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Beastly Possessions: Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture

Sarah Amato

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Description:In Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures as well as their representations became commodities within Victorian Britain s flourishing consumer culture.As a pet, an animal could be a companion, a living parlour decoration, and proof of a household s social and moral status. In the zoo, it could become a public pet, an object of curiosity, a symbol of empire, or even a consumer mascot. Either kind of animal might be painted, photographed, or stuffed as a taxidermic specimen.Using evidence ranging from pet-keeping manuals and scientific treatises to novels, guidebooks, and ephemera, this fascinating, well-illustrated study opens a window into an underexplored aspect of life in Victorian Britain."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beastly Possessions: Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture. To get started finding Beastly Possessions: Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures as well as their representations became commodities within Victorian Britain s flourishing consumer culture.As a pet, an animal could be a companion, a living parlour decoration, and proof of a household s social and moral status. In the zoo, it could become a public pet, an object of curiosity, a symbol of empire, or even a consumer mascot. Either kind of animal might be painted, photographed, or stuffed as a taxidermic specimen.Using evidence ranging from pet-keeping manuals and scientific treatises to novels, guidebooks, and ephemera, this fascinating, well-illustrated study opens a window into an underexplored aspect of life in Victorian Britain."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beastly Possessions: Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture. To get started finding Beastly Possessions: Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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