The De-Moralization of Society from Victorian Virtues to Modern Values
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc
- Publish date: 01/01/1996
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As the debate over values grows ever more divisive, one of the most eminent historians of the Victorian era reminds readers that values are no substitute for virtues--and that the Victorian considered hard work, thrift, respectability, and charity virtues essential to a worthwhile life. "An elegant, literate defense of ninteenth-century English mores and morals".--New York.
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