Thursday, 21 May 2020

What forms of entertainment came up in nineteenth century England to provide leisure activities for the people.

There were many forms of entertainment came up in nineteenth century England:

→ For the upper classes, an annual "London Season" comprised
of opera, the theatre and classical music events was one of the
sources of leisure.
→ For the working classes, pubs, discussions and meetings for
political action served the same purpose.
→ Libraries, art galleries and museums were new types of
entertainment brought about through the utilization of state
money.
→ Music halls and cinema theatres too became immensely
popular with the lower classes.
→ Industrial workers were encouraged to undertake seaside
vacations to rejuvenate from the banes of working in the
polluting environment of factories.

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