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In this section:

  • Civic Celebration
  • Topical Events

Exhibition

  • Who were the Special Correspondents and Special Artists?
    • Introduction
    • William Howard Russell (1820-1907)
    • George Augustus Sala (1828-1895)
    • Archibald Forbes (1838-1900)
    • William Simpson (1823-1899)
    • Sydney Prior Hall (1842-1922)
    • Melton Prior (1845-1910)
  • What made them special?
    • Introduction
    • The skill of the reporter
    • Shared perils
    • Heroic Adventurers
  • War Correspondence
    • Introduction
    • Crimean War, 1854-56
    • Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71
    • Turkish-Serbian War, 1876
  • Home News
    • Civic Celebration
    • Topical Events
  • Technology and Innovation
    • Maiden Voyage of the Great Eastern
    • The 1865 Atlantic Telegraph Cable
  • Armchair Tourism
    • Introduction
    • Opening of the Suez Canal
  • Royal Pageantry and Patronage
    • Prince of Wales’s Royal Tour of India, 1875-76
    • Marquis of Lorne’s Tour of the North West Province in Canada 1881
  • Politics, Parliament and Cause Célèbres
    • Parliamentary Affairs
    • The Parnell Commission (1888-89)
  • Their legacy: Why are they important?
    • A quiet revolution
    • Posterity and the Future Historian
  • Select Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements

General information

  • Centre for Victorian Literature and Culture
  • Arts and Humanities Research Council

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