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The brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning was written by Judith Flanders

Judith Flanders British historian and writer Victorian era period of British history encompassing Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901)
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Rites of Passage by Judith Flanders review – a brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning

Rites of Passage by Judith Flanders is a brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning. From shops for the bereaved to beekeepers’ black ribbons, treatment of death in the late-19th century could be odd but also touchingly universal, as this masterly book reveals.

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Rites of Passage by Judith Flanders review – a brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning

Rites of Passage by Judith Flanders is a brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning. From shops for the bereaved to beekeepers’ black ribbons, treatment of death in the late-19th century could be odd but also touchingly universal, as this masterly book reveals.

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