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Mid-Georgian Britain: 1740-69 (Shire Living Histories)
Jacqueline Riding
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Paperback. Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with various consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This title looks at the importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of both elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with an increasing range of consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This, the latest addition to the growing "Living Histories Series", charts the growth of the empire and looks at the growing importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Jacqueline Riding creates a vivid portrait of the daily reality of life for a middle-class family in this age of growing affluence.
Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of both elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with an increasing range of consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This, the latest addition to the growing "Living Histories Series", charts the growth of the empire and looks at the growing importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Jacqueline Riding creates a vivid portrait of the daily reality of life for a middle-class family in this age of growing affluence.
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Shire Living Histories
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747807995
SKU
9780747807995
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About Jacqueline Riding
Jackie Riding is an arts and heritage consultant. She studied at the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York University, and worked at Tate Britain and the Palace of Westminster before becoming the founding director of the Handel House Museum. She is co-author of Art in Parliament (1996), co-editor, contributor to Houses of Parliament: History Art Architecture (2000) and author ... Read more
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