Buy this book on-line DIAMOND, MICHAEL: : VICTORIAN SENSATION: Or,the Spectacular,the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century BritainLONDON.ANTHEM PRESS/WIMBLEDON PUBLISHING COMPANY,2003. ISBN 1843310767.
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The extraordinary phenomenon of 'sensation' characterized the Victorian age.The 19thC saw an explosion in printed media,as newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes.
Drawing on a wealth of primary material, Michael Diamond explores the stories that impacted on Victorian society through the eyes of the contemporary media.In revealing the pervasiveness of sensation,Diamond sheds light on the Victorian appetite for gruesome and explicit reportage on murders and sex scandals, from sensational characters such as the serial poisoner William Palmer to notorious cases such as the Cleveland Street affair,which implicated prominent politicians and royalty.At the same time celebrated figures from Charles Dickens to Jumbo the Elephant are viewed in the context of the music halls and popular press that both documented and provoked contemporary reaction.
The reporting of sensations in a manner designed o attract the widest possible audience and maximise sales dramatically shaped the relationship between the media and the public. Michael Diamond's passionate analysis of the period,from political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the 'feel-good' factor,demonstrates how the reporting methods of today's popular media have their origins in the Victorian press. By turns amusing,poignant and tragic,'Victorian Sensation' shows that the spectacular,the shocking and the scandalous were as integral a part of society in the 19thC as they are today.
A lifelong interest in Victoriana,in particular literature,the press and the music hall,the author has assembled an extensive collection of Victorian media, and has written a number of articles on the subject.This is his first book.
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