This book is the result of the author's passionate interest in the realities of everyday life, and the conditions in which most people lived, so often left out of history books.
This period of mid-Victorian London encompasses a huge range of subjects: Victoria's wedding and the place of the royals in popular esteem; how the very poor lived; new terraced housing and transport, trains, omnibuses, and the Underground; furniture and decor; families and the position of women; the prosperous middle classes and their new shops; entertaining and servants, food and drink.
All the splendours and horrors of Victorian life will be vividly recalled.
This book focuses on families, with stories about a family farm, popular baby names, and readers’ memories of their grandmothers. There is also a comic strip that offers a humorous look at family life.
The youngest generation will never know life without iPhones, iPods, and Facebook, and while their parents have witnessed the evolution of technology, it is still a challenge to keep up with the pace at which things change. This easy-to-understand guide helps you get up to speed on everything you need to know NOW in order to keep up with your children's online and gadget activity. The book offers invaluable guidance for managing mobile devices, social media, and the Internet before it manages you! Also featured are tips and advice for establishing family rules for technology use and how to best handle situations when rules are broken.
