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Fifty Years Ago

Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) was a prolific novelist and historian. He wrote Fifty Years Ago to present a picture of life, manners, and society in Great Britain as it was when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne. In 1837, the seeds of new technology and new ideas were present and monumental changes from the ways of the 1700's were about to be felt. Starting first in London and over several decades, the progress moved outwards to the country towns of the British Isles. - Summary by Gary Clayton

Year of Publication: 1888Genres: Modern (19th C)

Running Time: 06 hours 01 minute 24 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface garybclayton	6:28
2	Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies garybclayton	25:17
3	The Year 1837 garybclayton	15:03
4	London in 1837 garybclayton	18:48
5	In the Street Jim Locke	23:17
6	With the People Jim Locke	24:43
7	With the Middle-Class Jim Locke	33:19
8	In Society Jim Locke	21:34
9	At the Play and the Show Jim Locke	15:34
10	In the House Jim Locke	16:19
11	At School and University Jim Locke	8:09
12	The Tavern Jim Locke	18:52
13	In Club- and Card-Land Jim Locke	10:45
14	With the Wits Jim Locke	26:00
15	Journals and Journalists Jim Locke	7:59
16	The Sportsman Jim Locke	20:24
17	In Factory and Mine Jim Locke	13:19
18	With the Men of Science Jim Locke	7:12
19	Law and Justice Jim Locke	32:20
20	Conclusion Jim Locke	16:02