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Popular Visual Shows 1800-1914: Picturegoing from Peep Shows to Film

Contributor(s): Kember, Joe (Author), Plunkett, John (Author)

ISBN: 9780192849861

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Pub Date: August 22, 2025

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.50" L x 6.30" W ( 2.15 lbs) 496 pages

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Description: A study exploring the visual shows, exhibitions, and entertainments that were available across Victorian Britain. Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, this book details the shows that were on offer, where and what they were, the networks and infrastructure they existed within, and, above all, how their audiences experienced them.

Review Quotes: "Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, this book details the shows that were on offer, where and what they were, the networks and infrastructure they existed within, and, above all, how their audiences experienced them." -- British Association for Victorian Studies

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