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Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves: How the Victorians Collected the World
Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves: How the Victorians Collected the World
Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves: How the Victorians Collected the World
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During the Victorian age, British collectors were among the most active, passionate, and eccentric in the world. This book tells the stories of some of the 19th century's most intriguing collectors, following their perilous journeys across the globe in the hunt for rare and beautiful objects. From art connoisseur John Charles Robinson, to the aristocratic scholar Charlotte Schreiber, who ransacked Europe for treasure, and from London's fashionable Pre-Raphaelite circle, to pioneering Orientalists in Beijing, Jacqueline Yallop plunges us into the cut-throat world of the Victorian mania for collecting.
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Release dateApr 1, 2012
ISBN9780857895615
Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves: How the Victorians Collected the World
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Jacqueline Yallop

Jacqueline Yallop is the author of three critically acclaimed novels and three works of non-fiction. She lives in West Wales and teaches creative writing at the University of Aberystwyth.

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