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Readable, but only just The Edwardian era was one of the most fascinating periods in British history, an age of superlatives. 'Society' was at its glittering zenith and politics at its most contentious. Even the politicians were of a calibre almost incredible to jaded modern eyes. Yet the dazzle of diamonds and thunder of statesmen obscured a wider world of grinding poverty; the living conditions of the poor were so squalid as to resemble a grotesque parody of the bleakest Dickensian nightmare. To be fair to Hattersley he... more info
Wide ranging descriptive account of Edwardian Britain This descriptive account of Edwardian life left me feeling a bit uncertain as to whether, with a few minor exceptions, such events were the result of `Edwardian initiatives' or merely legacies from Victoria's Reign. Contrary to some of the `professional' reviews, I thought the book lacked Roy Hattersley's usual humour and in my opinion, and this is just my opinion, some of the factual areas' touched on by Hattersley are debatable - I'm making particular reference to the Scott v Shackleton juncture.more info
So many errors Having got to only p. 218 of the hardback I am appalled at the sloppy errors I have come across so far - on subjects I know a bit about. On p. 218 the author says Emily Wilding Davison set fire to three pillar boxes and locked herself to the statue of Lord Falkland - the latter has never been linked to Davison, who was probably in prison at the time (April 1909) and as regards the former, she put incendiary material in the pillar boxes but didn't set fire to them. On p.213 Herbert Gladstone was NOT in... more info
A bit dry but good history of the Edwardians I was surprised by this book. Roy Hattersley is a good writer and his other books showed his passion for the subjects. Though well laid out and comprehensive, the writing is rather dry and full of facts and obscure parliamentary debates that make it almost a text book in places. But his main thesis that the Edwardian period was a time of often immense change comes through. This book perhaps suffers from over research but for anyone who wants a good history of the period, this book covers all the bases.
