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Victorians

By Donna Bailey

How did steam, railways and inventions transform Victorian lives—and who paid the price?

informative accessible fascinating historical

Genres

Non-fiction History

What is Victorians about?

Step into Victorian Britain, an age of striking contrasts and rapid change. Meet Queen Victoria and discover how ordinary people lived, worked and worshipped, from flower girls and match girls to working women and children. Explore poverty, crime, health, medicine and education, as well as the inventions that transformed the country. Find out how canals, steam power, photography, books and railways reshaped everyday life, and meet remarkable figures such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel and James Watt.

Pages

32 pages

Reading age

Older Junior (10-15)

This edition

1993

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