Victorian biography reconsidered [electronic resource] : a study of nineteenth-century 'hidden' lives / Juliette Atkinson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:- 9780191722967 (ebook) :
- 920.009034 22
- CT81
Through an examination of numerous biographies, from the lives of working-class scientists to minor women writers, 'Victorian Biography Reconsidered' examines how and why 19th-century biographers challenged the contemporary obsession with 'great men' and brought to public attention the lives of neglected or unknown men and women.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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