Publisher's Synopsis
Taken from a series which is designed to encourage children's interest in the past, this book looks at the Georgians and Victorians. It describes domestic life during the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as Parliament and the principles of democracy, and the advances in science and technology. It also looks at how companies were established to trade with India and the East, the birth of the colonies in the New World, life in the countryside and the coming of the railway.;Roger Coote has written several other Firefly titles, including those in the "My World", "Journeys", "Habitats" and "My Family" series.
