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Writers Guide To Everyday Life In Regency & Victorian England Paperback - 1998
by Kristine Hughes
Respected author and historian Kristine Hughes illuminates every aspect of life, love and society that characterized this fascinating era. Writers will save hours of valuable research time and achieve historical accuracy as they reference slice-of-life facts, anecdotes, first-hand accounts and timelines. 20 illustrations.
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In this timesaving reference book, respected author and historian Kristine Hughes brings 19th century England to life as she leads you through the details that characterize this fascinating era. From slice-of-life facts, anecdotes and firsthand accounts, to sweeping timelines and major historical events, this guide presents the delightful and often surprising daily realities of Regency and Victorian England. With it, you'll craft a vibrant story as you learn what people ate, from pigeon pie and turtle dinners to syllabub and milk punch, where a prisoner would go if he were remanded to the "hulks; " the four coats a gentleman must have in his wardrobe, and other fashion requirements of the era; the rules honored by decent society, from the proper way to promenade to the polite hours to "call; " how couples married and divorced, through churching, wife-selling and other practices; what people did for work, from cottagers and climbing boys to milkmaids and manservants; the meaning of common slang words like mawleys and moleskins; what Cook's Tours were life and where they could take the adventurous; and trends in entertainment, such as dandies, panoramas and more.
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- Title Writers Guide To Everyday Life In Regency & Victorian England
- Author Kristine Hughes
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 260
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-01-03
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781582972800 / 158297280X
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects England - Social life and customs - 19th, Great Britain - History - Victoria, 1837-1901
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97048716
- Dewey Decimal Code 942
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