EnglandS Darling : The Victorian Cult of Alfred the Great

Manchester University Press

Englands Darling The Victorian Cult of Alfred the Great\nby Joanne Parker\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Joanne Parker\nTitle: Englands Darling The Victorian Cult of Alfred the Great\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: European history\nPublisher: Manchester University Press\nPublication year: 2014\nISBN-13: 9780719073571\nISBN-10: 071907357X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIn the nineteenth century, Alfred the Great was a figure who rivalled King Arthur in the popular imagination. This book asks why Alfred was so important in Victorian Britain, examines the ways in which he was rewritten by authors and artists of the time, and investigates how Alfred is no longer a national ic.