Second-hand book "High Vision" (Part 1) [90% new]

Introduction · · · · · ·
In High Vision, Simon Heffer explores the dramatic transformation that took place in Britain between the 1840s and the 1880s. From poverty and unrest to progress and prosperity, the country was transformed not only by the Industrial Revolution, but also by new ideas in politics, education, women's rights and the working class. This transformation was largely facilitated by the outstanding work of politicians, philanthropists, writers and thinkers.

This book traces the development of British society by deeply analyzing the birth of new ideas and detailing how aesthetic issues have led to wider discussions. In the process, the author extensively examines the ideological struggles of famous thinkers and writers, as well as the great social engineering created by the Victorian era. The reader is presented with a myriad of faces of an outstanding era, each with its own subtle differences, but undoubtedly reflecting the morale and public sentiment of this era. As the author says, it was the pursuit of perfection by Victorian "heroes" that accelerated the birth of modern Britain.

About the Author
Simon Heffer, born in 1960, majored in English at Cambridge University and later obtained a doctorate in history from Cambridge University. He is currently a professor of history at the University of Buckingham in the UK. Heffer has served in the London press for nearly 35 years. He was deputy editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and is currently a contributor to The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. This book is the first in Heffer's series of works on modern British history. Heffer's other works include Moral Desperado: A Life of Thomas Carlyle, Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell, and Power and Place: The Political Consequences of King Edward VII.