A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.
ISBN: | 9780140138191 |
Publication date: | 26th April 1990 |
Author: | Roy Porter |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 448 pages |
Genres: |
European history Social and cultural history |