Inathree-partseries,AndrewGraham-Dixonlooksbackat19thcenturyBritainanditsobsessionwithallthingsGothic.Theseriesexploreshowaninspiredgroupofarchitectsandartistsspurnedthemodernage,turningtoBritain’smedievalpasttocreatesomeofBritain’smosticonicworksandbuildingsbbb InspiredbythetumultuousIndustrialRevolution,JohnRuskinwasamongthosewhocreatedarchitecturalwonders,usingthecuttingedgeoftechnologytocreateabrand-newBritishstyleofarchitecture.Whileinartandliterature,theGothicallowedHoraceWalpole,BramStokerandDickenstocapturetheterror,weirdnessandsocialillsthatplaguedVictorianBritain.
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