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TitleA Thing in Disguise: The Viosionary Life of Joseph Paxton

Author

Place of publicationLondon

Year of publication2003

Period19th century

Pagination307 p.

IllustrationsIllus. black and white and colour photographs

Dimensions16 x 24 cm

Materialbook

Class numberDA565 .C6 2003

ISBN0-00-714353-2

NotesAngus Buchanan Collection

Geographical keywordEurope, United Kingdom

Persons keyword Joseph Paxton

Drawing on thousands of Paxton's personal letters, Kate Colquhoun's remarkable biography is a compelling story of a man who typifies the Victorian ideal of self-improvement and a touching portrait of one of that era's greatest heroes.