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Oh, Victorian paintings. Large, horrible, gloomy, dark, sentimental pictures which you'd cross the street to avoid. Right? Well, no. There's more to them than meets the eye. Victoriana has... more

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    Advantages Advantages Fascinating, comprehensive and very enthusiastic look at Victorian pictures

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Unless the subject matter leaves you cold - absolutely none

    Oh, Victorian paintings. Large, horrible, gloomy, dark, sentimental pictures which you'd cross the street to avoid. Right? Well, no. There's more to them than meets the eye. Victoriana has always had a bad press, but if anybody is equipped to fight back against it, Jeremy Paxman is first-class in communicating his enthusiasm and putting it across in a lively way without sounding either too intellectual or forced. Maybe you have been drawn to this book by his excellent 4-part TV documentary series first shown in 2009 [see below], but the book stands alone very well without it. He opens with an ... more

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Title The Victorians
Author Jeremy Paxman
Type Non-Fiction
Genre History
Release Date 12 Feb 2009

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