Palace of Industry, 1851
A Study of the Great Exhibition and its Fruits

This volume is a readable narrative and an insightful book on the The Great Exhibition.

C.R. Fay (Author)

9780521166232, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 27 October 2011

194 pages
23.5 x 19.1 x 1.1 cm, 0.35 kg

Originally published in 1951, this volume was created to mark the centenary of The Great Exhibition, an event which came to epitomise the Victorian age through its celebration of British manufacturing and cultural achievements. Through a highly readable narrative, together with numerous illustrations, the reader is given an insight into the contemporary context of the Exhibition and the excitement it engendered in the general public. Highly informative, as well as being accessible, the text contains appendices, abundant quotations, and is notable for the inclusion of Queen Victoria's Exhibition Journal. This fascinating book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century British history.

List of plates
Illustrations in the text
Preface
1. Royal commission
2. The building of the palace
3. Some leading architects
4. The Queen's Exhibition Journal
5. The exhibits
6. Benefits of success
7. South Kensington
Appendices
Indices.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]