Life in the Past: Victorian Schools

From homework to discipline, lunches to lesson topics, explore what the school day was like for a Victorian child. Featuring a wide range of archival illustrations and extracts from primary sources, this book offers stimulating evidence of how boys and girls were raised and educated, how children had to behave, which subjects were considered necessary, and how opportunities differed for rich and poor children. Packed with insights into a fascinating era, this is a great way to find out more about the Victorians by examining clues from ordinary life.