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Great Victorians / Benjamin Soames (unabridged) [2 CDs]

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Details

Composer
ANGUS, DAVID
Artist
Benjamin Soames, Georgina Sutton
Format
CD
Label
Naxos AudioBooks
Released
Jul 13, 2018
Catalog #
NA0292
UPC
9781781980989

About

The Victorian era was a time of great change and rapid progress. Britain was undergoing the most tremendous development. Scientific discoveries had prompted the Industrial Revolution, which made Britain the world leader in iron and steel production. Science was undergoing a revolution, enabled by the groundbreaking work of Michael Faraday, who led the Royal Institution. Great swathes of Central Africa were mapped by the explorer David Livingstone and the understanding of humankind's place in the world was being redefined by the theories of the great naturalist Charles Darwin. Brunel's steam-driven ships were connecting continents and Florence Nightingale's work in hospitals helped lay the foundations for modern nursing. In literature, Charles Dickens put the lives of ordinary men and women at the centre of great novels for the first time, and in politics Britain was completely transformed by the reforms of William Gladstone. Written exclusively for Naxos AudioBooks, Great Victorians captures a fascinating period in world history.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Great Victorians 07:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Great Victorians
    Duration
    07:37
  3. 2 Charles Dickens 1812–1870 11:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Charles Dickens 1812–1870
    Duration
    11:51
  4. 3 In 1837 the collected Pickwick Papers was published… 11:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    In 1837 the collected Pickwick Papers was published…
    Duration
    11:14
  5. 4 Michael Faraday 1791–1867 11:07
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    4
    Title
    Michael Faraday 1791–1867
    Duration
    11:07
  6. 5 From France they travelled to Italy… 11:16
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    5
    Title
    From France they travelled to Italy…
    Duration
    11:16
  7. 6 Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806–1859 10:43
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    6
    Title
    Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806–1859
    Duration
    10:43
  8. 7 The Bristol authorities wanted to build a bridge… 11:45
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    7
    Title
    The Bristol authorities wanted to build a bridge…
    Duration
    11:45
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 William Ewart Gladstone 1809–1898 07:40
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    1
    Title
    William Ewart Gladstone 1809–1898
    Duration
    07:40
  11. 2 In 1839 Gladstone married a society heiress… 07:44
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    2
    Title
    In 1839 Gladstone married a society heiress…
    Duration
    07:44
  12. 3 Florence Nightingale 1820–1910 08:34
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    3
    Title
    Florence Nightingale 1820–1910
    Duration
    08:34
  13. 4 Sidney Herbert asked Florence Nightingale to help… 08:56
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    4
    Title
    Sidney Herbert asked Florence Nightingale to help…
    Duration
    08:56
  14. 5 Charles Darwin 1809–1882 10:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Charles Darwin 1809–1882
    Duration
    10:52
  15. 6 Darwin never really experienced one big moment… 11:44
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    6
    Title
    Darwin never really experienced one big moment…
    Duration
    11:44
  16. 7 David Livingstone 1813–1873 11:11
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    7
    Title
    David Livingstone 1813–1873
    Duration
    11:11
  17. 8 When Livingstone returned to England in 1856… 11:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    When Livingstone returned to England in 1856…
    Duration
    11:06