How To Be A Victorian: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide To Victorian Life

"You’ll never look at a period piece the same way again. Ruth Goodman, a historian who lives her studies, takes the “Dawn to Dusk” approach seriously. Her re-creation of Victorian life begins with stepping out of bed — a vastly different experience depending on your social class — and spreads out into an immersive explanation of social history, whether buying a train ticket or dressing for dinner. Ably encompassing a wide range of class experiences across decades of unimaginably swift social and economic change, Goodman’s book is the cheapest time-travel machine you’ll find this year."