Histories for the Many

How did illustrated family magazines contribute to Victorian historical culture? An approach to the serialisation of history in text and image.

Besprochen in:Nineteenth-Century Contexts, 26.10.2017, Janet G. CaseyVictorian Periodicals Review, 50/4 (2017), Ruth M. McAdamsVictorian Studies, 60/3 (2019), Jennifer PhegleyStudies in English Literature 1500-1900, 58/4 (2019), Andrea Henderson

»The main value of [the] book is as an empirical case study, demonstrating the large quantity and complex nature of historical writing in popular Victorian magazines, well as the men and women who wrote such material. She presents a convincing case for the inclusion of popular family magazines in the historiography of the nineteenth century.«

»Lechners book is a welcome contribution to nascent discussions of the working-class periodical.«

»An innovative study into an intriguing yet underexplored aspect of nineteenth-century journalism.«

»An innovative study into an intriguing yet underexplored aspect of nineteenth-century journalism.«

Besprochen in:Victorian Studies, 60/3 (2019), Jennifer Phegley

»The main value of [the] book is as an empirical case study, demonstrating the large quantity and complex nature of historical writing in popular Victorian magazines, well as the men and women who wrote such material. She presents a convincing case for the inclusion of popular family magazines in the historiography of the nineteenth century.«

»Lechners bookis a welcome contribution to nascent discussions of the working-class periodical.«