Daily Life in 18th-Century England, 2nd Edition (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)
By Kirstin Olsen.
Description
Informative, richly detailed, and entertaining, this book portrays daily life in England in 1700–1800, embracing all levels of society―from the aristocracy to the very poor―to describe a nation grappling with modernity.• Chronicles daily life in a place and time that was critical in forming the consumerism, industrialization, scientific thinking, and family structures of our modern world• Provides fascinating detail on the lives of people at different levels of social strata, not just the upper classes• Includes excerpts from seldom- or never-anthologized primary source...
ISBN(s)
144085503X, 9781440855030
