Fifty Years Ago
Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) was a prolific novelist and historian. He wrote Fifty Years Ago to present a picture of life, manners, and society in Great Britain as it was when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne. In 1837, the seeds of new technology and new ideas were present and monumental changes from the ways of the 1700's were about to be felt. Starting first in London and over several decades, the progress moved outwards to the country towns of the British Isles. - Summary by Gary Clayton
Genre(s): Modern (19th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): england (367), Great Britain (26), Victorian era (9), 19th century life (2)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | garybclayton |
00:06:28 |
| Play 01 | Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies | garybclayton |
00:25:17 |
| Play 02 | The Year 1837 | garybclayton |
00:15:03 |
| Play 03 | London in 1837 | garybclayton |
00:18:48 |
| Play 04 | In the Street | Jim Locke |
00:23:17 |
| Play 05 | With the People | Jim Locke |
00:24:43 |
| Play 06 | With the Middle-Class | Jim Locke |
00:33:19 |
| Play 07 | In Society | Jim Locke |
00:21:34 |
| Play 08 | At the Play and the Show | Jim Locke |
00:15:34 |
| Play 09 | In the House | Jim Locke |
00:16:19 |
| Play 10 | At School and University | Jim Locke |
00:08:09 |
| Play 11 | The Tavern | Jim Locke |
00:18:52 |
| Play 12 | In Club- and Card-Land | Jim Locke |
00:10:45 |
| Play 13 | With the Wits | Jim Locke |
00:26:00 |
| Play 14 | Journals and Journalists | Jim Locke |
00:07:59 |
| Play 15 | The Sportsman | Jim Locke |
00:20:24 |
| Play 16 | In Factory and Mine | Jim Locke |
00:13:19 |
| Play 17 | With the Men of Science | Jim Locke |
00:07:12 |
| Play 18 | Law and Justice | Jim Locke |
00:32:20 |
| Play 19 | Conclusion | Jim Locke |
00:16:02 |