The Penguin Social History of Britain: English Society in the Eighteenth Century

The Penguin Social History of Britain: English Society in the Eighteenth Century

by Roy Porter
The Penguin Social History of Britain: English Society in the Eighteenth Century

The Penguin Social History of Britain: English Society in the Eighteenth Century

by Roy Porter

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780141926476
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 11/01/2001
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 448
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Roy Porter was, until his retirement, Professor in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He died in 2002.
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