This volume of 13 original interdisciplinary essays surveys the relationship of Victorian works and the urban experience that shaped them. Each essay addresses how the selection or rejection of an urban setting provide the context for a representative product of Victorian art or culture.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"...Essential reading for any student of the Victorian city." -- Victorian Studies
"There are a number of good essays. Perkin's introduction is genuinely helpful." -- Albion