One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
Rosemary Ashton explores the people and events surrounding the Great Stink of 1858. Bringing Dickens, Darwin, and Disraeli into the same historical frame, One Hot Summer presents a focused portrait of a memorable moment in Victorian Britain.
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Rosemary Ashton examines a remarkable summer in Victorian Britain.
The book brings together Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858.
Through these figures and the events named in its title, it offers a historical look at a notable moment in nineteenth-century life.
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