Palaces of Pleasure: From Music Halls to the Seaside to Football, How the Victorians Invented Mass Entertainment Audiobook (Free)

The Victorians invented mass entertainment. As the nineteenth century’s growing industrialized class obtained the funds as well as the free time to pursue amusement actions, their every whim was satisfied by business owners building new venues for popular enjoyment. Contrary to their reputation as dour, buttoned-up prudes, the Victorians reveled in these recently made ‘palaces of enjoyment’.

In this vivid, captivating publication, Lee Jackson charts the rise of well-known institutions such as for example gin palaces, music halls, seaside resorts, and football clubs, aswell as the greater peculiar attractions from the pleasure garden and international exposition, ranging from parachuting monkeys and human zoos to theme recreation area thrill rides. He explores how radiant mass entertainment came to dominate leisure time and how the tries of religious organizations and secular improvers to curb ‘immorality’ in the pub, range theatre, and dance hall faltered when confronted with commercial success.

The Victorians’ unbounded love of amusement created a nationally significant and influential economic force: the modern entertainment industry.