The Times Great Victorian Lives by Ian Brunskill

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Summary

Obituaries of the most influential Victorians as profiled by The Times, including Dickens, Darwin, Ruskin, Peel, WG Grace and Florence Nightingale.

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The Times Great Victorian Lives by Ian Brunskill

Obituaries of the most influential Victorians as profiled by The Times, including Dickens, Darwin, Ruskin, Peel, WG Grace and Florence Nightingale.

Praise for The Times Great Victorian Lives:

‘A brilliant concept, irresistible to anyone interested in those amazing VictoriansLike re-reading history through a many-faceted prism … So many gems’ Liza Picard, author of Victorian London

Praise for The Times Great Lives:

‘a glorious celebration of human diversity, genius and sheer eccentricity…Great Lives is a great book’ Daily Express

‘an engrossing volume, full of lively writing’ The Times Literary Supplement

Educated at the universities of Oxford and Hamburg, Ian Brunskill joined The Times in 1991. He succeeded the political commentator Anthony Howard as Obituaries Editor in February 1999, and took on the additional duties of Letters Editor in 2005; he is currently assistant editor. He is editor of The Times Great Lives (2005), The Times Great Victorian Lives (2007) and The Times Guide to the House of Commons (2015).

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ISBN 13 9780007259731
ISBN 10 0007259735
Title The Times Great Victorian Lives
Author Ian Brunskill
Series Times Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2007-09-03
Number of pages 640
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.