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Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England

By Roy Adkins

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Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England

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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 reveals how our ancestors worked, played and struggled to survive. Taking in the horror of ghosts and witches, bull baiting, highwaymen and the stench of corpses swinging on roadside gibbets, this book is a must-read for anyone wanting to discover the genuine story of Jane Austen's England and the background to her novels.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2014-05-01
Publication Date:
2014-05-01
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0349138605
ISBN13:
9780349138602
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
371 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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