The Victorian age was a period of transition as Britain industrialized and society underwent profound changes. Here, contemporary voices provide students with an up-close look at this pivotal time.
• Presents and comments on 68 excerpts from primary documents of the Victorian era, 1837–1901
• Details selected topics?such as Victorian Ireland, Social Darwinism, the marriage market, and homosexuality?in numerous sidebars
• Points readers to books and websites that can expand their understanding of a document and relate it to themes and issues in modern life
• Suggests methods students can use to successfully incorporate the documents into school research and reading projects
• Includes a chronology listing important dates and events from the birth of Princess Victoria in 1819 to the end of the Boer War in 1902