Buy the mid victorian generation 1846 1886 new oxford history of england new ed by hoppen k theodore isbn 9780198731993 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This third volume in the new oxford history of england covers the period from the repeal of the corn laws to the dramatic failure of gladstones first home rule bill in his magisterial study of the mid victorian generation theodore hoppen identifies three defining themes established industrialism the growing acceptance that factory life and manufacturing had come to stay multiple . The mid victorian generation is the next step in my higgledy piggledy walk through the oxford english history series all of the volumes share some basic similarities such as causing the shelves of my bookcase to bow disturbingly ha ha but theodore hoppens interpretation of the mid 19th century is more interesting than most. The mid victorian generation 1846 1886 new oxford history of england amazonin hoppen k theodore books. Given this vacuum the publication in the spring of 1998 of professor k theodore hoppens volume in the new oxford history of england was a welcome development in victorian historiography it augured well for a subject in which for thirty years specia list research has crowded out more thematic or interpretative approaches