What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: Fro... by Pool, Daniel 0671882368

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ISBN
0671882368
EAN
9780671882365
Date of Publication
1994-04-21
Release Title
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Huntin...
Artist
Pool, Daniel
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0671882368
ISBN-13
9780671882365
eBay Product ID (ePID)
688502

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew : From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England
Publication Year
1994
Subject
Reference, General, Customs & Traditions, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Reference, Social Science, Education
Author
Daniel Pool
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-016240
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
Geoffrey StokesThe Boston GlobeIndispensable...Pool has gathered together...the facts of daily life in 19th-century England, and no one who likes an occasional dip into the period's history or literature can afford to be without it., Patrick T. Reardon Chicago Tribune This entertaining social history is just the ticket for Americans who like to read Dickens and other 19th-century novelists...or for anyone who likes to read histories and biographies of that era., Geoffrey Stokes The Boston Globe Indispensable...Pool has gathered together...the facts of daily life in 19th-century England, and no one who likes an occasional dip into the period's history or literature can afford to be without it., Patrick T. ReardonChicago TribuneThis entertaining social history is just the ticket for Americans who like to read Dickens and other 19th-century novelists...or for anyone who likes to read histories and biographies of that era.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
820.9/008
Edition Description
Reprint
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction Part One The Basics Currency The Calendar Hogsheads and Drams: English Measurement England London The Public World Precedence: Of Bishops, Barristers, and Baronets The Titled How to Address Your Betters Esq., Gent., K.C.B., etc. Status: Gentlemen and Lesser Folk Society Society and "The Season" Basic Etiquette How to Address the Nontitled "May I Have This Dance?" The Rules of Whist and Other Card Games Calling Cards and Calls The Major Rituals Presentation at Court The Dinner Party The Ball The Country House Visit Money Being Wealthy Entail and Protecting the Estate Bankruptcy, Debt, and Moneylending Power and the Establishment The Government Britannia Rules the Waves The Army The Church of England Oxford and Cambridge Schools "The Law Is a Ass" Lawyers Crime and Punishment Transition The Horse Please, James, the Coach The Railroad The Mail The Country Life on the Farm The Midlands, Wessex, and Yorkshire Who's Who in the Country Shire and Shire Alike: Local Government in Britain "The Theory and System of Fox Hunting" Vermin, Poachers, and Keepers Fairs and Markets The Private World "Reader, I Married Him" Sex An Englishman's Home Houses with Names Furniture Lighting How the English Kept Clean "Please, Sir, I Want Some More." Pudding! Tea Drink and the Evils Thereof Women's Clothing Men's Clothing Servants The Governess A Taxonomy of Maids Victorian Recycling The Grim World The Orphan Occupations Apprentices The Workhouse Disease Doctors Death and Other Grave Matters Part Two Glossary Bibliography Index
Synopsis
A "delightful reader's companion" ( The New York Times ) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontës, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England. For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," this book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the "plums" in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life--both "upstairs" and "downstairs. An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from "ague" to "wainscoting," the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day., For every frustrated reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels of Austen, Trollope, Dickens, or the Brontës who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," here is a "delightful reader's companion that lights up the literary dark"(The New York Times).This fascinating, lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules, regulations, and customs that governed everyday life in Victorian England. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the "plums" in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life -- both "upstairs" and "downstairs."An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from "ague" to "wainscoting," the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day., A "delightful reader's companion" ( The New York Times ) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Bront s, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England. For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho " at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," this book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the "plums" in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life--both "upstairs" and "downstairs. An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from "ague" to "wainscoting," the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day.
LC Classification Number
PR468.S6 P66

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