Victorians and the Prehistoric: Tracks to a Lost World
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8125030077
Length
x+310p., Figures; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 24cm.
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As the Victorians excavated the earth to create canals and railways in the early part of the nineteenth century, geological discoveries brought to light new narratives of the prehistoric, ideas that resounded in British society, art and literature of the period. This engaging and generously illustrated book explores the Victorian fascination with all thing prehistoric. Michael Freeman shows how men and women were both energized and unsettled by the realization ...