The Commodity Culture of Victorian England: Advertising and Spectacle, 1851-1914
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The Commodity Culture of Victorian England: Advertising and Spectacle, 1851-1914

by Thomas Richards

History Cultural Studies
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A historical analysis of how advertising and spectacle shaped commodity culture in Victorian England from 1851 to 1914.

ISBN-13 9780804719018 ASIN 0804719012 Views 108 Publisher Stanford University Press Year 1991 Edition 1 Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 331 Adult No Created March 11, 2026 Updated October 02, 2026
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This study examines the rise of consumer culture in Victorian England.

It focuses on the period from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the eve of World War I.

The book analyzes how advertising turned everyday goods into spectacles.

Richards draws on visual and textual sources to trace these cultural shifts.

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