[Tom Standage's] writing is colorful, smooth and wonderfully engaging. The Victorian Internet is a delightful book. -- Smithsonian Magazine

A fascinating walk through a pivotal period in history.

Sparkling

. . .[M]ight be something of a bummer to all those who still think that having an e-mail address guarantees their status as hipsters. . . .[But if] you've ever hankered for a perspective on media Net hype, this book is for you.
-- Wired

“I was simply fascinated by this book. It contains parallels between the reception of the telegraph and the Internet which I knew nothing about…An extraordinary book.” —Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet

“Sparkling.” —Forbes

“Fascinating…It you've ever hankered for a perspective on media Net hype, this book is for you.” —Wired

“A delightful book.” —Smithsonian

“A fascinating walk through a pivotal period in human history.” —USA Today