Selected as an 'Outstanding Academic Title' in the 2008 CHOICE awards, The Victorian Studies Reader gathers together, in one volume, some of the key pieces on Victorian history, society and culture. The book draws on new trends in looking at the Victorian Age and includes sections on:periodizationpolitics consumerismintellectual lifesexualityempire.The Victorian Studies Reader is a rich resource, essential for all those studying this important period of history.