Synopsis
Discover the story of the disease that devastated the Victorian population, and brought about major changes in sanitation. Drawing on the latest scientific research and a wealth of archival material, Amanda Thomas uses first-hand accounts, blending personal stories with an overview of the history of the disease and its devastating after-effects on British society. This fascinating history of a catastrophic disease uncovers forgotten stories from each of the major cholera outbreaks in 1831-3, 1848-9, 1853-4 and 1866. Amanda Thomas reveals that Victorian theories about the disease were often closer to the truth than we might assume, among them the belief that cholera was spread by miasma, or foul air.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781783463503
- Number of pages: 224
- Dimensions: 156 x 234 mm
- Languages: English
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A Brilliant Social History
Any historian of the nineteenth century will be able to refer to many outbreaks of Cholera, not out in the colonies, but here in Britain, and more importan... READ MORE
Victorian history
I am a lover of non-fiction and I love anything to do with the Victorian era, so could not resist requesting an ARC from NetGalley.
This was an okay read... READ MORE