Library of Victorian Studies

• Aristocracy, Temperance and Social Reform: The Life of Lady Henry Somerset

• Author: Olwen Niessen
• 24 Oct 2007
• Hardback
• Price: £59.50

Isabel Somerset's reform efforts were acclaimed by humanitarian, political and social-reform organizations and the labour movement. She was internationally recognized for her contributions to the temperance cause, social reform and women's rights. This biography reveals her role as a reformer and women's advocate.

• At the Margins of Victorian Britain: Politics, Immorality and Britishness in the Nineteenth Century

• Author: Dennis Grube
• 01 Jan 2013
• Hardback
• Price: £59.50

• Empire and Imperial Ambition: Liberty, Englishness and Anti-imperialism in Late Victorian Britain

• Author: Mira Matikkala
• 01 Nov 2010
• Hardback
• Price: £59.50

The late nineteenth century is generally thought of as a period of fervent imperial enthusiasm in Britain. However, beneath the surface there were currents of discontent. This title examines modes of thought in Late Victorian Britain that were described as anti-imperialist in the period 1878-1901.

• Reformers, Patrons and Philanthropists: The Cowper-temples and High Politics in Victorian England: No. 3

• Author: James Gregory
• 30 Nov 2009
• Hardback
• Price: £65.00

William and Georgina Cowper-Temple were significant figures in nineteenth-century Britain. This book explores the Cowper-Temples' roles within Whig-Liberalism, philanthropy and social reform, and provides an insight into the private lives of two aristocrats dedicated to using their powers of influence to alleviate problems in Victorian society.

• Sir Robert Peel: The Life and Legacy

• Author: Richard A. Gaunt
• 02 Jul 2010
• Hardback
• Price: £20.00

Sir Robert Peel - paragon or pariah? In a career spanning forty years he held the greatest offices of state including Chief Secretary to Ireland, Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and was twice Prime Minister. This book is suitable for students interested in Conservative and mid-Victorian political history and historical biography.

• Victorians Against the Gallows: Capital Punishment and the Abolitionist Movement in Nineteenth Century Britain

• Author: James Gregory
• 30 Nov 2011
• Hardback
• Price: £65.00

Focusing in part on the activities of the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, James Gregory here examines abolitionist strategies, leaders and personnel. This book is certain to be an illuminating and important contribution to a fascinating aspect of Victorian History.