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Author Ritvo, Harriet, 1946- author.

Title The animal estate : the English and other creatures in the Victorian Age / Harriet Ritvo
Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©1987

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Series ACLS Humanities E-book
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Contents Introduction: The Nature of the Beast -- Part I. Prestige and Pedigree -- Chapter 1. Barons of Beef -- Chapter 2. Prize Pets -- Part II. Dangerous Classes -- Chapter 3. A Measure of Compassion -- Chapter 4. Cave Canem -- Part III. Animals and Empire -- Chapter 5. Exotic Captives -- Chapter 6. The Thrill of the Chase
Analysis Great Britain Livestock, 1800-1900. Social aspects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-336) and index
Notes Print version
SUBJECT Animal 2017 Bildband gnd
Subject Domestic animals -- England -- History -- 19th century
Domestic animals -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 19th century
Human-animal relationships -- England -- History -- 19th century
Animal welfare -- England -- History -- 19th century
Animal Welfare -- history
Animals, Domestic -- history
Object Attachment -- history
Social Conditions -- history
Animal welfare
Domestic animals
Domestic animals -- Social aspects
Human-animal relationships
Manners and customs
Mensch
Tiere
SUBJECT England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043324
Subject England
Großbritannien
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 87011848
Other Titles English and other creatures in the Victorian Age