Gone To The Shops: Shopping In Victorian England
byKelley Graham teaches history at Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She has investigated different aspects of the history of the marketplace, including advertising, and currently focuses on the consumer experience.
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When Adam Smith wrote in 1776 that England was a nation of shopkeepers, he meant that commerce was a major factor in political decisions. Smith's observation was even more on-target for Victorian England: shopkeepers, shops, and shopping were a vital part of life. Those Victorians with resources could shop often and had many choices. Industrialization and their imperial connections gave them an almost unprecedented array of goods. Even the poor and working classes had more to eat and more to spend as the century progressed. Here, Graham explores the world of Victorian shops and shopping in colorful detail. She offers information on the types of shops and goods they offered, the people who owned and operated them, those who frequented them, and the contribution of shops and shopping to the Victorian lifestyle and economy.
Shopping in Victorian England reached a level of importance not wholly appreciated even by Victorians themselves. New types of shops appeared, offering an expanding array of goods inventively packaged and displayed for an expanding group of shoppers. As the shops grew, so did the activity — part excursion for provisions, part entertainment. Women shopped most often, but men, too, had their shops. Victorians could, by the end of the 19th century, shop without even leaving their homes: orders could be placed by mail, telegraph, or telephone. Shops catered to all classes — the rich, the poor, and the in-betweens.
This book will help modern readers envision the Victorian shopping experience by taking them inside the shops and up to the counters. Readers will learn how the shop was organized, what services and goods were available, and how goods made their way from the shop to the home. Graham's compelling account provides a vivid glimpse into a vital—but largely unappreciated— aspect of Victorian life.
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". . . enjoyable and well researched. . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries." - Choice". . . readers seeking to enrich their understanding of nineteenth-century life and, in fact, our own culture of purchasing, will be delighted; almost every page provides fascinating information. . . . From food to furniture, from dry goods to drugs, Graham tells a good tale, and her enjoyable book is recommended for all academic libraries." - Catholic Library World
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Gone To The Shops: Shopping In Victorian England
Author(s): Graham, Kelley;Contributors: Graham, Kelley;Abstract:When Adam Smith wrote in 1776 that England was a nation of shopkeepers, he meant that commerce was a major factor in political decisions. Smith's observation was even more on-target for Victorian England: shopkeepers, shops, and shopping were a vital part of life. Those Victorians with resources could shop often and had many choices. Industrialization and their imperial connections gave them an almost unprecedented array of goods. Even the poor and working classes had more to eat and more to spend as the century progressed. Here, Graham explores the world of Victorian shops and shopping in colorful detail. She offers information on the types of shops and goods they offered, the people who owned and operated them, those who frequented them, and the contribution of shops and shopping to the Victorian lifestyle and economy.
Shopping in Victorian England reached a level of importance not wholly appreciated even by Victorians themselves. New types of shops appeared, offering an expanding array of goods inventively packaged and displayed for an expanding group of shoppers. As the shops grew, so did the activity — part excursion for provisions, part entertainment. Women shopped most often, but men, too, had their shops. Victorians could, by the end of the 19th century, shop without even leaving their homes: orders could be placed by mail, telegraph, or telephone. Shops catered to all classes — the rich, the poor, and the in-betweens.
This book will help modern readers envision the Victorian shopping experience by taking them inside the shops and up to the counters. Readers will learn how the shop was organized, what services and goods were available, and how goods made their way from the shop to the home. Graham's compelling account provides a vivid glimpse into a vital—but largely unappreciated— aspect of Victorian life.
SortTitle: gone to the shops: shopping in victorian englandAuthor Info:Kelley GrahamauthorKelley Graham teaches history at Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She has investigated different aspects of the history of the marketplace, including advertising, and currently focuses on the consumer experience.
eISBN-13: 9780313071478Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313071478.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9780275989989Entry Code: EC8998Imprint: PraegerPages: 176Publication Date: 20080930Series: Victorian Life and TimesSubtitle: Shopping In Victorian England- Contents vii8
- Series Foreword ix10
- Acknowledgments xiii14
- Chronology xv16
- 1. Going Shopping in Victorian England 120
- 2. Shopping Traditions and Innovations 1837
- 3. Clothes and Accessories 3958
- 4. Food and Drink 5675
- 5. Home Furnishings and Furniture 75100
- 6. Other Shops 88113
- 7. Services 104129
- 8. Late Century Transformations 121146
- Notes 135160
- Glossary 139164
- Bibliography 143168
- Index 147172
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