The Secret Life of Victorian Houses

Explores how the architecture and decoration of better-class American residences reflected the elements of Victorian society, such as the changing role of women, the beginning of mass-produced goods and consumerism, middle-class pretensions, and the new morality. Lavishly illustrated with fine color photographs. Double spaced. No index. Available from Elliott & Clark Publishing, PO Box 21365, Washington, DC 20009. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.