Victorian England
- Utilises coroner's inquest reports to give a voice to the working classes
- Provides greater insight into the Victorian working class and their domestic lives
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Table of contents(7 chapters)
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“The book offers an entirely new contribution to the history of marriage with its use of new sources and its helpful attention to different phases of working-class married life.” (Helena Michie, Victorian Studies, Vol. 62 (4), 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
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Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Vicky Holmes
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In Bed with the Victorians
Book Subtitle: The Life-Cycle of Working-Class Marriage
Authors: Vicky Holmes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60390-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60389-6Published: 27 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86852-3Published: 23 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60390-2Published: 16 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 125
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural History, Gender Studies, History of Modern Europe, Social History