Victorian Cities, Vol. 2 Book

Many historical works these days are designed very much for the general reader with careful explanation of the key underlying history. This book is written for a rather well-read general reader, who has a very good knowledge of 19th century British history. For such a reader, or for an ignorant red are who is prepared to allow some of the allusions to ride, this is an interesting book. I found the chapters on middlesbrough and Leeds especially interesting. However, my lack of detailed knowledge of the reform movement and various local government acts caused the book to be less enlightening in some parts.