Love in the Time of Victoria
Sexuality and Desire Among Working-class Men and Women in 19th Century London
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 1, 1992
Using firsthand documents uncovered in the archives of a London foundling hospital, Barret-Ducrocq offers a marvelously acute census of Victorian sexual and moral attitudes.
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- Genres
- Victorian Britain (1837-1901), Human Sexuality
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, December 1, 1992
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Using firsthand documents uncovered in the archives of a London foundling hospital, Barret-Ducrocq offers a marvelously acute census of Victorian sexual and moral attitudes.
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| Victorian Britain (1837-1901) | 81% |
|---|---|
| Human Sexuality | 72% |
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Publisher categories
- British History
- 19th-Century History
- Human Sexuality
- Authors
- Francoise Barret-Ducrocq, John Howe, Françoise Barret-Ducrocq
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- December 1, 1992
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- British History