What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-the Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 820.9008
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Touchstone
Manufacturer: Touchstone
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: April 21, 1994
Publisher: Touchstone
Sales Rank: 450629
Studio: Touchstone
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Dozens of short essays provides a panoramic view of British life during the nineteenth century, including information on social niceties, definitions of British phrases, and details about sex, government, law, money, and social institutions.
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History fans and lovers of 19th Century literature will adore this wonderful guide to the everyday lives of people in England in that era. Everything you might care to know about work, transportation, dress, play, manners and morals and so much more is here. Perhaps you have a novel in the works about a Victorian British family and there is a question about inheritance of property? Well, the answer about who would be in line to inherit the family mansion is right here. Want to add a juicy sub-plot ... Read More
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I found the book informative and interesting, but I discovered some arguable details in the references to the novels that left me wondering whether or not the accuracy of the book's contents can be trusted.
An example of the type of reference to novels that I found arguable can be found in the chapter 'Reader I Married Him':
"On the other hand, you could...marry your cousin...Emma and Mr. Woodhouse scheme for her to do just that."
Emma eventually marries her brother ... Read More
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Two and a half stars. The basic concept of this book is a useful and interesting one: describe for the general reading public the vanished world of the 19th century. But the 19th century saw an enormous amount of change, and it should be remembered that the lives of Austen and Dickens overlapped for only five years--he was born in 1812, and she died in 1817. It was a measure of the social change which took place during the century that Austen's beloved niece Fanny in her own old age viewed her aunt as ... Read More
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This book is a marvel, understandable to any person intelligent enough to enjoy Charles Dickens. Every aspect of life is within its scope. Easy to use, it is easily the best resource on my shelves. Indispensable to readers (and writers).
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If you read Regency or Victorian literature this is a reference you will want close at hand. Both Interesting and fun to read, the author says he wanted to "answer some of the questions that nag any half-curious reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels." He does just that. This book is meant as an overview, or introduction, to the period not an in-depth reference. You will not find lengthy discussions of what Jane Austen might have eaten, but there are several sections on foods and dinner ... Read More
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