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Secret Commissions: An Anthology of Victorian Investigative Journalism de STEPHEN ED DONOVAN

Secret Commissions: An Anthology of Victorian Investigative Journalism

Autor STEPHEN ED DONOVAN
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 dec 2012
An Anthology of Victorian Investigative Journalism. Bringing together 19 key documents of Victorian investigative journalism, they reflects the power of scandal revelation long before American style 'muckraking'. Authors range from well-known writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry Mayhew and WT Stead to now forgotten names such as Hugh Shimmin, Elizabeth banks, and Olive Malvery, showcasing a full range of writing. Reports include articles about topics as varies as child abuse, animal crulty, juvenile prostitution, sweat shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other highly controversial social issues.
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ISBN-13: 9781551113302
ISBN-10: 1551113309
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 151 x 224 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: EUROSPAN

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Lurid, controversial, and vulnerable to accusations of titillation or rabble-rousing, the works of Victorian investigative journalism collected here nonetheless brought unseen suffering into the light of day. Even today their exposure has the power to shock. As one investigator promised, "The Report of our Secret Commission will be read to-day with a shuddering horror that will thrill throughout the world."

Secret Commissions brings together nineteen key documents of Victorian investigative journalism. Their authors range from well-known writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry Mayhew, and W.T. Stead to now-forgotten names such as Hugh Shimmin, Elizabeth Banks, and Olive Malvery. Collectively, they show how unsparing descriptions of social injustice became regular features of English journalism long before the advent of American-style "muckraking." The reports address topics as varied as child abuse, animal cruelty, juvenile prostitution, sweat-shops, slums, gypsies, abortion, infanticide, and other controversial social issues. The collection features detailed chapter introductions, original illustrations, a historical overview of investigative reporting in the nineteenth-century press, and suggestions for further reading.