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In this fascinating and well researched work of the history of the heyday of Victorian British society, Harrison seamlessly weaves together the overlapping developments in politics, economy, social and culture.

Originally published in 1961, the book charts the dynamics of successive phases of the adult education movement.

Drawing heavily on the recollections and literature of the people themselves, Harrison places late Victorian Britain firmly in its social and political context.

The Second Coming' is an experiment in the writing of popular history, a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries.

The Second Coming' is an experiment in the writing of popular history, a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries.

Originally published in 1954, this is the first full-length account of the history of the Working Men's College in St.Pancras, London.

Examining the characteristics of the 19th-century aristocracy, middle class and working classes, this book shows how the late Victorians became politically active. The author also analyzes the moral and religious beliefs of the people of late Victorian Britain.