The Victorian Home

by Jenni Calder

In chapters on Order, Harmony & Comfort, Inside the Home, Working-Class Homes, Home-making, The Domestic Ideal and the Domestic Prison, and on Children, Housing, and Taste & Status, Jenni Calder presents us with a lively, well-researched and thought-provoking picture of life in the Victorian Home.

Genres: Victorian

238 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Scottish literary historian and novelist Jenni Calder (née Daiches) was born in Chicago in 1941, but has lived and worked in Scotland since 1971. She was formerly married to Scottish critic Angus Calder, and is the daughter of literary historian David Daiches.

Jenni Calder writes novels and poetry under the name Jenni Daiches.

Reviews

[Katrin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book on a Victorian home I read so far.
It's not about politics, but about home life, especially the role and problems of the women and how difficult it was for them to fit into society.
It has some really interesting photographs and drawings as well.

I'd love to read even more about Victorian architecture, design and maybe food.
It lists a lot of resources so that will not be a problem.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting look at working class and middle class homes, looking at how changing circumstances and technology affected domestic life.