MY VERY DEAR AUNT
The Story Of Anna Elizabeth Bilbrough
Mrs Joseph Town
1842-1917
"Such a readable and scholarly work."
"I've just finished My Very Dear Aunt with very great pleasure.
This is a thoroughly researched book which wears its research lightly; creating a real sense of family life in Victorian Leeds at the same time as bringing the people and their characters to life with carefully chosen letter and diary extracts.
The images accompanying the text are a great addition, allowing us to see the houses and fashions of the family - ideal for anyone who's incurably curious about people and places. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a glimpse of the often untold history of real people in northern industrial England."
"A beautifully produced book."
"Delightful Victorian family history told with their own words.
At the heart of this book is a retelling of the lives of a middle class Victorian family which, without contradiction, illustrates the vast comparison with family life today and yet the influence and parallels in our current aspiring society."
"Such a readable and scholarly work."
"I've just finished My Very Dear Aunt with very great pleasure.
This is a thoroughly researched book which wears its research lightly; creating a real sense of family life in Victorian Leeds at the same time as bringing the people and their characters to life with carefully chosen letter and diary extracts.
The images accompanying the text are a great addition, allowing us to see the houses and fashions of the family - ideal for anyone who's incurably curious about people and places. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a glimpse of the often untold history of real people in northern industrial England."
"A beautifully produced book."
"Delightful Victorian family history told with their own words.
At the heart of this book is a retelling of the lives of a middle class Victorian family which, without contradiction, illustrates the vast comparison with family life today and yet the influence and parallels in our current aspiring society."