The Illustrated London News' social history of Victorian Britain

by Christopher Hibbert

Genres: History, Art

159 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Christopher Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (5 March 1924 - 21 December 2008) was an English writer, historian and biographer.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of many books, including Disraeli, Edward VII, George IV, The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, and Cavaliers and Roundheads.

Described by Professor Sir John Plumb as "a writer of the highest ability and in the New Statesman as "a pearl of biographers," he established himself as a leading popular historian/biographer whose works reflected meticulous scholarship.

Reviews

[Alex Craigie]

An amazing book full of social history of the Victorian era as seen through the pages of one of the most prominent newspapers of the time.
The Illustrated London News was a huge hit with the Victorians because it employed dozens of artists who made engravings to illustrate the news of the day. Some of these engravings are stunningly intricate and it's easy to forget that you're not looking at photographs.
There is an accompanying narrative that tells the modern reader more accurately what was going on and how things impacted on different levels of society. Fascinating!

[George Foord]

This book very readable but not as amazing as some reviewers have stated

[Gergana]

A wonderful book with juicy information and stunning illustrations! Found a second-hand copy of it in book market under one of London's many bridges and it deserved every penny I spent on it! (It was only 2 pounds, so I couldn't believe my luck!)