First published in 1985. Too often aspects of working-class life have been treated as distinct and separate. The contributors to this volume are aware of the dangers of such atomisation and have attempted to bring together a collection of studies which add to our knowledge of life in that time. The examinations of family, health, work, leisure and criminal trends form the basis of this work, and suggest that the everyday lives and values of the working-class were even more varied, creative and complex than is generally believed. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Tables; Preface; 1. The Emergence of the Lower Middle Class in Britain: A Discussion Geoffrey Crossick 2. White Collar Values and the Role of Religion Hugh McLeod 3. Society, Status and Jingoism: The Social Roots of Lower Middle Class Patriotism, 1870-1900 Richard N. Price 4. The Social Economy of Late-Victorian Clerks G. L. Anderson 5. Religion, Culture and Social Class in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Edinburgh R. Q. Gray 6. Housing and the Lower Middle Class, 1870-1914 S. Martin Gaskell 7. The Small Shopkeeper in Industrial and Market Towns Thea Vigne and Alun Howkins; Index