Living Dangerously: The Hazardous World of the Victorians

by Ian Gregory

This collection of mishaps and tragedies covers almost every field of human endeavour, from travel to work and home. From these incidents one can learn a lot about how the people of the 19th century travelled, worked, worshipped, played, loved, lived and sometimes died. From coaches to railways, from industry and mining to seafaring, farming and even ballooning, author Ian Gregory has collated a unique history, delving beneath the newspaper headlines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445696118
• ISBN13: 9781445696119
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages