Temperance Societies in Late Victorian and Edwardian England (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781527558571)

By studying the temperance societies that flourished in late Victorian and Edwardian England, this book opens a window through which we can view middle-class and working-class society. Such societies provided the backbone for temperance both as a social movement and a political lobby. Most temperance societies became aligned with the Liberal Party in support of prohibition by Local Veto. A few allowed members to drink, but most were committed to total abstinence. There were organizations of middle-class men, of workingmen and their wives, of women, and of children and youth. The largest adult society was affiliated with the Church of England, but most societies were identified with Nonconformist denominations.

Author: David M. Fahey
ISBN-10: 1527558576
ISBN-13: 9781527558571
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2020
Pages: 174
Format: Hardcover

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2021