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Life writing: how to create a Victorian bestseller

Life writing: how to create a Victorian bestseller

Name: Life writing: how to create a Victorian bestseller
Uploaded: 2024-02-20T17:11:11.825Z
Duration: 26 min 33 s
Description: Valerie Sanders explores the 19th-century fascination with life writing, a trend in literature that saw thousands of memoirs and personal narratives published

Valerie Sanders explores the 19th-century fascination with life writing, a trend in literature that saw thousands of memoirs and personal narratives published

Dr David Musgrove, FSA

Published: February 22, 2024 at 9:46 AM

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How did ordinary Victorians go about telling their life stories? By writing a book, of course.

In this bonus episode accompanying the HistoryExtra podcast series The Tiger Tamer Who Went to Sea, David Musgrove speaks to Professor Valerie Sanders of the University of Hull about the trend for life writing, which spiked as literacy rates improved in the 19th century.

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Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

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