England in the Nineteenth Century by David Thomson

England in the Nineteenth Century

1815-1914

The Pelican History of England: 8

by David Thomson

Penguin, 1966, paperback

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, age toned (see photographs)

“The theme of this book is the major social changes which the people of England experienced during the period of “the great peace” between the Battle of Waterloo and the First World War.  Political, economic, intellectual, diplomatic, and other ‘specialised’ forms of history are drawn upon only in so far as they help to illuminate the changes in mental habit or outlook, or in social life and organisation, which make up the story of the development of the English nation in that century.
The underlining motif is the remarkable accumulation of material wealth and power which the English people achieved, and this is the story of whence it derived, how it was used, and how it eventually diminished.”