Dominion the history of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee /
"Dominion, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd's ... History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901."--
| Main Author: | Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
x, 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Malign spirits
- The Thing
- Eternity work
- A queasy world
- The door of change
- False hope
- The Inspector
- Steam and speed
- The pig is killed
- Young hopefulness
- City lights
- Charitable government
- The salamander
- A most gorgeous sight
- Blood lust
- A dark world
- Quite the fashion
- The game cock
- The unexpected revolution
- She cannot go on
- The Tichborne affair
- The Angel
- The Empress
- This Depression
- Frightful news
- Daddy-Long-Legs
- Lost illusions
- The terrible childbed.