Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Myths and the Victorians; Further Reading; Chapter 1: Victorians Were Sexual Prudes; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; Middlesex Sessions (1882); Midland Circuit Assizes (1886); Central Criminal Court (1886); Middlesex Sessions (1886); What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Victorian Women Remained in the Home; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents.
Chapter 5: Victorian Society Was Riddled with CrimeWhat People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter 6: Victorian Britain Had Little Racial Mixing or Immigration; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter 7: The Victorian Economy Succeeded Because of Laissez-Faire; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; London, July 3, 1844; Manchester, 1846.
Mary Ann Walkers, Northern Star (1842)Susanna Inge, Northern Star (1842); Further Reading; Websites; Chapter 3: Victorian Families Were Both Better and Worse Than Modern Ones; What People Think Happened; How the Stories Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Anonymous Manchester businessman; Letters from the Appendix; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter 4: Victorians Lacked a Sense of Humor; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Further Reading.
What Really HappenedPrimary Documents; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter 8: Victorians Favored Diplomatic Isolation; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Further Reading; Chapter 9: The Victorian Period Was Unusually Peaceful; What People Think Happened; How the Story Became Popular; Primary Documents; What Really Happened; Primary Documents; Further Reading; Websites; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Websites; Index; About the Author.
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Victorian World: Facts and Fictions.
9781440855900
English literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Literature and society-- Great Brtain-- History-- 19th century.