Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England
How our ancestors lived two centuries ago
$28.10
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2014
Summary
Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England explores the real England of Jane Austen’s lifetime. It was a troubled period, with disturbing changes in industry and agriculture and a constant dread of invasion and revolution. The comfortable, tranquil country of her fiction is a complete contrast to the England in which she actually lived. From forced marriages and the sale of wives in marketplaces to boys and girls working down mines or as chimney sweeps, this enthralling social history re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349138602 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349138605 |
| Author: | Roy & Lesley Adkins |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 29mm |
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Scholarly but accessible … a must for anyone who wants a peek under Mr Darcy’s wet shirt
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About The Author
Roy & Lesley Adkins
Roy and Lesley Adkins are husband-and-wife historians and archaeologists, the bestselling authors of eighteen widely acclaimed books on social and naval history, archaeology, ancient Rome, ancient Greece and Egyptology. Their books include Jack Tar, Trafalgar, The War for All the Oceans, Empires of the Plain and The Keys of Egypt and have so far been translated into seventeen languages worldwide. Roy and Lesley Adkins are elected Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London and Members of the Institute for Archaeologists.
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