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An authoritative account of everyday life in Regency England, the backdrop of Austen’s beloved novelsNearly two centuries after her death, Jane Austen remains the most cherished of all novelists in the English language, incomparable in the wit, warmth, and insight with which she depicts her characters and life. Yet the milieu Austen presents is only one aspect of the England in which she lived, a time of war, unrest, and dramatic changes in the country’s physical and social landscape. Jane Austen’s England offers a fascinating new view of the great novelist’s time, in a wide-ranging and richly detailed social history of English culture. As in their bestselling book Nelson’s Trafalgar, Roy and Lesley Adkins have drawn upon a wide array of contemporary sources to chart the daily lives of both the gentry and the commoners, providing a vivid cultural snapshot of not only how people worked and played, but how they struggled to survive.
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (July 29, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143125729
ISBN-13: 978-0143125723
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
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The past is a different country, People did things differently there. As a reliable and entertaining guide to the past I have enjoyed Dr. Ian Mortimer's books on Medieval and Elizabethan England. Now I have discovered the brilliant work of Roy and Lesley Adkins. Their new book on Jane' Austen's England is a gem. The famous author lived from 1775 dying at the early age of forty-one in 1817. During that brief span of time she wrote such classics as "Pride and Prejudice" "Sense and Sensibility "Emma": Mansfield Park" "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion. She left "Sandition" unfinished, During that brief span of Austen's life the nation of Great Britain changed from a rural to an urban and industrialized society. Britain won the long wars against Napoleon and moved into a position of world power. The Adkins take us on a wild toad's ride of adventures where we feel as if we were eyewitnesses to the happenings spread before us on the page. Topics cover include: wedding customs; the working world; the military; medicine; sermons and folklore; the entertainment scene; modes of travel; funeral and the traditions surrounding death, literature and many other fascinating aspects of life in that distant day. The book contains quotations from many period diaries, memoirs and newspaper accounts. These quotations give a sense of immediacy to the book. A small sampling of quotable quotes:"A good number of parents arranged marriages to ensure that their children were securely established in life."-p. 3"A good marriage was measured by a couple's ability to produce children."-p. 21"It was rare for any family not to suffer the death of at least one child."-p. 38"Because quill pens wore out, there was a perpetual market for goose fathers."-p.
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