'The million go forth' : early railway excursion crowds, 1840-1860

The travelling masses on their railway excursions were a unique phenomenon in Britain in the 1840s and 1850s. Using a wide range of contemporary press evidence, now searchable online, this research offers new perspectives on the consumption of working class leisure mobility in the early Victorian pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Major, Susan
Other Authors: Schmucki, Barbara
Published: University of York 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.561074