Eminent Victorians

by A.N. Wilson

Recounts the lives of Prince Albert, Charlotte Bronte, William Ewart Gladstone, Cardinal Newman, Josephine Butler, and Julia Margaret Cameron, and describes their role in defining the Victorian era

Genres: History

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Andrew Norman Wilson is an English writer and newspaper columnist, known for his critical biographies, novels, works of popular history and religious views. He is an occasional columnist for the Daily Mail and former columnist for the London Evening Standard, and has been an occasional contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, The Spectator and The Observer.

Reviews

[Gonzalo Lira · Rating 4 out of 5]

A coffee-table book, but also an excellent introduction to Victorians and their mindset. Wilson shows they weren’t at all as prudish as the post-Victorians caricatured them. And in terms of actually facing unpleasant truths rather than pretending they weren't there, Wilson shows the Victorians much more hard-headed than one would think.

Recommended.

[Kristin]

I will definitely read the section about Charlotte Bronte. Looks like an interesting book, this edition produced by the BBC.