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OverviewThe Macdonalds were both of their own time and yet our contemporaries. In the personal and social journeys they made they were creatures of an exceptional moment in history, a social drama set in a privileged time and place, while in the ordinary dynamics of their relationships with each other they were us. The dynamism of family life mirrored the times. From the birth of Alice soon after Queen Victoria came to the throne, to their dispersal at the end of a long Edwardian summer, the Macdonalds were a prime example of the fluidity and social mobility that characterized the age. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Judith FlandersPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.630kg ISBN: 9780393343106ISBN 10: 0393343103 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 02 November 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews""Drive[s] a four-horse chariot through the nineteenth century.... I have enjoyed this book more than I can say."" Drive[s] a four-horse chariot through the nineteenth century.... I have enjoyed this book more than I can say. Author InformationJudith Flanders is the author of A Circle of Sisters, which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award. She lives in London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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