What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew
From Fox Hunting to Whist-the Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England
$24.36
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
4 July 1994
Summary
A “delightful reader’s companion” 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 p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780671882365 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0671882368 |
| Author: | Daniel Pool |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Touchstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 1994 |
| Weight: | 379g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
M.G. Lord New York Newsday A delightful book…indispensable to lovers of Victorian literature.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.Glenn Giffin The Denver Post It’s great fun reading this, and Pool has provided a valuable service.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.
About The Author
Daniel Pool
Daniel Pool received a doctorate in political science from Brandeis University and a law degree from Columbia University. He lives in New York City.
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